I got my first M29 in 1972 when I got out of the service. I bought it along with a 12 gun cabinet from Montgomery Wards. The gun cabinet had broken glass in it and was sent back twice. They finally got it correct and as it was a lay a way I made the final payment of $172 dollars for the Smith. The check cleared for $1.72! My final price for the M29 (which was a 6.5 inch Nickel in the presentation case) was $175. I still have it and a year or so ago added a 4 inch blued one for significantly more than the original one.
You got your first one about a year after Dirty Harry came out. I'm surprised you paid so little, because that movie made it almost impossible to lay your hands on one, let alone pay anything close to MSRP for it.
