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Decoding the serial number on a Smith & Wesson firearm requires some research, as several codes were utilized for guns manufactured before and after World War Two. Reading the serial number is appealing for gun owners because the letters and numbers can reveal the year of manufacture and the rarity of the weapon. Look up the pistol's full serial number - including all letters and numbers - in the back section of the 'Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson' book. These listings inform you of the pistol's date of manufacture, based on the serial number. Apr 01, 2018 I've got an old S&W snub nosed.38. Right side of barrel: 'S.& W. Left side: 'SMITH&WESSON'. Frame numbers and barrel support match. Serial # on butt is 1018. Nothing else. No one but no one can tell me what I've got as far as year. 'There has to be a prefix number'. Nope, it's very clearly stamped. Been on all the S&W sites. Smith and wesson 5906 for sale and auction. Buy a smith and wesson 5906 online. Sell your smith and wesson 5906 for FREE today on GunsAmerica! Nov 03, 2019 The 5906 became Smith & Wesson’s flagship 9mm service pistol. 3rd generation Smith & Wesson’s are distinguished from previous generations by their four digit model numbers. There are a lot of other 3rd generation Smiths with different configurations, for example the 5904 with its blued carbon steel slide and aluminum frame, the 5903 is the.
SOLD FOR: $2,775.00
LSB#: 130507CM11
LSB#: 130507CM11
Make: Smith & Wesson
Model: 5906 IDPA Performance Center Product Code 170093 Wii ticket for free.
Serial Number: DPA0152
Year of Manufacture: 1997
Caliber: 9mm Parabellum
Action Type: Traditional Double Action Semi-Automatic with Removable Magazine and Decocker Safety
Markings: The left side of the slide is marked “SMITH & WESSON / SPRINGFIELD, MA U.S.A.”. The left side of the frame is marked “MODEL 5906 / DPA0152”. The barrel is marked “9MM P / PERFORMANCE”. The right side of the frame has the Smith & Wesson monogram logo surrounded by a circle inscribed “PERFORMANCE / CENTER”. Either side of the grip is marked “Smith & Wesson” and with the monogram logo.
Barrel Length: 4”
Sights / Optics: The front sight is a blade with a white dot dovetailed into the slide. The rear sight is a square notch Novak lo-mount dovetailed into the slide.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The grip is one piece black checkered Xenoy one-piece grip. There is virtually no wear on the grips with no cracks or chips. The grips are in Excellent overall condition.
Type of Finish: Satin Stainless Steel
Finish Originality: Original
Bore Condition: The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp. There is no erosion in the bore.
Overall Condition: This handgun retains about 99% of its metal finish. The only appreciable wear is on the bottom of the slide in front of the dust cover and the front face of the hammer from operation and some light marks on the slide release. The checkering on the front strap is sharp. The markings are clear. Overall, this handgun is in Excellent condition.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. The single action trigger pull is crisp and the double action is surprisingly smooth. We did not fire this handgun.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This handgun comes in a black plastic foam-padded Doskocil case with matching end label and Performance Center sticker. Inside the box is the wax paper, trigger lock, chamber flag, manual, warranty card, and allen wrench for the rear sight. This handgun does not come with a magazine.
Our Assessment: Smith & Wesson’s Performance Center was started by two Master Gunsmiths and will only employ gunsmiths who are engaged in handgun shooting sports. They do not improve existing firearms but make all of their products from scratch. This is a Performance Center model 5906 IDPA with a match grade barrel, spherical bushing, and all the attention to detail expected from the Performance Center. There is no play in the slide, the slide serrations (front and rear) are sharp as is the checkering on the frontstrap. The trigger is excellent. How someone could own one of these and not shoot it to death is beyond us, but their loss is your gain. This pistol may be going on 30 years old, but it’s still Performance Center and it will still perform. Please see our photos and good luck!
CA Legal or CA Private Party Transferable: This handgun CANNOT be transferred as a dealer sale in California but CAN be sold as a Private Party Transfer (PPT) at our Simi Valley shop. All cartridge firing handguns (even C&R’s and antiques) sold to a California resident must be DROS’d. This does not apply to out of state residents.
Smith & Wesson Model 29 | |
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Smith & Wesson.44 Magnum Model 629 with 83⁄8 inches (21 cm) barrel: a stainless steel version of the Model 29. | |
Type | Revolver |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Smith & Wesson |
Produced | 1955–present |
Specifications | |
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Caliber | .429 inches (10.9 mm) |
Action | Double-action |
Feed system | Six roundcylinder |
Sights | Open, adjustable rear |
The Smith & Wesson Model 29 is a six-shot, double-actionrevolver chambered for the .44 Magnumcartridge and manufactured by the United States company Smith & Wesson.
The Model 29 was offered with 3, 4, 5, 6, 61⁄2, 83⁄8 and 105⁄8 inches (76, 102, 127, 152, 165, 213 and 270 mm) barrels as standard models. Other barrel lengths were available either by special order from Smith & Wesson's Custom Shop or custom built by gunsmiths. The 5 inches (130 mm) barreled variant had a full length underlug. Finish options available included a highly polishedblued or nickel-plated surface.
