I agree with gaucho1, my thoughts on this may make some purists cringe a bit, but:

I think we, (as gun guys, car guys are guilty too...) spend too much time worrying about issues of collectibility, originality, condition, rarity, etc...
That's not to say that there aren't completely valid arguements for these issues, but in this case, I believe it just comes down to a guy wanting a revolver exactly the way he pictures it in his mind. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. I say go for it, with speed & without regret.

I had a big-time car collector once lament to me once, that he feared, "...he was only keeping this stuff nice for other people to enjoy when he was dead..."

I kind of took that to heart. It only takes a big "bomb" to drop in someone's life to make all the little sh&% that once seemed so important to start looking like chicken sh%$. Life is too short...make that revolver the way you want & then share the pics. Good luck with the project.