Recent content by wrsmith12

The stainless I was talking about was under the grip. Please see photo. On the back cylinder is the serial# in two parts ie. 6k90 xxx, and a star. It just occured to me that if it was plated they would have dipped the whole piece. OOOh dopey moi. Again thankyou Bill

I,ve done the grip removal and I found an R-N inside a box it's also stamped with a G11, 6x768, G2, G7, and 377 all on the left side. On the right side a D inside a box and P inside a box. The metal is a casted stainless and I looked for any signs of an old finish with negative results. It's all...

wrsmith12 14-3 I was told to attach a picture to my post. I think I may have it now. Wish me luck

Hello, I'm brand new and was just reading the post. I'm impressed with the genorosity of spirit and information. Though I'm not a fan of Rush Goerbels "cudos." I'm also a new handgun owner. Due a gift from a relative. It's a S&W 38 special CTG w/ 8 1/2" barrel, mirrored nickle finish,in box with...