At the time of its introduction the Model 29 was the most powerful production handgun, although it was later overtaken by handguns chambered for the even larger .454 Casull and .50 Action Express cartridges. It was made famous worldwide by association with the fictional character 'Dirty Harry' Callahan.
Design[edit]
The Model 29 will chamber and fire .44 Special cartridges, as the .44 Magnum was developed from the .44 Special. The Magnum case is slightly longer to prevent magnum rounds from being chambered and fired in handguns chambered for the .44 Special.
History[edit]
Smith & Wesson Model 29s, with 4-and-83⁄8-inch (100 and 210 mm) barrels
Smith & Wesson Mountain Gun circa 1995
Elmer Keith's achievements in maximizing the power and performance of the .44 Special was the inspiration and driving force behind the introduction of the .44 Magnum by Smith & Wesson. His intention for the new round was for it to be used in sidearms for hunters of large, dangerous game, rather than for self-defense, though with today's specialty cartridges, it can be a good defensive round.[1]
S&W's production of a large N-frame revolver in .44 Magnum began in 1955; the Model 29 designation was applied in 1957.[2]
At the time of its introduction, the Model 29 was the most powerful production handgun. There were a number of custom calibers that were more powerful, as in the old Howdah pistols of the 19th century.
It remained primarily the province of handgun enthusiasts, some law enforcement personnel and hunters until 1971, when Clint Eastwood made it famous as 'the most powerful handgun in the world' in the movie Dirty Harry. After the release of the movie and its sequels, retailers had trouble keeping the Model 29 in stock.[3]
In the late 1990s, Smith & Wesson discontinued production of many models of revolvers, including the 'basic' Model 29; since then, at various times, the model, in limited or 'custom' configurations, has been manufactured in as many as 10 evolutions.[4]
Variants[edit]
Smith & Wesson Model 29-2
The original Model 29 was superseded by the Model 29-1 in 1960, with modifications made to the ejector-rod screw. The Model 29-2 replaced it the following year, with one screw that had secured the cylinder-stop spring being deleted. The barrel length was shortened from 61⁄2 to 6 inches (170 to 150 mm) in 1979. These two versions are known as 'pinned and recessed'. 'Pinned' means that the barrels are screwed in, and secured by a pin driven through the frame and a notch in the barrel. 'Recessed' denotes the rear of the bored cylinder holes being countersunk, so that, when loaded, the cartridge rims are fully enclosed by the cylinder. In 1982, the cost-cutting Model 29-3 dropped recessed cylinders and pinned barrels for crush-fit barrels.[2]
The -4 and -5, produced from 1988 and 1990 respectively had changes to improve durability for heavy use. In 1994 the 29-6 began production, now fitted as standard with rubber Monogrips from Hogue to replace the previous wooden items, standard tapped holes also being provided for attaching scope mounts. Gaia avatar maker. The 29-7 started production in 1998 with changes to the locking mechanism, the firing pin's attachment, and a hammer and trigger produced with a metal injection molding process.[2]
Model | Year | Barrel Lengths | Modifications |
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29 | 1957 | 61⁄2 inches (170 mm) | |
29-1 | 1960 | 61⁄2 inches (170 mm) | ejector rod screw |
29-2 | 1961 | 61⁄2 inches (170 mm), changed to 6 inches (150 mm) in 1979 | one screw that had secured the cylinder stop spring dropped |
29-3 | 1982 | dropped recessed cylinders and pinned barrels for crush-fit barrels | |
29-4 | 1988 | retention system on the yoke or cylinder crane strengthened, studs in frame were radiused; 8 3/8' version offered with integral scope mts. | |
29-5 | 1990 | longer cylinder notches to prevent bolt jump, bolt and inner mechanism changed to reduce battering under recoil | |
29-6 | 1994 | standard with rubber Monogrips from Hogue | |
29-7 | 1998 | changes to the locking mechanism, the firing pin's attachment, and a hammer and trigger produced with a metal injection molding process. | |
29-8 | 2001 | new frame design with internal lock | |
29-9 | |||
29-10 |
Starting Number | Years |
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N1 | 1969-1972 |
N100000 | 1973 |
N200000 | 1974-1977 |
N300000 | 1975-1976 |
N400000 | 1977-1978 |
N500000 | 1978-1980 |
N600000 | 1979-1980 |
N700000 | 1980 |
N800000 | 1980-1983 |
N900000 | 1982-1986 |
Model 629[edit]
A snub-nosed Smith & Wesson Model 629.
Introduced in 1978, the Smith & Wesson Model 629 is a stainless steel version of the Model 29.
The 629 model designation derives from Smith & Wesson's practice of denoting a stainless steel version of one of their already existing designs by placing a 6 in front of the model number of the original weapon. The 629 Classic variant features a full-length barrel underlug, other variants include the 629 Stealth Hunter.
