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The "California trigger" results in an overly hard pull in single action and adds a tiny bit of creep. The sear engagement is such that on pulling the hammer is raised ever so slightly. It's surmised that this is in deference to the California drop test, but not officially established as so.

I've had poor results with Colt QA. And on top of that current pythons and anacondas have the California trigger, couple hundred bucks to get that corrected.

I have a 25-2 with both cylinders. The barrel shank is longer than a standard 45 Colt 25, so the 45 Colt cylinder is shorter than standard.

I don't get the model number. 625 should be stainless.

Both the S&W 25 and Blackhawk cylinders in 45 Colt will blow out at about 60,000. The S&W is more susceptible to developing end shake, not because the frame stretches, but because the yoke tail cuts a groove in the bottom of the cylinder well. The Blackhawk locates the cylinder by the neck...

Refinish date is Jan 1960. I think it had an easy life, it would rate 98% if you ignored the refinish point. It's a quality refinish, lettering sharp, no gouges , scratches etc. Looks original. I think I'll keep it, it's pretty if nothing else.

Once some time ago I said 29-2s were going to sell for more than new 29s and got laughed at.

It's just the side plate. Might be a miss-matched part.

How does a S&W factory refinish affect the value of these?

I wondered for a long time about the suppressor on a revolver thing. Everybody said it doesn't work, but nobody had any real answers. So, I did it myself. Dan Wesson 22 with user adjustable cylinder gap. Set the gap as tight as I could get away with. The can quiets it down some but not a lot...

Years ago, my wife was starting trigger squeeze on a S&W model 10 in SA mode when she got knocked appetite over tea kettle. Came up with the hammer down and no discharge. Obvious that the hammer block got there before the hammer.

I have no faith in a rod for cylinder alignment. It's bore diameter which allows the chamber to be out of alignment by as much as the groove depth. Simpler to light the bore and look.

The US commercial 200 grain load was called a police load. No idea of when it came into being or any connection with the British service load.

Guess I had it in my head that this occurred in WWI. Calling it a Regulation Police makes me wonder if the sights are regulated for the old 200 grain load.

The number is 1 60. What do we call this revolver? I'm getting curious about the history of the hammer block.