Hey Mackay, what would you say a minty 29-2 4" would go for these days? Original box and accessories and paperwork. Probably going to buy it regardless. Just curious.
Thanks in advance, Travis
Travis,
Minty, as in really nice 29-2, with box, but has been fired, somewhere in the area of 8 bills, depending on the region.
Mint, brand new in the box 29-2, somewherein the area of $1,100.
That is a bit of a guess BTW, as I have not been doing much trading lately and older N frame prices were getting steep quickly a couple of years ago.
The S&W forum is a good place to check in to see what current prices look like.
Sadly, the days of the $400 29-2s are gone for the most part.
I agree with Mackay on this point, as a truly "mint" gun will have all matching accessories, and collectors know exactly what to look for (for example, whether the backing inside the case is correct for the era the gun was made) all of which, if they are proper and matching, drive up the price. A truly mint 29-2-not just a "clean" 29-2 but a truly mint gun (no turn line, no scoring on recoil shield, no scuffs in the checkering of the grips: in short, no evidence of ever having been fired outside the factory) are hard to come by, and are priced accordingly.
