That is beautiful

 

That's quite the find!

 

Not to mention the original "Cokes"
SCORE!!!!!

 

I passed up a number of the early S&W revolvers due to the barrel length. I prefer the 4" barrel and I've held out until they were available. The last one on the list is a Model 25 there are a ton of them out there in 6" and 8" but darn few in 4".

All of my S&W revolvers are pre-hillary hole. Anything with the hole is an abomination.

 

I passed up a number of the early S&W revolvers due to the barrel length. I prefer the 4" barrel and I've held out until they were available. The last one on the list is a Model 25 there are a ton of them out there in 6" and 8" but darn few in 4".

There were estimated less than 200 4" pre-29's shipped in 1956, AFAIK none for the first 6 mo. production, and AFAIK none in the early blue pebbled presentation box,
A 4" 1956 .44 magnum is a rare bird and I prefer the 4" guns. But If you want one of the first couple hundred .44 magnums made, a 6.5" barrel was the only option.

 

That is the nicest one that I have seen in a very long time.

 

That is a great looking revolver!!

 

Great find, congrats!!

 

Heck of a fall!!! Very nice!

 

You can never lose with a nice early Model 29, especially one with Cokes on it. Congratulations.

 

That is a simply stunning revolver, sir. Congratulation on a fine acquisition!

Not being an S&W collector or expert, may I inquire what are cokes?

 

The early Model 29 grips were shaped like a Coke bottle when viewed from behind. They feel much better in the hand than the later target grips but unfortunately are quite rare. A decent set can easily sell for $500-$600 on eBay.

 

Nice find! Great gun!

 

Early Smith are fantastic revolvers!
That's a beauty!

 

Congrat's, stunning S&W...

 

How'd you "stumble" on to it?

 

LGS had it for sale as a "pre 29".

Edit: just found a correct screwdriver from fleabay to complete the package.

 

Awesome find!

 

That is beautiful congratulations. Thanks for sharing.

 

I called another LGS that has a Model 25-5 in 4" in stock and boy do they want a pretty penny for it, $500 more than what I've been paying for my preowned S&W revolvers. I'll check it out next week and see if I'll take the plunge.

 

if it matters, the 4" is much less common than the 6. my 6" is one the five most accurate hand guns i have owned.

 

good luck, i hope it works out.