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I was convinced that the revolver was original finish. The buyer had apparently only seen a pic of the sideplate logo. He has since seen the entire revolver and now agrees that it is original finish. I appreciate your help.

Thanks for your help.

Hi Folks, Not sure if this is the correct part of the forum to post this question. However, I have a Model 29-2 1977 era that I have always assumed to be new/mint. The side plate logo is not as crisp as others in my collection. So, can you tell me what could cause this? All other markings...

800 lbs. of wheel weights can deliver over 26,000 215 gr bullets. I guess that should keep you busy for a while.:D:) I've been casting for years but only sporadically. There's something very satisfying about knowing that you made the bullets from scratch. Nice pics!

Yesterday, I posted a picture of a bowling pin that I shot with my FNH FiveseveN and my S&W 29-2 6 1/2 inch. There seemed to be some doubt that only 15 rounds out of a 44 Magnum could do so much damage. Today, I decided to sacrifice another one of my bowling pins. I used Lyman 429421 250...

The Pin was in perfect new condition (other than being used in a bowling alley) when I started. 25 rounds of 5.7x28 didn't do much of anything. The .44 Magnum punched through the Pin in short order. I have shot Bowling Pins before, but have not witnessed such destruction. Bowling Pin...

Well, this made my day. I have been working with an FNH FiveseveN pistol recently and I took this bowling pin out to see what my 5.7x28 reloads would do to it. 25 rounds later a few chips out of the plastic and a few small holes. The Rifleman article was fresh in my mind. I went back in...

Beautiful! Just goes to show you they're still out there!

This is the third case of this type I have seen, so I knew it was original. One I saw a few years ago also held a 57. I definitely won't keep it in the case. The silk/rayon? is perfect. It looks like this is a 1964/1965 piece. Does anyone know how these were shipped? Later Smiths...

I still have some bottles of wine and scotch that I've had for years. What if I die without ever drinking them???:eek:

I have 4" and 8 3/8" Mod 57 shooters. The 4" is incredibly accurate. I doubt if I'll shoot this one. It has been sitting around for almost 50 years without any evidence of being shot. There are the never ending discussions of to shoot or not to shoot. For now, I just want it to look...

Picked this up at a local gun show. It looks unfired. Beautiful...

I don't have any pics, sorry.

I was wondering if someone could give me a ballpark value on two revolvers. One is a K-22 Outdoorsman. It is 98-99% in a red box. I don't have the serial number. The second is a pre 36 Baby Chief w/half moon sight in the red box. Looks to be unfired with a small rust spot on the cylinder...

Mike, I sent in a 3" 624 a while ago to be checked for the same problem. It was returned with a letter that said that it was inspected and passed. It also doesn't say what it was inspected for.