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As promised, the revolver arrived and the number hand written inside the right stock in very faint pencil appears to be 168672. If they came off another revolver with that serial number, looks like it would have been a 1918 revolver. Also, looks like all parts - frame, side plate, crane...

You mean that stuff they use to keep objects from falling over? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07qJS67lSuI If not that stuff, do you have a link to where it's sold??

Here is the box if it matters to anyone.

How can I respectfully remove green corrosion from historic ammunition and its box? I did some research but didn't see a clear-cut way to do this. Attached is a photo of some WWII .45 ACP ammo that goes with my 1942 1911A1. Not sure how museums do this; I want to remove and stop the...

Will do - when it gets here.

Yes, that's perfectly clear - thank you!

See attached photos. Otherwise, all SN's match; GHS inspection stamp.

Greetings - another gun new to me. In fact, I've not even received it from the seller yet. I'm trying to learn whether the grips are from the 1917 period, or later style replacements from arsenal refurbishment. The seller states that the grips are unnumbered. This is a S&W M1917 SN 70xx. Can...

Sorry for the tardy reply - no evidence that there was ever anything written in grease pencil anywhere on any surface of the box. Just smells like boxes in my grandparent's attic.

Only -- and I mean only -- because of everyone here. You gave the information, ideas and confidence to call and negotiate the problem. Thank you!

Success: case closed Called a few times to follow-up (just because). Got the actual refund today. Anybody want to buy a box? ;-)

Thank you. I used some other search terms and got some hits here in the forum. Looks like Oxpho, Nu-Blue and Blue Wonder are popular. I'm all ears.

NOTE: I'm sure this is discussed elsewhere in this forum but I must have not used the search tool effectively as I didn't see it. Replying with a link to the proper threads is welcomed! 1. Dry stocks. On my 27-2 there is a dry area on the end of the original wood stocks (see photo). A...

I'm so thankful to each of you for your help! I will post another update when I receive the refund to close the loop. I'm cautiously optimistic.

Well, only worked out because of the help of the fabulous people here!