Bob - the method used didn't ruin the collector value in my eyes or in the eyes of a former SWCA President. The modification of the serial numbered part wasn't necessary.

On the other hand swapping cylinders opens many opportunities to devalue a firearm starting when you remove the side plate screw and then remove the yoke and cylinder. Buggered screws, scratched frame, scratched cylinder, lost parts, bent yoke. Also it is significantly less expensive to purchase an extractor than all the parts necessary to swap cylinders. You would be hard pressed to match finishes unless you are very lucky...or you could just modify an extra extractor.

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Dave