OK, here's another R.M. Vivas special he got from some retiring NYPD Patrolman. He sold it to a friend of mine for an unbelievably low price because it was the ugliest revolver you have ever seen. Hardly any finish left on it, pitted heavily under the grips. Maybe never cleaned. My friend sent it off to Smith and Wesson for a refinish in matte blue ($170). They also replaced a few worn parts while they had it apart. It came back looking good, but they had to polish off so much metal under the grips to remove the pits, the grips no longer fit! A little judicious use of a wood file and sandpaper, and all was well again. The only problem, you can't put a new set of grips on it unless you custom fit them! I guess you could put a set of Pachmeyers on it....



He got tired of it and sold it to me, I have shot it in a few IDPA matches, shoots great. This is the revolver the wife keeps close by when I'm not at home.



It is a 10-8, serial number puts it being manufactured in 1982.