I can’t ever find any information on this .44mag. I would like to know how many were made in this configuration?
.44 mag
7.5 inch barrel
round butt
6 shot
adjustable target sights
S/N RMB0222
629-6
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More information is needed to properly answer your question. Are you talking about your particular model, version , and barrel length? The model number ending with "-6" means yours was the 6th version. There were also variations of that model with those same numbers listed by name too. Is there a name associated with your gun? The names may or may not be printed on the gun. They may be listed on the box though. There is no 7" barrel made as a standard barrel size, unless of course it was a custom made special order. Standard barrel sizes could be 6.5" or 8 3/8". You need to measure from the muzzle to the front of the cylinder for an exact size. I assume you have a 6.5" barrel. Correct? Did you buy the gun new? You show rubber grips on your picture, were they original with the gun from the factory? Were there any other accessories that came with the gun?
Answering these questions should give us enough information to find an answer for you.
 
More information is needed to properly answer your question. Are you talking about your particular model, version , and barrel length? The model number ending with "-6" means yours was the 6th version. There were also variations of that model with those same numbers listed by name too. Is there a name associated with your gun? The names may or may not be printed on the gun. They may be listed on the box though. There is no 7" barrel made as a standard barrel size, unless of course it was a custom made special order. Standard barrel sizes could be 6.5" or 8 3/8". You need to measure from the muzzle to the front of the cylinder for an exact size. I assume you have a 6.5" barrel. Correct? Did you buy the gun new? You show rubber grips on your picture, were they original with the gun from the factory? Were there any other accessories that came with the gun?
Answering these questions should give us enough information to find an answer for you.
I guess the version. The standard catalog of Smith&Wesson 3rd edition doesn’t show it. It is a hunter model but if you search it never showed this configuration.I bought the gun new it didn’t come with a box, it was in a performance center soft case. It does have a 7.5” barrel.I have attached a picture of the original grips and soft case. it also came with aluminum and black plastic weights that go in the under lug to change the weight of the gun. It has the aluminum ones in the picture. The front sight was changed from a ramp it came with to a custom made fiber optic. I have never been able to find how many guns were made in this configuration.

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I would like to know how many were made in this configuration?
Your gun came from the S & W Custom shop. Custom Shop numbers are not counted in the total production. There were 7 million Model 29 to 629 made including ones from WW II. A person wouldn't have to own a 629-6 just to convert it like yours through the Custom Shop.
 
I didn't know there were .44 magnums made in WWII.
That what I get for cut and paste from the internet. Model 29s and the like didn't come into being until the mid-1950s. There were .44 cal. revolvers produced by S&W until 1941. They were Hand Ejector Models.
 
Howdy - I've got a little S&W 60-14 in 357, just wondering when it was made. It does have a lock, serial number is CZD5380. If anyone can give me an idea on the year I'd appreciate it.

Mac
 
Howdy - I've got a little S&W 60-14 in 357, just wondering when it was made. It does have a lock, serial number is CZD5380. If anyone can give me an idea on the year I'd appreciate it.

Mac
SCSW 4th edition ends on 2015 with CZX so I figure around then. There's no "linear progression" in S&W ser #'s. Joe
 
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. My wife inherited this gun from her father. The barrel says 22 Long Rifle CTG

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a) caliber = 22LR
b) bbl length (from cylinder to muzzle) = 3.5"
c) grips shape (round or square) = square
d) number of shots/cylinder bores = 6
e) type of sights = fixed blade front and fully adjustable rear
f) serial number, and if there is a letter in front of or anywhere near the s/n on the bottom of the grip = 33152 on bottom of grip
g) Model number if it is under the crane -
That number, if it is the s/n, should come from the butt of the grip (or under the barrel or face of the cylinder).
 
Smith and Wesson .22-32 Airweight Kit Gun made In the mid-1950s before model numbers were assigned.
A collector might call it a "pre-Model 43."

Touch a magnet to it here and there. If I am right, the frame and even the cylinder are aluminum.
 
Smith and Wesson .22-32 Airweight Kit Gun made In the mid-1950s before model numbers were assigned.
A collector might call it a "pre-Model 43."

Touch a magnet to it here and there. If I am right, the frame and even the cylinder are aluminum.

Thanks very much, Jim Watson! You are right. the frame and cylinder seem to be aluminum. The gun seemed pretty light, but I thought that was because it was small. It didn't occur to me that there was aluminum involved. I guess I just assumed an older gun would be steel.
 
The 3 1/2" barrel was the key to me.
A standard all steel Kit Gun has a 4" barrel.
For some odd reason S&W went to the trouble of making 3 1/2" barrels not only for the Model 43 Airweight but also the Model 51 .22 Magnum.

Airweight .38s started out with aluminum cylinders but they were not found durable enough and Smith went to steel cylinders in aluminum frames. The Air Force scrapped their M-13s (Not to be confused with Model 13 .357 Magnums.) rather than pay $50 each for steel replacement cylinders.
 
Here’s an oldy but goody.

38 Perfected. 5” Barrel, Nickel plated. Serial number 33750 (or 33759 - gotta clean out that digit)

The model got all the upgrades that the 32 Hand Ejector received from its inception in 1909 to the end of production in 1920.
 
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Gorgeous Perfected!!!!
I was more than happy when I received it. And in this case, I don't think I overpaid. Maybe a little, but it was worth it. Cost was $380. Of course shipping, taxes, transfer shot it up there, but I have to close my eyes to those things when I see something I really want.

The bore and Chambers are perfect. Shiny like new. Lock up and timing is as good as it was the day I left the factory. There was one disappointment. One of the things I look forward to when I get one of my older guns is the tear down and clean. In this case I not only didn't have to clean it, I didn't have to lubricate it either. This thing looks like it came out of a sock drawer. I also don't want to touch any of the screws or pins.
 
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A Model 15-3.

Wikipedia says 1968-1976. Barrel is pinned, but no diamonds on the grips. Serial # is 5K373**.

Got it with original box, papers, and tools. Has just a little bit of turn line. Bore and chambers are crisp. Looks like someone's safe queen to me.

I'm thinking early seventies. Can anyone give me a specific year?

Thanks.
 
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