S&w 29-2

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What makes the 29-2 special?

Gator, you say they bring a premium. Why?

I have a 29-2 6.5", with the wood case. All it cost me was dealer fee and shipping. And my father.:(
 
You bought for half it's value.
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In NE Ohio, 1/3 it's value.

I paid $350 for a 4" w/box and tools from a friend of mine last year. I'd sold it to him ten years before when I was broke and always wanted it back. I got it cheap because it had a defective forcing cone from the factory and he didn't want to spend the money to fix it or ID himself as a gun owner by having to ship it to S&W. S&W fixed the forcing cone and ruined the barrel at the same time. I had to replace the barrel and have the gun reblued, so it's worthless (similar guns in original condition go for $900 and up in the Cleveland area these days. This one's MAYBE worth $400 now.) now. At least it shoots good...
 
44AMP, sorry about your Father. That is a tough way to get a gun.

The -2s were the last ones to have the pinned barrel and recessed chambers. Collectors are buying them up (especially ones in the wood display case) and prices are steadily rising. The 6 1/2" bring a bit more than the 6", even though there were actually more 6 1/2" made.
 
This is a 29-2 under discussion, not a run of the mill 29. The -2s bring a premium.
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The -2 only brings a premium when compared to later models. Most earlier models can be worth a mint. I have a 5 screw first year Model .44 Magnum complete with the black box. It will take several -2s to pay for one of those when you find one. The -2 just had the luxury of a 20 year run so there are quite a few of them out there.
 
S&W M29-2's with a blue 4" with the target trigger, hammer and red insert ramp sight are much harder to find than the same in nickle also. I would venture a guess of at least $100.00 more.
 
Right place-right time & necessary cash in pocket. Good for you.

I'd love to have another 29.

Tuckerdog1
 
You win some and you lose some. You definitely won this one. The guy did get more than he was offered at the dealer so it sounds like he won one too.
 
sme781- If someone posts in a public forum they are inviting a response from any reader. The height of my horse aside, my opinion is just as valid as yours.

If 1911austin is happy at taking advantage of the man, that's his business. But when he crows about his dealings in a discussion forum then anyone can offer comment.

You disagree with my opinion on cheating people who should better but don't. Fine.

We all have our moral standards.
 
SaxonPig,

You have already stated you opinion on this matter. I have said several times that I did not know the value of this model 29 until after I had bought it. It was a spur of the moment purchase. Had I known its value, I would have paid the man more. You have no reason be attacking my character.

Please don’t hijack my thread in this manner. If you would like to share your “moral standards” with the rest of the world, please start your own thread.


BTW:

Can anyone tell me when this gun was made?
 
According to SaxonPig's moral standards it's o.k. for a dealer to make a low offer on a pistol because he needs to pay bills . (I don't see how that makes it any more fair to the seller who also needs to pay bills.) Plus, he (the dealer) is going to turn around and charge some buyer as much as he can get for it to make a profit.

But it's not o.k. for you to offer the seller more money than he would have gotten from the dealer (who really was the one to set a value on the gun)? You got a great deal by being in the right place at the right time. The seller got a price that met his expectations. No one forced him to sell the gun. It's more than likely that the seller would have returned to the gun shop and sold that piece anyway. Sounds like speed and necessity played a big factor in the deal.

Both of you got more than you expected. Enjoy that pistol and don't look back.

BTW, until I read this thread I had no idea what my gorgeous blue S&W 29-2 6", bought new, was worth. Now I know: $300 to some dealers; more to a private party.

You can probably find the production date by Googling. Try searching under S&W 29-2, production dates.
 
Value is subjective. A Blue Book price is not a measure of "real" value, because you cannot assess such a thing. It's a price that a decent chunk of consumers have shelled out. Could he have gotten more? Certainly. But you can also get more than the "fair" price of a used item.
 
BTW, until I read this thread I had no idea what my gorgeous blue S&W 29-2 6", bought new, was worth. Now I know: $300 to some dealers; more to a private party.
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Upward of $1,000 in the Cleveland, Ohio area... and that's for an 8 3/8th" which are the LEAST popular.
 
The 29-2 doesn't have a particular collector value. They simply command a premium for P&R. A factory refinish may or may not harm collector value, depending, but could actually increase the value of a -2. Not so with non-factory finish work, of course.
 
Private party sellers/buyers can get good deals: The seller gets more than he would get from the stores, and the buyer usually can spend a bit less than if he bought it from the store.

It's only theft if he put a tire iron through the guy's truck window and took it from under the seat.
 
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