629-1 Price Check

[TarpleyG]

S&W 629-1, fluted cylinder, stainless 3" barrel, round butt, and hardly fired. Cosmetically in good shape. Any ideas what going rate is??? I may have a line on a really good deal. I have a feeling it may be a Lew Horton in which case it isn't such a good deal. The -1 leads me to believe it may not be though. Trying to find out from seller now.

Greg

 

[Standing Wolf]

I have a feeling it may be a Lew Horton in which case it isn't such a good deal.

Actually, some of the Lew Horton runs have turned out to be almost instant collector's items.

I've seen 629s offered for as little as $350 and as much as $1,100. I think it depends a lot on where you are and what the local market is doing. They don't seem to command premium prices in Colorado, probably because there are lots of them floating around.

 

[Drifter721]

" I have a feeling it may be a Lew Horton in which case it isn't such a good deal."

How do you figure that it is worth less because it's a Lew Horton order? News to me. Lets hear the reasoning on that one!

 

[torpid]

I have a feeling it may be a Lew Horton in which case it isn't such a good deal.

How do you figure that it is worth less because it's a Lew Horton order? News to me. Lets hear the reasoning on that one!

Well, an anagram for Lew Horton is "Hotel Worn"...



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[TarpleyG]

Blue Book says so. 100% specimen is rated ~$100 less than than everything else. I wasn't sure why. That's why I am posting.

Greg

 

[Drifter721]

"Blue Book says so. 100% specimen is rated ~$100 less than than everything else. I wasn't sure why. That's why I am posting.

Greg"

What Blue book is that specifically, and what page please?

 

[BluesBear]

Whether Lew Horton or not, I believe all of the 3" fluted 629 revolvers were of the dash one persuasion.
I have never seen a factory 3" 29 or 629 with recessed chambers. The original 3" .44 magnums were model 29-3s. The 3" 629s weren't made until later on.