My first wheel gun

[Stromburg]

Picked up this beauty yesterday, I was really looking for a woods gun but couldn't pass up on this one, I dought it'll get to spend any time in the truck or Jeep bouncing around but definitely will get good workouts everytime we go shooting.
5" 29-6
This thing is absolutely stunning and the trigger is amazing

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[DirectDrive]

That IS a beauty.
And I love those S&W target grips.
Hard to beat a Smith target trigger.

Your first one is a good'n.

 

[RVTECH]

That IS a beauty.

Yes it is - I have three and a fourth on the way! Gotta love a Smith! You'll probably find you shoot this one more than any of your other guns. If you reload keep them reasonable and it will be much more fun to shoot.

 

[ob1]

And you had the good taste not to get a "new wave" Smith. No Hillary hole, no mutilated cylinder latch etc. Nice catch.

 

[Argonaut]

Very nice.........my 4" 629 is nearly always in my truck. Works good up close and has a great record with coyotes at 50 yards. Shoots pretty flat to 100. It is a great caliber.

 

[FortunateSon]

That is purty.....
Damn

 

[Sgt Nambu]

That is a beautiful revolver! It's only bouncing around if it's not on you, say in a nice shoulder holster! I know you will enjoy shooting that baby! Congratulations!

 

[ob1]

I'll ask my fellow Smithyphiles here. Does the white inlay logo suggest a particular production run, Performance Center model or just someone having it added ?

I've seen that before on special order pieces like LE commemoratives etc. ... but not off the shelf.

 

[RVTECH]

Does the white inlay logo suggest a particular production run,

I ran this on the S & W forum - appears to have been (a particular production run). A guy mentioned owning one just like yours and the roll marks on his were white like yours.

 

[DirectDrive]

I ran this on the S & W forum - appears to have been (a particular production run). A guy mentioned owning one just like yours and the roll marks on his were white like yours.

Or a previous owner "color filled" it.

 

[thorborg]

Good choice.
Albeit 4 decades earlier, my first revolver was a smith in 45colt with target sights, still have it and never been sorry. get yourself a comfortable holster so it will be handy to plink with for a while, the best way, and more fun to become one with it, over straight target practice.
Your grips are a little fancier than mine. ultimately you may want to save them for the show rack and get yourself some rubber Pachmyer's as the work saddle. Your hands will thank you
Keep your elbow bent, you'll be glad you'll did when your 60.

 

[RVTECH]

Yep - you got a gun with some serious 'soul' in it! Its hard to top a nice Smith!

 

[ob1]

I've seen the logo and even the "marcus registrada" in white, but not the barrel engraving before.

Or a previous owner "color filled" it.

Hmm...Maybe one of those Chinese knockoffs that have been showing up...

Stromburg ...maybe you should let me take it off your hands for $ 500

 

[Tinker Pearce]

Beautiful!

 

[Stromburg]

I couldn't say for sure whether the white rollmark are a special run or not, but my guess is no?
Here's a picture I pulled off the net while searching for info on the 5" model

Here's the box, I'm not seeing any special designations.

 

[Stromburg]

These things are addicting
I've added a few more over the last 6 weeks
All pre lock

629-4

28-2

19-5

66 no dash

 

[Stromburg]

And............ a project gun
19-4

 

[KKG]

I'll ask my fellow Smithyphiles here. Does the white inlay logo suggest a particular production run, Performance Center model or just someone having it added ?

I've seen that before on special order pieces like LE commemoratives etc. ... but not off the shelf.

The Marketing Folks at Smith and Wesson have used a wide variety of things to "Display" the logo. Plus, Brownells sells a whole line of the different colored marking pens, so you're likely to see lots of different things. Yours is one of the Early Round Butt "N" Frame Guns. If you notice the end tag on the box it's referred to as a "Classic" which doesn't make sense because of the Round Butt being "New & Different".

If you are interested, you might want to consider getting a Factory Letter through the S&W Historical Foundation. You might also want to become a member of the Smith and Wesson Collectors Association. I'm about to let my membership laps for Personal reasons but I will say there are some really good folks who belong - join at your own risk but holding onto your wallet is strongly recommended!!!

 

[DenimChicken]

Nice looking collection!

 

[uscsoldier]