Smith Wesson 5906 Serial Number Date Of Birth
.44 Magnum S&W Model 629-6 Deluxe Talo Edition
Model | Start Year | Barrel Lengths | Modifications |
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629 | 1979 | ||
629-1 | 1982 | dropped recessed cylinders and pinned barrels | |
629-2 | 1988 | changed yoke retention, radius studs, floating hand | |
629-3 | 1989 | hardened yoke and frame, longer stop notch, bolt block, fixed hand | |
629-4 | 1993 | changed rear sight leaf and extractor | |
629-5 | 1997 | Eliminate cylinder stop stud and serrated tang, MIM trigger and hammer, floating firing pin | |
629-6 | 2001 | Internal lock added | |
629-7 | 2005 | Two piece barrel | |
629-8 | 2006 | Slab sided barrel |
Quiet Special Purpose Revolver[edit]
Some S&W model 29s were rebuilt by the AAI Corporation to make the Quiet Special Purpose Revolvers (QSPR). These had new, short, smoothbore barrels 35 millimetres (13⁄8 in), with 10 millimetres (0.39 in) bore, with cylinder chambers reamed to accept special QSPR ammunition which externally resembled metal-cased .410-bore shotgun shells but internally worked as a piston to trap the gases. This special ammunition was made by AAI.[5]
This pistol was developed from 1967 to 1971 to be used by tunnel rats in the Vietnam War. The QSPR was tested on the battlefield in 1969, and an improvement and testing program ran from 1970 until 1971. At least officially it never entered service. The US withdrawal from Vietnam reduced interest in the QSPR weapon, and the program ended in about 1972,[5] despite unsubstantiated rumors claiming the QSPR may have been used by CIA assassins during the Cold War, and continues to be used by so-called 'Black Book teams'.
A Russian handgun of more-recent vintage, the OTs-38 Stechkin, is described as using a system virtually identical to that employed by the Quiet Special Purpose Revolver (QSPR).
Mountain Gun Variation[edit]
Mountain Gun engraved by John K. Pease and Wayne Di'Angelo through the Smith & Wesson Custom Engraving Shop.
The Mountain Gun was introduced in 1989 as a lightweight version of the Model 29 designed to be 'carried often and shot little'.[6] The barrel profile is a reprise of the original design. Early version 29-4 backpacker with 2.5' barrel, (Very rare).
A Smith & Wesson Model 629 with a 3' barrel called the 'Trail Boss' was produced for the distributor, RSR.[7]
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Other variants[edit]
Smith & Wesson Model 629 Performance Center, a competition-oriented variant with a weighted barrel for reducing recoil
- On January 26, 2006, Smith & Wesson announced the 50th Anniversary Model 29.[8] Identical to the previous models except for the gold inlaid trademark on the side cover, the new internal lock mechanism, and a non-fluted cylinder.
- On January 1, 2007, Smith & Wesson announced the reissue of the Model 29 as an engraved model in S&W's Classics line.[9]
- The Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter has a 71⁄2 inches (190 mm) ported barrel with a full-length under lug for increased stability and recoil reduction.The barrel-cylinder gap is 0.006 inches (0.15 mm), with a ball-detent lockup between the frame and cylinder crane that provides increased strength. The entire revolver is made of a stainless steel, with a glare-reducing matte black finish. It comes with slip-resistant synthetic grips.[10]
- The 329NG is a scandium-framed revolver with PVD-coated cylinder and tritium sights. It is part of the NightGuard line.[11]
Users[edit]
- United States: Used by the Washington Police Department
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
Smith & Wesson Model 5906 Price
- ^Campbell, R. K. (December 2011). 'General Purpose Handguns'. The Complete Illustrated Manual of Handgun Skills. Zenith Imprint. p. 90. ISBN978-1-61059-745-6. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ abcJohn Taffin. Gun Digest Book of the .44. pp. 147–150. ISBN0-89689-416-9.
- ^Hornaday, Ann (Jan 17, 1999) 'Guns on film: a loaded issue', Baltimore Sun
- ^Smith, Clint (2007). 'The do-all death-ray: SDM's custom .44 Magnum'. American Handgunner. 24 (4).
- ^ abPopenker, Max R. 'Smith & Wesson/ AAI Quiet Special Purpose Revolver/ QSPR/ Tunnel Revolver Archived 2010-04-18 at the Wayback Machine', world.guns.ru. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^Egusa, Alan (April 2010). Martial Art of the Gun: The Turnipseed Technique. Dog Ear Publishing. p. 55. ISBN978-1-60844-226-3.
- ^Shideler, Dan (10 May 2011). The Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices 2011. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 918. ISBN1-4402-1890-0.
- ^Smith & Wesson press release announcing the Model 29 Anniversary EditionArchived 2006-11-13 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^'Smith & Wesson Classics: Model 29 Engraved'(PDF). Smith & Wesson. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2007-09-27.
- ^Shideler, Dan. The Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 918. ISBN9781440218903. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^Mann, Richard Allen; Lee, Jerry (20 November 2013). The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values: The Shooter's Guide to Guns 1900-Present. Iola, Wisconsin: F+W Media. p. 220. ISBN978-1-4402-3752-2.
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