Thanks for the comments.
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Originally Posted by saemetric
Possibly the yoke was bent from flipping open the cylinder and wouldn't close properly so the frame was filed to bring the yoke further inward.
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I thought of that, but the yoke shows no other signs of damage and has a close and even fit to the frame.
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Originally Posted by k22fan
After they are fitted to the frame all S&W hand ejector side plates and yokes are marked with the frame's assembly number. If 600 is on the left side of the grip frame then that is the original yoke.
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Interesting point, and I did not know that. The left side of the grip frame bears the S stamp for stainless, as well as the additional lettering C25, F36, and 5883X. There's not another 600 mark on the gun except on the yoke. Serial number is BEK8---.
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Originally Posted by kaaskop49
On photo #1, is that a crack at the top of the photo or a hair/ imperfection in the photo?
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It's a hair. No cracks anywhere on the frame or yoke.
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Originally Posted by jinx
Looking at photo#1, it appears that the 4 in 64-4 has been put on after the marks were made. As if the marks were made before the model number was stamped. Anybody else see this?
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The 4 does appear to be struck more deeply than the 64.
Thanks for the ideas. The idea of a replacement yoke does seem plausible. And, although it's unfortunate that this was done to the gun, it looks fine with the cylinder closed and fires without problems. So I will keep it and love it like it deserves.
Cheers,
Whisper