What was your first Smith and Wesson??

[bigggbbruce]

4" Nickel 29-3

 

[Tx Bulldog]

My Dad worked at the LGS and helped me buy my 41. Stolen in 10 years later but Pops helped me replace it. 45 years later I still have it and love to shoot it.

 

[jkasch]

Smith's first 1911, the "Billboard". Galyans Sporting Goods sold out to Dick's in '04. Woke Dick's won't carry handguns, so they were clearing them out. Got the Stainless 1911 for $580. Great deal.

 

[DarryH]

Revolver - new 686 no dash, 4" / auto - new 469, sadly, both long gone. Have replaced the 686 with both 4" and 6" no dash models.

 

[Tommezgun]

1968 shipped Mod 17-3, it's an early one as it still has "17-2" on the yoke. Lettered to a sporting goods store in Sturgeon Bay, WI.

My dad bought it from my uncle circa 1980 and I grew up shooting it (somehow it made it here to VA in the 1970s). Dad gave it to me as a 17th bday gift way back in 1998. I've shot the fire out of it and it's still I great shape and amazingly accurate.

My father bought a Mod 17-1 in Guantanamo, Cuba around 1960 at the Navy Exchange. When I was 16 and got my driver's license my brother (14) and I used to go and burn a brick of Winchester Wildcat ammo through it all at one outing. I still have it, and it shoots excellent. When we would shoot all of that ammo it would get a bit dirty, so we had to help the cylinder turn to lock up. I also taught my brother how to drive a standard on the gravel road we used to get to where we shot.

 

[44MOshooter]

My first S&W is a 629-2 that I bought new, one of my favorite cartridges for whitetail hunting

 

[imashooter2]

A 4 inch 686-2. Saw it at a local shop for $295 and asked to fondle it. It was a lot of money for a young man just starting married life and I reluctantly laid it down. The owner told me he would take off $20 as he put it back in the case.

I went home, made sure the bills were paid, counted my change jar and bought it the next day. It will be in my safe when they settle my estate.

Here's a poor picture, but the only one handy.

 

[Raide Brest]

My very first one was a CO2 79G and the second one (first firearm) a 38-44 Model 3 Target

 

[A.Brown]

1980's, first leave at home while pcs-ing from Germany to California. My local shop had a really nice 586, 4", with a full length Bomar target block on it. I do mean HAD! It's one of the few guns I regret selling later.

 

[Donn]

A Model 29. Bought it in 1978. It was Harry Callahan's fault.

 

[Smitty1911]

29-2 blued 6" that I had purchased from a retired sheriff. I initially wanted it because of Dirty Harry and afterwards I found a real appreciation for revolvers and S&W.

 

[da V]

My first also came during the Dirty Harry craze. It was a 629 with a 6inch barrel, presentation case with tools. Bought it from a home-based FFL who completed the paperwork at his kitchen table. My most memorable however was a 6inch barreled model 19 that my best friend owned. He was just married and needed money, so he sold it to me for 250 dollars. Flash forward 10 years when I got married and he stood up as my best man. For that service I gifted him the gun back. I believe he had a tear in his eye.

 

[Eric_N2A]

Model 19-2 .357 Magnum with factory Rosewood grips. I still have it, and will never part with it!

 

[Jay Dee]

Smith & Wesson Model 39

 

[Dave.357]

Got out of the Navy in 1977 ,bought a model
17 S&W and a Remington model 31.
Still have the 17 but let the 31 go a long time ago.

 

[stonebuster]

Model 15-2 38spl. Soon followed by a Model 10-10 NY DOC 38spl.

 

[skipperjb777]

My first Smith was a Model 14-2 in 1970. This was quickly followed by a Model 41 then a Model 51-2. Wish I still had them.

 

[JosephR]

M&P Hand Ejector 38SPL with a cracked cylinder. Cylinder replaced and matte blued by Cylinder & Slide three years ago.