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Old 07-28-2011, 08:12 AM
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Seems to me that back in the early 70's, when I was coppin in Denver, I used to go into Swanson Custom Firearms at 10th and Broadway on a regular basis, as it was where all the gun savvy, (and those who thought they were gun savvy!) went. I'm sure I remember seeing on at least one occasion, a pinto,( they called them bi-color) model 10 with a 5 or 6 inch barrel. Thing is it was a nickel frame and blued barrel and cylinder. Possible? Or a fig newton of my aged imagination?
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Old 07-28-2011, 08:44 AM
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I too am from the 70s. Yes it was possible since SS frames were new and at that time the best way to get a pinto was on a nickel frame.
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Old 07-28-2011, 09:19 AM
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I have seen pictures of a pinto on this forum but it was some time ago. Perhaps someone can educate me here. Did these come from the factory? Would swapping a blued barrel and cylinder with a nickle frame and vice versa count? Or must it come from the factory as a "pinto"? Very cool looking in any event I think. Don't recall ever seeing one for sale on the forum though.
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Old 07-28-2011, 09:25 AM
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I believe that would be a horse of a different color.

"Pinto" - Blue frame, nickel cylinder and barrel.
"Paint" - Nickel frame, blue cylinder and barrel.

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This is very possible. If you search pinto you will likely run across some of Jeremy's posts about his model 19's that are a pair with one having the typical factory pinto finish and one having the factory reverse pinto finish.
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Old 07-28-2011, 10:21 AM
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You can also find two tones with just a nickel cylinder. Not sure if you call that a pinto. Have never seen a nickel gun with blue cylinder.
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Old 07-20-2012, 04:04 AM
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Never say never. A reverse 19-3 Pinto, short and RB. One of five.

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Here are two of my factory lettered 3.5" pre 27 pintos. Both from the mid 1950's.



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When ever I would go to Denver Swanson`s would be the first place I`d go to,Bought a lot of guns from them,They had a # of those S&W pintos at that time,never bought one .Then went across the street to Gart Brothers & bought more.Here is the last S&W I got from Swanson Custom Firearms. 6/23/79.class A engr.66.
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box of 380 from Swanson`s

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Is Swanson's still there? I visit Denver 1 or 2 times a year but haven't been downtown on Broadway in awhile. I also enjoyed Gart Bros big store fo rthe fly fishing dept. My son worked there for awhile back about the late 80's.
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Is Swanson's still there? I visit Denver 1 or 2 times a year but haven't been downtown on Broadway in awhile. I also enjoyed Gart Bros big store fo rthe fly fishing dept. My son worked there for awhile back about the late 80's.
I think Swanson`s closed up in the early 1980`s.It was a very nice shop,But I think they had a little problen with some one.
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I believe that would be a horse of a different color.

"Pinto" - Blue frame, nickel cylinder and barrel.
"Paint" - Nickel frame, blue cylinder and barrel.

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You do know that pinto is just spanish for paint or painted.
im not saying you are wrong, just that your'e saying the same thing in another language.

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Well, I learned something, which is always good. Seems I have a "Pinto" and a "Paint". Though they mean the same thing, I like the way they describe the guns. Here are mine, a "Pinto" and a "Paint".
Not great pics, but I am getting better.
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Those are some beautiful revolvers you guys have pictured in the thread.
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