Recent content by h2oboywp

I feel your pain, I had a 4536, a couple years ago I found out it was a low production piece. I still have the s/n written down in my safe, maybe someone on here might have it. Also had a 125th Anniversary N frame .45 that I got to build myself when I worked in the fitting room, presentation...

I remember watching Russ as he was performing his art at S&W. It's amazing how they use their tools like we would use a pencil. I also had the pleasure of watching Domingo Jaquin (sp?), another true artist and both were very humble guys.

You said your friend buffed off the rust. Maybe he buffed the cocking notch on the bottom of the hammer and removed or rounded the notch.

Serial numbers were stamped in the ejector housing of the barrel, and the yoke on pistols, underneath the extractor and on the cylinder between the extractor pins that had been re-blued or re-nickled. This was to prevent the parts from being mixed with other guns. All these stampings were to...

I worked in the S&W service dept. We received a model 10 from a local P.D. that had all 6 rounds in bbl. Barrel had 6 bulges but did not split. I guess that officer did not qualify.

I worked at S&W from 1971 to 1980, started in the welding dept, went to fitting room then to customer service and restored many antiques. I've seen a 44 mag with the top half of the cyl blown apart and the top strap of the frame missing all because the owner was shooting HOT loads. We replaced...

Back in the 70s we used to make those pieces out of cylinders and barrels that were rejected because of the finish. The guys in the stock department used to cut the scrap stock wood the size we needed. Call it recycling, we didn't waste anything.

Nice piece, I remember building these guns and the "Gold" was actually a crayon type of application. You would rub it into the stamping and wipe it off with a polishing cloth.