Author Topic: Question about S&W Revolvers (Read 678 times)

flabbydan · « **on:** August 23, 2004, 09:45:48 AM »

:-) Does anybody know when Smith and Wesson started using the blue plastic gun cases instead of the cardboard boxes that their guns used to come in?

Questor · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2004, 10:19:08 AM »

It's been at least six years.

HappyHunter · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2004, 12:13:59 PM »

HEY THAT WAS ONLY ONE QUESTION!

Questor · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2004, 12:34:59 PM »

I think the second question is:When did they switch to Hogue grips. That's been at least six years too.

flabbydan · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2004, 05:30:21 PM »

:oops: OOPS!!
Questor was right. I asked the second question over in the rimfire handguns forum. I forgot to change the subject line. I'm sorry!

Dan

Graybeard · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2004, 06:40:55 PM »

It was a LOT more than 6 years ago on the blue plastic boxes I'm sure. I bought a used .41 Magnum 6" with that plastic box back in '97 or '98 I'm pretty sure it was. As to the Hogue grips the 629 Classic DX I bought a LONG time prior to the above .41 mag came with a set and a set of wood grips both.

Graybeard · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2004, 06:42:23 PM »

My Classic DX came in the blue cardboard box but with Hogue grips. Might be wrong but am pretty sure I bought it prior to '94 but sure won't bet the farm on it.

HappyHunter · « **Reply #7 on:** August 29, 2004, 06:02:39 PM »

I recently had a modle 14 delivered in 1999 in a cardboard box. The box was red white and blue, I have only seen two other similar boxes, both from 1999.

With S&W, as soon as you think you have it figured out POW another exception.

Good Luck

Fred

HappyHunter · « **Reply #8 on:** August 30, 2004, 11:52:38 AM »

cknight98,

The model 14 I bought was a 8-3/8 barrel with blue frame and nickle cylinder, barrel, thumblatch. I found a local dealer that said they where sold via highest bidder to any smith dealer that supplied guns to police departments, these where sold to an Ill. dealer that bought all of the 16 guns made in this configuration. I bought mine from an attendee at a Indianapolis gun show.

This seemed strange to me but I heard same story from two different sources 150 miles apart.

Fred