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09-25-2020, 01:13 PM
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Glass Bead Blue Finish ?
I have a M19-5, 2 1/2" that was shipped to the U.S. Government, State Department. I somehow ended up with two letters dated about 3 weeks apart. The two were pretty much identical EXCEPT one states matte blue finish and the other letter states "glass bead blue finish". I will chalk up the two letter thing to admin error, but the question of the different terms is a little puzzling. Are the terms inter-changeable as S&W is concerned or is there a difference?
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09-25-2020, 01:21 PM
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Matte is the same thing as glass bead. It's also known as a satin finish. It is a uniform, non polished, even finish.
The other non polished finish is brushed, which has very fine parallel lines going lengthwise.
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09-25-2020, 01:22 PM
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Interchangeable, although a matte finish may be obtained by methods other than glass bead blasting.
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09-25-2020, 02:29 PM
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Thanks. Here is the revolver with the finish mentioned above. It is a 1987 piece, probably on the cusp of the government switching to pistols. Oddly enough. the letters don't mention the type of grips, just round butt grips.
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09-25-2020, 03:10 PM
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The Diplomatic Security Service Model 19-5 guns were ordered with the Pachmayr Compac Pro grips as shown in your photograph.
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09-25-2020, 03:25 PM
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09-25-2020, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by WCCPHD
The Diplomatic Security Service Model 19-5 guns were ordered with the Pachmayr Compac Pro grips as shown in your photograph.
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Thank you Bill for that great information.
The letter states 615 in the order.
Last edited by Retired W4; 09-25-2020 at 07:27 PM.
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