Would anyone know where I can purchase some new or excellent condition yoke/sideplate screws for 1975-1985 K frames ?
Blued ( model 17 and 19 ) need @ 6 each of the bottom two screws.
I haven't seen any online at the big gun parts stores, and heard S&W is out at this time. Trying to find some here locally in the San Antonio Texas area.
Texan- DO NOT buy from Numrich or any of their affiliates. Virtually all parts are from guns stripped for parts and NOT NEW. I learned the hard way. They shipped a mod 17 centre rod that had the end 1/4" of rod re-welded off centre & would not fit thru ejector rod. They shipped a Python ratchet with one lobe missing. Better to wait for genuine new parts & buy several for your own parts bin. I have three complete sets in Blue &SS and would not sell.
Brownells has new factory parts, sideplate screws included. As previously noted, you'll have to fit the cylinder retaining screw-which might involve not only length, but diameter of the tip.
I bought a new model 60 where the front screw hadn't been properly fitted at the factory. One day, I went to reload it and when I swung the cylinder out, the yoke & cylinder fell on the ground. The unfitted screw wore through the retaining flange on the yoke. This was before the lifetime warranty, but they made it right.