Well after 32 yrs of buying guns I finally ended up with a Nickel gun. I walked into my local gun shop and in talking to the owner I mentioned that over the years I have sold a few that I wish I had back. I told him I would love to have the 19-3 I sold last year. He stares at me for a second and then walks away from me and goes into the back room, when he comes back he says " you looking for something like this ? " I was kind of in shock and I know there were a few guys in the store that would have bought that gun on the spot , unlike me who had to make 4 payments of $125 . Anyway I picked it up today .

I'd say 'ya done good.
Jim

Thank You Jim, the gun is a lot cleaner in person than my cell phone photos show, I removed that trigger shoe or whatever that thing is called. I seriously dont think this gun has a hundred rounds through it ,everything is still stiff .

They make great carry guns. I have a 2 1/2" M66-1, which is the same gun in stainless. It's one of my most carried K-Frames.
Gotta love those Combat Magnums.
Jim

Thats a good one to have for your first nickle.
Love those Combat Magnums...



chuck

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Very nice gun. The big thing to remember is to Never, Never clean a nickel gun with Hopeis #9 solvent, or any solvent that has amonia in it.
The amonia can get under the nickel and desolve the thin copper that is under the nickel and coated on the gun steel.

How many old S&Ws from the 1900s that have patchs of the nickel off the gun? Most all old gun cleaners were mostly amonia based.

Brian Kenny
SWCA # 908

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Yes...for goodness sake take care of her. Early plated guns were first copper-plated unlike the electroless-nickel process. Nickel is great to look at, but you have to be very careful, a nick or scratch could end it all. Like said above...I have more than one older nickel-gun that is simply trashed because the former owner/owners did not take care of them. They are good shooters, but nothing to look at. Yours is a "Sunday-go-to-meeting" gun. Enjoy!

Thanks for the advise on the cleaning guys , I haven't shot or cleaned it with anything yet . Most everything I own still looks like new and this one will be no exception

Snubbiefan , its funny that you mention "Sunday go to meeting " gun because while in the gunshop making a payment I made the comment to myself that this would be my " Sunday Gun "

I also have one of those in addition to a 4 and 6 inch nickel 19. I think the nickel snub 19 is just a very handsome and elegant gun. Mine is my favorite 38 special. I do not enjoy shooting magnums in it.

You bet....the "non-rural" folks may never have heard that phrase before. But....where I come from, the old-timers used the phrase all the time to mean something was really dressed-up and looking good.

Personally, I am not a big fan of plated guns and am in the process of selling one right now. I don't bash them for sure, but they can be tender. A nice perfect, waxed-up plated gun can't hardly be beat for looks. If you have one...cherish it.

The nickel 19 might be the best looking of all snubs, I want one.

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There are a number of S&W revolvers that look great in nickel and the M19 is one of them.

Congratulations on a great buy.

I use Break Free on my nickel guns, in the bores and outside. Also never use a lead-free type cleaner or cloth as it will also remove the nickel.

As you shoot it the front of the cylinder will "blacken-up". I suggest you clean it minimally and live with the black cylinder front. Only when you plan to sell it would you might want to really clean the black off. Again this protects the nickel.

Additionally do not use a silicone cloth or a oil-soaked cloth that has too much use in it already. The embedded grit will scratch the finish, even on blued guns.

Nice sixgun!

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Golly. I have a 30 year old nickel plated 22/32 kit gun. It has never been cleaned with anything BUT Hoppes #9, and the finish is fine.

Very nice M19. I have a 2-1/2" also in the nickel. Great guns.

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James