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Originally Posted by Sav22
James, That serial number does not look right, could you check to see if you got it right? I'm thinking the first number isn't an 8 but a 3. If it's a 3 that would be the highest octagon barreled 29-A I've seen and fall under the lowest round barrel I have in my records, 41425. The highest 29-a I have seen is just over 60,000 -another reason I think your number must be wrong.
I would put the checkered stocks in the very high 90%'s. I've only seen 3 or 4, the two I have some info on both had 1950 date codes, one had a Utica addressed barrel and one had Chicopee Falls. The earliest 29-B's also have 1950 date codes and I have an example of a checkered 29-A with a 1949 date code. None of these late guns had serial numbers.
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Hmmmmm.......I went back and rechecked the serial number. You are correct, and I had the wrong serial number. The correct number is 26998 with an "L" stamped underneath. I have no explanation for how I came up with the wrong number, but I appreciate you putting me onto that as I had it wrong in my records. Not sure how I messed it up that way - oldtimer's disease maybe. I pulled the gun from the safe to check the number and it is in better shape than I recalled.....easily better than 90%. The barrel blue is nearly perfect with the receiver showing a hint of the plum brown color. Address on barrel is Utica.
It is the one of the far right below:
