Bob—we should say great minds think alike! I immediately thought of your thead and great old gun when I saw this thread.
just acquired a really rough model 36, looks like from 1955
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I'm honored that you remembered it. Easy for me 'cause it's right here at my side.
Hope the OP will post some shots so we can follow the progress.
Hope the OP will post some shots so we can follow the progress.
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El_Phantasmo
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I believe that'll clean up okay.
Bobbed hammer is unusual, but sort of neat.
Keep us posted on what you do.
Bobbed hammer is unusual, but sort of neat.
Keep us posted on what you do.
It looks ugly now, but trust me it will look a lot better after a ATF solution bath and bronze wool rub down. Might not win no beauty pageants but that is not what frame snubs are about anyway. Wouldn't surprise me a bit if once it was cleaned up and the insides hose out it passed all the function tests and shot fine.
AAt the very least soak it scrub it. Tame the side plate off. Hose the insides out with carb cleaner while working the action a couple times. Put a DROP of oil on pivot points and spring loaded trigger slide. Put side plate back on. Make sure the screw above and forward of trigger goes back it that hole.
Function tests. check out these
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...ver-prior-purchase.html?491453=#post139274509
Revolver checkout: how to tell if a particular specimen is any good
AAt the very least soak it scrub it. Tame the side plate off. Hose the insides out with carb cleaner while working the action a couple times. Put a DROP of oil on pivot points and spring loaded trigger slide. Put side plate back on. Make sure the screw above and forward of trigger goes back it that hole.
Function tests. check out these
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-re...ver-prior-purchase.html?491453=#post139274509
Revolver checkout: how to tell if a particular specimen is any good
Arquebus357
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I love finding S&W classic revolvers down on their luck. I paid $300 for this one.
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El_Phantasmo
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It looks either broken, or someone just hacked it off and didn't take much time when they did it. It looks really bad and the edges are sharp. I'll probably get a replacement hammer if there's such a thing out there.
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El_Phantasmo
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I love finding S&W classic revolvers down on their luck. I paid $300 for this one.
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Wow! Looks great after!
bigggbbruce
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I love finding S&W classic revolvers down on their luck. I paid $300 for this one.
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I have a gun that the left side is messed up. Right is good.
You show a messed up right side, then photo shoot the left..
How does the right side look ? Compared to my gun not all that great I'd bet.
Oh. I see it's been reblued.. not apples to apples.
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JohnnieBoy
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El_Phantasmo
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Yikes!
A thumb wouldn't like that.
A thumb wouldn't like that.
Get that baby soaking in ATF/Acetone! It hurts to look at that rust!
bigggbbruce
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Many years ago, about 40 or so, my girlfriend and I went to a secluded road next to a river near Jackson, California..When I got to the sandy beach I saw what I thought was a toy gun in the sand.
No toy.. it was a Model 36..
It could have only been there a few hours, as it needed no other care then to clean off the sand..
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I had it run through an LGS came up clean..
No other action needed..
No toy.. it was a Model 36..
It could have only been there a few hours, as it needed no other care then to clean off the sand..
90%+I had it run through an LGS came up clean..
No other action needed..
JohnnieBoy
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Yeah, that hammer is broken, probably from being dropped. They're surprisingly brittle. You can either replace it or convert it into a pocket hammer. Either way, that 36 should clean up into a nice little piece. Good score.
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M12-2, 1972 immersed in WD 40 for 2 months, and periodically gone over with a bronze brush. Then blown out with air, then gun scrubber, then more air, then lubed. I think it would be a waste of money to blue it. Works and times perfectly. Have not fired it yet, but I have some mid range wadcutters to run through it
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notsofast
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I love finding S&W classic revolvers down on their luck. I paid $300 for this one.
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The way you guys clean up rusty blue revolvers is amazing. I have tried atf/acetone, Hoppe's, 3in one oil, mineral spirits, non-chlorinated brake cleaner, diesel, clp, kroill; all of it with bronze wool and the surface gets smoother but not prettier. I guess I lack the magic touch.
Well, mine is not all that " cleaned up", but it is to bare metal. The pitting was very deep. But it is worth the 160.00 shipped that I paid for it
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ABPOS
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If I had a 36 that was super bad, I would think about getting it parkerizd. It looks so cool.
