An update to my .455 snubby project. It's basically complete, I just wish that dang sideplate would patina faster. I may try spraying it with some vinegar and letting it sit in the garage for a little while. Also, fitting a side plate is a lot of work, but I think I did an okay job at it. Don't know who made the hammer, found it on eBay a couple years back, I had to work on it to make SA work, in doing so I had to reharden it. While I was at it I figured, hey, let's give this thing a fire blue finish! You can see what I did to myself. Word to the wise: don't drink and play gunsmith. Oh, and are those some super beat up Ropers? Why yes, yes they are. They came on an equally beat up $500 1917 I picked up last year.