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The Repair/Refinish "Star"
I was going through some S&W documents I purchased at a local gun show and found this interesting repair/refinish ticket for Registered Magnum. Since there has been quite a bit of interest in the "star" stamped on the butt and other selected parts, I thought I would post this photo of it. I believe the ticket dates to late 1940 or early 1941.
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03-05-2011, 12:51 PM
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Cool Bill...I wonder if 58802 is still around. Did you happen to look the number up in the SWHF data?
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Good to know....thank you for the reference material/documentation. Nick
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That gun could not have been more than 2 years old and it is being refinished? I wonder what happened to it?
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I checked and 58802 is not in the database. 58800 is there however. 
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"That gun could not have been more than 2 years old and it is being refinished? I wonder what happened to it?"
Hard to tell, SP. A friend of mine bought a new M29 in 1978 and his girlfriend spilled some Coca-Cola on it. Took the blue right off. Makes you wonder what it does to our stomachs when we drink it.
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Bill:
Great piece of information. Thanks for sharing.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sw282
Drop a nail in a Coke. See how long it lasts
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Don't be silly!
snopes.com: Coca-Cola Acids
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Having heard about the corrosive nature of Coca-Cola, I chose the topic for a junior high science project.
While I was disappointed by the results I did learn a powerful lesson on not believing everything I heard.
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And That Star Would Look Like This........
This one is my RM 4752. Barrel was originally a 4 inch with Baughman ramp. It's been back to the factory 3 times prior to 1952. I need to get a better letter from Roy, giving him the specific dates so he knows when to look.
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THANKS, Bill. That is a very interesting piece of paper! I've never seen one.
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Originally Posted by Nedroe
This one is my RM 4752. Barrel was originally a 4 inch with Baughman ramp. It's been back to the factory 3 times prior to 1952. I need to get a better letter from Roy, giving him the specific dates so he knows when to look.
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He won't look.
Your letter will have the initial shipping data, and nothing about the repairs.
Repair invoices were filed alphabetically by the gun owner's name. Roy will not look thru 3 months of invoices hunting your serial number.
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Thanks, Lee...
I'll save the money.
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