Originally Posted by StakeOut

After having this Pre 25 Model of 1955 5 screw revolver for a few weeks and having shot it twice I decided to give it a thorough cleaning.

I purchased a gallon of K-1 Kerosene and a plastic tub to use for soaking the gun clean of dried up grease and oil that may have been still from the original factory lubrication.

I took off the grips and stripped it down except for the rear sight,trigger group hand and the cylinder.I couldn't find my cylinder tool so I left the ejector rod on rather than possibly marring it up.

After the kerosene bath for 5 days I scrubbed out the cylinder holes and bore with a 50 cal brush and reassembled starting with the last parts removed.Each piece got wiped down and oiled before putting it back in the gun.

I last did this in 1983 on my NYPD Model 10-6 so it was just like riding a bike.

All back together and working better than before the bath.