Recent content by Ron16851

Well, I passed on to the owner all the information and thoughts I gathered here. As it stands right now, my customer is going to hold on to it for now and think about what he wants to do with it. He said he was going to research the 32-44 cartridge to see if it would be viable to try to find...

Mike (first-model) and handejector, thanks for the estimates, that is sorta what I have been leaning towards by the comments and because it has been modified. Scooter123, you are correct sir, it is not paint, those are actually something embedded into the recesses. As old as it is it very well...

Cylinder length- 1.423" Rear of chamber - 0.345" Front of chamber - 0.320 Groove to Groove dia - 0.320" I looked over the other thread but no one seems to want to give a value. The one talked about there it was said it had about 10% of the finish and one person mentioned 1000 The one I have...

I am assuming at this time that this would not be considered a "Collectors" revolver (to a point) if the barrel has been chopped and the front sight replaced. What might be the street value? Also, what cartridge might be safely fired through it? .32 S&W Short or Long?

The grips are not marked with the S/N. Here's some pictures of the front of the barrel, front sight and chambers

Tomorrow I'll pull the grips and take a good picture of the muzzle and front sight and post it.

Bob L, I'm also a member of the OGCA and a member of the Ruger Owners and Collectors Society. We get invited to the July show each year to show our Rugers. I collect and show my Ruger double actions (Security Six, Police Service Six and Speed Six) so if you're a member I will be there again...

A customer brought me this S&W .32-44 CTG top break revolver and wanted me to identify/evaluate/value. He has no clue on what the markings mean, in the box with the gun was a old box of .32-20 cases and he asked if this is what it shot. I told him those wouldn't even chamber in it. Looking...

Hi all, I run a small (just me) gunsmithing business in central PA (just outside Penn Sate University (main Campus). I'm an 01 FFL w/ 03 SOT. I do general firearms repair and Cerakote and sell/transfer NFA firearms. I joined because I do get a number of S&W owners and so far I've been able to...