Badquaker
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I went to the gunshow this weekend with money to burn. An easy way to spend time and cash. I wasn't looking for it, but found it by accident while my friend was buying from a dealer. Guy says "I'm negotiable on these three". First two didn't even register. Third was a 629-5, unfluted cylinder, with a 3" barrel. It has the wrong box and no papers. Looks like it's been rattling around in a drawer its entire life. Some light scuff marks. Round butt with rosewood grips. I opened the cylinder and there is no flame cut on the top strap. No burn ring on the front of the cylinder (someone cleaned it). I hide my drooling. He wants 13. I tell him my offer will be insulting, but I didnt come looking for it, so wont miss it. I hit him at a K. He comes back at 12. I say split and offer 11. He wants to haggle a little more. I explain 11 benjimans is it. Take it or leave it. I walk over to my friend who is still working his buy. After about 20 minutes we talk again. He takes the 11 and I take the gun. On the way home I do a little research. I think this is a lew horton. I thought these were only made in blue. Dang... I think I scored. Get home and strip it down on the bench and hose it down with oil to begin the cleaning process. The lockwork looked very dry. A very small amount of carbon fouling around the forcing cone. More stuck on dust than anything. Let it set for a couple days and start cleaning today. Cleaning the yoke and feel a sharp edge on the side of the tube that the cylinder rides on. There is a small crack. Probably less than a 1/4". The end of the tube looks like its been tapped on. I'm guessing someone was trying to lengthen the tube to tighten up the fit. It doesn't really affect operation, and there is zero play in lockup, but still sucks. I keep cleaning and my qtip snags on the forcing cone. The end of the cone looks like it has a thick layer of lead. It wont flick off or move. It looks like the factory forgot to finish machining the end of the forcing cone. Now I'm wondering what I actually bought. Did someone put together a frankenstein? It all looks right. The numbers all match.
I really did not intend to write an essay.
So here are my questions
is ccs5848 an actual LH?
I would assume circa 2000
is the cracked yoke tube a terminal issue?
I went to the gunshow this weekend with money to burn. An easy way to spend time and cash. I wasn't looking for it, but found it by accident while my friend was buying from a dealer. Guy says "I'm negotiable on these three". First two didn't even register. Third was a 629-5, unfluted cylinder, with a 3" barrel. It has the wrong box and no papers. Looks like it's been rattling around in a drawer its entire life. Some light scuff marks. Round butt with rosewood grips. I opened the cylinder and there is no flame cut on the top strap. No burn ring on the front of the cylinder (someone cleaned it). I hide my drooling. He wants 13. I tell him my offer will be insulting, but I didnt come looking for it, so wont miss it. I hit him at a K. He comes back at 12. I say split and offer 11. He wants to haggle a little more. I explain 11 benjimans is it. Take it or leave it. I walk over to my friend who is still working his buy. After about 20 minutes we talk again. He takes the 11 and I take the gun. On the way home I do a little research. I think this is a lew horton. I thought these were only made in blue. Dang... I think I scored. Get home and strip it down on the bench and hose it down with oil to begin the cleaning process. The lockwork looked very dry. A very small amount of carbon fouling around the forcing cone. More stuck on dust than anything. Let it set for a couple days and start cleaning today. Cleaning the yoke and feel a sharp edge on the side of the tube that the cylinder rides on. There is a small crack. Probably less than a 1/4". The end of the tube looks like its been tapped on. I'm guessing someone was trying to lengthen the tube to tighten up the fit. It doesn't really affect operation, and there is zero play in lockup, but still sucks. I keep cleaning and my qtip snags on the forcing cone. The end of the cone looks like it has a thick layer of lead. It wont flick off or move. It looks like the factory forgot to finish machining the end of the forcing cone. Now I'm wondering what I actually bought. Did someone put together a frankenstein? It all looks right. The numbers all match.
I really did not intend to write an essay.
So here are my questions
is ccs5848 an actual LH?
I would assume circa 2000
is the cracked yoke tube a terminal issue?
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