Another interesting S&W a 58-1 .41 Mag

trackskippy said:
Wasnt the 41 MAG supposed to be the 40 S&W of the revolver era at the time? A boy I used to work and shoot with had one and was always going on about it. I was more into the 44's at the time and really didn't see the point.

And whats with all these nickel guns of late? :)
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sorry for the nickel and stainless!

I kinda been into them lately
 
It's a new production gun. Original production M58's were discontinued in 1977 and were all no-dash guns, and had PC magna stocks and not the type on that revolver. On top of that, none of them were 4 or 5 screw guns; the one pictured has an upper side plate screw, which if made back in the day would be a 5-screw gun. However, the Classic Series does not have the screw in front of the trigger guard, which stayed after the upper side plate screw disappeared. The barrel stamp on that one is a different font and the name should be on the other side of the barrel if original production. Originals had ".41 Magnum" on the right side of the barrel The one in the picture has the Hillary Hole and CNC frame, MIM parts and is part of the Classic Series. It would date some time after 2009.

Here's a blued one from original production. The M58 is unique in that its entire production run had no series changes. Only the diamond in the stocks disappeared in 1969 and the SN prefix changed from S to N in 1969. The one below is an S prefix, dates to 1968. I bought it four years ago, new and unfired since the factory.
M58 in the box.jpg IMG_2559.jpg
 
bangswitch said:
It's a new production gun. Original production M58's were discontinued in 1977 and were all no-dash guns, and had PC magna stocks and not the type on that revolver. On top of that, none of them were 4 or 5 screw guns; the one pictured has an upper side plate screw, which if made back in the day would be a 5-screw gun. However, the Classic Series does not have the screw in front of the trigger guard, which stayed after the upper side plate screw disappeared. The barrel stamp on that one is a different font and the name should be on the other side of the barrel if original production. Originals had ".41 Magnum" on the right side of the barrel The one in the picture has the Hillary Hole and CNC frame, MIM parts and is part of the Classic Series. It would date some time after 2009.

Here's a blued one from original production. The M58 is unique in that its entire production run had no series changes. Only the diamond in the stocks disappeared in 1969 and the SN prefix changed from S to N in 1969. The one below is an S prefix, dates to 1968. I bought it four years ago, new and unfired since the factory.
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Let me take some closer photos of the Gun. I don’t believe the gun has a Hillary hole. I’ll call them right now, one sec.

just called… it does have the belly button lock
 
bangswitch said:
It's a new production gun. Original production M58's were discontinued in 1977 and were all no-dash guns, and had PC magna stocks and not the type on that revolver. On top of that, none of them were 4 or 5 screw guns; the one pictured has an upper side plate screw, which if made back in the day would be a 5-screw gun. However, the Classic Series does not have the screw in front of the trigger guard, which stayed after the upper side plate screw disappeared. The barrel stamp on that one is a different font and the name should be on the other side of the barrel if original production. Originals had ".41 Magnum" on the right side of the barrel The one in the picture has the Hillary Hole and CNC frame, MIM parts and is part of the Classic Series. It would date some time after 2009.

Here's a blued one from original production. The M58 is unique in that its entire production run had no series changes. Only the diamond in the stocks disappeared in 1969 and the SN prefix changed from S to N in 1969. The one below is an S prefix, dates to 1968. I bought it four years ago, new and unfired since the factory.
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Bang switch is correct. It is a new production gun. See:
www.swatmag.com

A Classic Returns: Smith & Wesson Model 58 - SWAT Survival | Weapons | Tactics

Smith & Wesson has been reintroducing older model revolvers as part of their Classic series. And it’s been interesting for me to follow which ones have been included. In a lot of cases, I still had my original revolver from back in the day, so didn't see any need to purchase a brand new one.
www.swatmag.com www.swatmag.com
 
2ndtimer said:
Bang switch is correct. It is a new production gun. See:
www.swatmag.com

A Classic Returns: Smith & Wesson Model 58 - SWAT Survival | Weapons | Tactics

Smith & Wesson has been reintroducing older model revolvers as part of their Classic series. And it’s been interesting for me to follow which ones have been included. In a lot of cases, I still had my original revolver from back in the day, so didn't see any need to purchase a brand new one.
www.swatmag.com www.swatmag.com
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thanks for the article
 
I bought mine in 1969 ... but it didn't cost that much !
That's it in my avatar with some Ahrends Retro Combat Grips in Cocobolo .
I think I'll keep the rig ... it kinda suits me to a Tee .
It's a sweet shooter with 41 magnum and 41 special loads ...
I Love it !
Gary
 
NIGHTLORD40K said:
Even with Magnas, they were known for being borderline torture devices. Just looking at that one makes my hand hurt.

Pretty gun, but no thanks. Lol.
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gwpercle said:
I bought mine in 1969 ... but it didn't cost that much !
That's it in my avatar with some Ahrends Retro Combat Grips in Cocobolo .
I think I'll keep the rig ... it kinda suits me to a Tee .
It's a sweet shooter with 41 magnum and 41 special loads ...
I Love it !
Gary
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I want a .41 mag to mess with the cartridge but $1275 is in the outrageous range. Seen a 58-1 sell for $800! that’s more like it
 
It's good you're finally stepping up to big boy guns, too bad it has a lock. If it was a clean pre lock 58 you'd be sitting pretty at a bit under a grand. The 41 mag is a reloaders round.
 
Mark_Mark said:
how would I know if it’s factory?
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I suppose the new production revolvers are done the same way the originals were. Factory nickel plated revolvers had a blued extractor star and an N stamped on the cylinder face. Original production revolvers also had color case-hardened hammer and trigger, but since new production revolvers have the MIM hammer and trigger, not sure what you'd see from the factory. Here's factory nickel finish showing the extractor and stamped N. Revolver in the picture is a M29-2:
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bangswitch said:
I suppose the new production revolvers are done the same way the originals were. Factory nickel plated revolvers had a blued extractor star and an N stamped on the cylinder face. Original production revolvers also had color case-hardened hammer and trigger, but since new production revolvers have the MIM hammer and trigger, not sure what you'd see from the factory. Here's factory nickel finish showing the extractor and stamped N. Revolver in the picture is a M29-2:
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it look just like that
 
2ndtimer said:
Bang switch is correct. It is a new production gun. See:
www.swatmag.com

A Classic Returns: Smith & Wesson Model 58 - SWAT Survival | Weapons | Tactics

Smith & Wesson has been reintroducing older model revolvers as part of their Classic series. And it’s been interesting for me to follow which ones have been included. In a lot of cases, I still had my original revolver from back in the day, so didn't see any need to purchase a brand new one.
www.swatmag.com www.swatmag.com
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Thanks for posting that article.

The blued model in that article made heart go pitty-pat. I have this strange attraction to iron sighted guns with lanyard rings. No idea why. I wish my funding levels matched my attraction levels. ;)
 
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