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Old 01-12-2017, 08:19 PM
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Hopefully this is the right thread. I use to be a member, but guess I let my time slide and had to sign up again Curious if anyone has any info. on this model 64 I just picked up. Marked NY-1 so assume police trade? Has the d/a trigger like my Delaware Dept. of Corrections 64. Has unique grips. I was told snake, but then someone said no, they were Caiman? Thanks!

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Weird, but cool!
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Nice 64 and cool/unique grips . The DAO S&W action is butter smooth. I have one like yours and it's my favorite all around shooter
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It's a New York Police Dept. gun. They were marked with NY1 on the crane to denote they fit the criteria specified for officer use. Double action only and bobbed hammer. I seem to remember a more subdued grayish finish to cut down on glare. Yours might not have made it into a police holster. The 9MM was adopted right before a large recruit class went in so all the revolvers in inventory were sold to distributors.

They came with standard Magna stocks, so you could either keep those on, add a Tyler T-Grip to the Magnas, or do what most cops did, and put Pachmyr Gripper rubbers on there. Those were the only ones authorized since they had the little window on the bottom that allowed the serial number to be viewed for inspection.

The 64 came in after the Model 10 was phased out in about 1988. A cop named Marvin Yearwood cocked
The hammer on his Model 10 as he held an unarmed kid at gunpoint and blew his head off. Officers could choose the 64-1 or the Ruger Service Six, and then the Ruger GPNY after the Six was phased out by Ruger. The 64 was much more popular. It was my first duty gun and wish I had kept it.

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I like. Makes a boring DAO unique.
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Those are good functional guns. Got one new back in 1980. Still have it. Always hated the overdone barrel, but stainless Smiths were so hard to find, I bought it anyway. Way back, I gave it to my daughter. After about a year she gave it back and told me to find her another gun. She hated it too. The 38 Special loads are not something you have to control with a ten pound barrel. Very ill conceived.
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Those are good functional guns. Got one new back in 1980. Still have it. Always hated the overdone barrel, but stainless Smiths were so hard to find, I bought it anyway. Way back, I gave it to my daughter. After about a year she gave it back and told me to find her another gun. She hated it too. The 38 Special loads are not something you have to control with a ten pound barrel. Very ill conceived.
I disagree. I prefer the heavy barrel. I've have a bunch of heavy barrel K frames. Love them. I do have a standard barrel 67-1. Feels different and maybe points a bit better, but not enough to make a difference to the target. They are a bit heavier, but nothing dramatic.
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Nice thread. Learned something.

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Nice M64!
Like kbm6893 I prefer the heavy barrel. For me the HB feels more solid. Maybe I'm just used to the heavy barrel after shooting two M10-8s for years. My 67 no dash doesn't quite feel as good.

Obviously the original K frame "standard" barrel is heavy enough to be serviceable over years of use. Why did S&W come out with the heavy barrel?
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Welcome from Arkansas! Very nice find!
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KBM6893:

I appreciate your comments/observations, always interesting and on-point.

Cruzans:

Good luck with the Model 64. It is the stablemate to my first issue revolver, the Model 65. Whenever possible, I opted to carry a target sighted revolver as it was easier, for me, to pick up the sights.

JM2C and sorry for the thread drift.

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Thanks all. Another Q - the gun has average wear marks, and everywhere there is wear, the finish is a shiny SS. With that said, couldn't I have the entire gun buffed/blasted and turn it into a great looking SS finish ? It looks like the dulled finish for the PD comes off fairly easy. Thoughts? Or is is all just personal preference seeing the gun isn't worth a lot of $$
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Thanks all. Another Q - the gun has average wear marks, and everywhere there is wear, the finish is a shiny SS. With that said, couldn't I have the entire gun buffed/blasted and turn it into a great looking SS finish ? It looks like the dulled finish for the PD comes off fairly easy. Thoughts? Or is is all just personal preference seeing the gun isn't worth a lot of $$
A rag and Mothers Mag Polish and a few hours rubbing it in by hand while watching TV will make it shine like a mirror. If you do that, when you are done I would properly remove the side plate and blast in there with some brake cleaner. Don't want the polish to get into the internals. The hammer block will fall out but it goes right back on. Don't cock the hammer with the side plate off. At the very least pull the trigger enough to get the hammer back and blast the cleaner in there and then also from underneath behind the trigger. Follow with compressed air to blow anything else out and a drop of oil in both spots. Dry fire to spread it around and you're done.

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