Smith & Wesson Model 29....What should I ask?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Smith & Wesson Model 29....What should I ask?

Posted: 10/27/2009 4:15:50 PM EDT

I am looking for opinions of what would be a reasonable asking price to start at. You guys in this forum are the ones in the know. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Posted: 10/27/2009 5:05:02 PM EDT

[#1]

Current market... the 29 ~ 600
Go to Gunbroker and check completed auctions should tell you everything.

Posted: 10/27/2009 5:16:50 PM EDT

[#2]

No dash, dash 1, dash 2. moar desirable.

Dash 3 and later.....nice pistol.

Posted: 10/27/2009 5:36:01 PM EDT

[#3]

You got me curious and I checked mine "CDD####" on the frame, then on the cylinder's arm it's "4##". What's the deal with the dash? The only dash I found on mine is "629-5", meaning it's a 629 with a 5 inch bbl. Right?

Posted: 10/27/2009 5:39:44 PM EDT

[#4]

Looks pinned and recessed. Missing top screw and trigger guard screw.

Appears to be a 29-2. Only thing left is if it's a S-prefix or an N-prefix.

If it was nicely blued throughout, looks nice to me, I'd be happy paying 500 for that gun. 600, not so much because I already have a 4 inch 29-3. Eventually I will sell my 29-3 when the right 4 inch 29-2 comes along to replace it.

Posted: 10/27/2009 8:03:37 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
You got me curious and I checked mine "CDD####" on the frame, then on the cylinder's arm it's "4##". What's the deal with the dash? The only dash I found on mine is "629-5", meaning it's a 629 with a 5 inch bbl. Right?

The dash number changes with each engineering revision to the gun. As an example, when S&W quit pinning barrels and recessing chambers on the Model 29, it went from 29-2 to 29-3.

What you refer to as the cylinder arm is properly called the yoke, and the number stamped on it is an assembly number. The number(including the three letter prefix) on the butt of the frame is the serial number.

Posted: 10/27/2009 8:05:47 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Current market... the 29 ~ 600
Go to Gunbroker and check completed auctions should tell you everything.

I have found gunbroker to generally be at least 20% over what I can find locally, sometimes significantly more.

Posted: 10/28/2009 2:29:30 AM EDT

[#7]

it has to be at least a 29-2 or earlier because it is pinned. it looks like it has slight holster wear at the end of the barrel. i was looking for a 29 and bought a local perfect 29-3 recently for $620 including taxes, background check, proper grips, and original box. a 29-2 is more desirable. if yours had proper wood grips i would imagine it could bring around $700+ on an auction site, more if you had the box. last month i would have gladly paid $600 for that gun in the condition shown in a ftf deal. i'd list it on an auction site, it doesn't cost much. start the listing out at $500 with a reserve of $$650. gunbroker only charges when the gun sells if you don't use any add ons.

dirty harry used a 29-2 6" .44 magnum. get a dirty harry shoulder holster and be a real jbt.

29-3 and 29-4 aren't as good as the 29-5's because of the endurance package.

Posted: 10/28/2009 7:41:45 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
it has to be at least a 29-2 or earlier because it is pinned. it looks like it has slight holster wear at the end of the barrel. i was looking for a 29 and bought a local perfect 29-3 recently for $620 including taxes, background check, proper grips, and original box. a 29-2 is more desirable. if yours had proper wood grips i would imagine it could bring around $700+ on an auction site, more if you had the box. last month i would have gladly paid $600 for that gun in the condition shown in a ftf deal. i'd list it on an auction site, it doesn't cost much. start the listing out at $500 with a reserve of $$650. gunbroker only charges when the gun sells if you don't use any add ons.

dirty harry used a 29-2 6" .44 magnum. get a dirty harry shoulder holster and be a real jbt.

29-3 and 29-4 aren't as good as the 29-5's because of the endurance package.

LOL WUT?

The 29-3E guns were the start of the endurance package upgrades. The -4 was the official introduction of the endurance package.