Round Butt/ Square Butt

[Winston]

How can you tell if a S&W 629 is a "round butt" or "square butt"
revolver? Why are there two types?

 

[FPrice]

Look at the frame without the grips on. A square butt comes to a pronounced point at the rear of the frame. A round butt is smaller and curved. If I can, I'll try to take a pic of a square butt to show you.

 

[Eric Larsen]

Im totally impressed with the time this thread has been up and hasnt been the butt of some joke
I didnt know the difference either.
Shoot well

 

[ATTICUS]

http://www.pistolgrips.com/Grip_Catalog/Smith___Wesson/S_W_Reference/s_w_reference.html

Here's a pic.

 

[Winston]

Thanks

Attticus,

Thanks ....

 

[Jim March]

I have a round butt.

Time for a diet.

 

[NAVIGATOR]

S&W no longer makes the square butt.

 

[Mike Irwin]

Things have come full circle for S&W.

When the hand ejectors were introduced, there were no square butts, only round.

Square butts were added a few years into production, and proved to be very popular.

Now they're gone again, with the option to use grips to "convert" a round butt to square (I've been doing that for years).

Surprising that this wasn't done sooner, as making two types of frames just complicates the process.