Couldn't pass up this model 58

[mudbug123]

Purchased a model 58 with box at auction. Gun's in very good condition. Guessing late '70's manufacture. My question is about the grip. Is it actually the correct one? The seller was unsure & I can't decipher the markings on the box.
Thanks!

 

[biku324]

That very nice 58 should have Magna grips rather than those target grips.

 

[Truckman]

That one shipped with PC Magnas...The targets were added later......Ben

 

[Baxter6551]

Great find !!! A beauty. Yes it should have Magna (service) grips thus the "S" marking on the Bo's label.
Those targets don't fit very well. I might be mistaken but I might have read the model 58 had Magnas specific to that model ?
I owned one briefly around 1975/76. Police trade in from San Francisco.

 

[Vtgw938]

Like Truckman said, they would be the PC version of the N magnas. Instead of a flat bottom to the grip it would be rounded.

 

[Alk8944]

The original stocks for all Model 58s and 520s were the P.C. Magnas pictured in the post just above. To the best of my knowledge these were the only N-Frame revolvers ever issued with the P.C. Magna stocks. Because of this they are difficult to find!

 

[mudbug123]

Wow! That was fast. Thanks guys!
Now, the fun part, tracking down the correct grips

 

[Model19man]

Purchased a model 58 with box at auction. Gun's in very good condition. Guessing late '70's manufacture. My question is about the grip. Is it actually the correct one? The seller was unsure & I can't decipher the markings on the box.
Thanks!

I owned a M57 revolver 40 years ago that had those grips. I do not think they are appropriate for a Model 58 however they would be considered an upgrade.

 

[A10]

Nice 58! The Nframe PC magnas can be found, but they will cost a bit. Were it mine I'd slide a set of stag magnas on it while you search!

 

[Retired W4]

The original stocks for all Model 58s and 520s were the P.C. Magnas pictured in the post just above. To the best of my knowledge these were the only N-Frame revolvers ever issued with the P.C. Magna stocks. Because of this they are difficult to find!

The 520 had N PC magnsa as well. It's much less common than the 58.

 

[Pantherclass2004]

Great find. Dont see those for sale much any longer

 

[Jack Flash]

Just wondering if they could be ordered with Target Stocks back then. I know this box specifies "standard" as noted above.

I have one with TS that look like they are from the same period as the gun. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to surmise that the dealer changed them before he sold the gun when new.

 

[Frank Black]

My M58 came with the Magnas to which I later added an Old School Tyler T-Grip.

Pic attached (pre-Tyler).

 

[gerhard1]

The 520 had N PC magnsa as well. It's much less common than the 58.

This is correct. I have both models and they do come with the PC grip.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Everyone is correct. However....the official name is NOT PC magnas but Modified Magnas. Just like the model 64 no dash does NOT have a pencil barrel, it has the standard taper barrel (as opposed to the heavy or bull barrel).

In memory of Artdoc a/k/a Saxon Pig

 

[Charlie Foxtrott]

My model 64 no dash came new with the heavy barrel.

Everyone is correct. However....the official name is NOT PC magnas but Modified Magnas. Just like the model 64 no dash does NOT have a pencil barrel, it has the standard taper barrel (as opposed to the heavy or bull barrel).

In memory of Artdoc a/k/a Saxon Pig

A great purchase it remains the wife's car gun.

 

[gwpercle]

The larger Targets are more ... "shootable " but , not the original grips that came with the model 58 ...
They should be PC ( Modified ) Magnas ... see post 13 for photo ... my model 58 , my avatar , came with the Magmas and a aluminum Tyler T Grip Adapter set up ... Carried by a Louisiana Motorcycle Police Officer .
When I found how valuable these grips and now also the Tyler adapters have become ... I replaced them with a set of Ahrends Retro Combats ...
I still shoot it and the dark red cocobolo grips Kim made are much more "good looking " !
I sure do love the work Kim Ahrend did with grips !

Congratulations on your find ... the Model 58 is my Favorite Shooter .... You Gonna Love It !
Gary

 

[Retired W4]

BTW, Jim Supica, in the SCSW, refers to the stocks on the M-58 and the M-520 as "PC style grips".

 

[A10]

Everyone is correct. However....the official name is NOT PC magnas but Modified Magnas. Just like the model 64 no dash does NOT have a pencil barrel, it has the standard taper barrel (as opposed to the heavy or bull barrel).

In memory of Artdoc a/k/a Saxon Pig

I miss SP...he was a wonderful curmudgeon! And, not surprisingly, absolutely correct, at least most of the time. As I recall he labeled the Model 58 as useless......

 

[Retired W4]

I miss SP...he was a wonderful curmudgeon! And, not surprisingly, absolutely correct, at least most of the time. As I recall he labeled the Model 58 as useless......

Yep, that's one of few times he was wrong. The 58 is everything you need, nothing you don't. Just one person's opinion, of course.