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...old S&W Mod 29 .44 Mag 4" s/n 24xxx. Purchased 1967 in England.
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That's not a valid postwar serial number. It's probably an assembly number. The serial number is on the butt and should have an "S" prefix in that era. You may have to remove the stocks (grips) to view it.
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Mod 10 4" .38 spl Ser # 383xxx. and Mod 12 .38 spl Airweight Ser # 56xxx
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If the Model 10 is actually stamped MOD. 10 inside the yoke cut, that serial number should have a "C" or "D" prefix. If it's not model-numbered, no prefix = .38 Military & Police Model of 1905, 4th Change produced in the 1930s; "V" or "SV" prefix, it's a Victory Model produced during WWII circa late 1943.
The number from the Model 12 is probably an assembly number unless it has a "D" prefix. K frame serial numbers were a "C" prefix followed by 6 digits when .38 M&P Airweight production began.