Reblued?
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Gonna need more pics. Especially the other side
DoubleNickel
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Will need more than one picture but it doesn’t look like it from that one.
DoubleNickel
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What makes you suspect it is?
Looks good to me, but I am no rebluing expert...Usually the folks that know these things say to look at edges for rounding, flat spots, side plate gaps and faint or missing lettering on the barrel or frame.
Take off the grips and take pics of both sides in case it was stamped from a factory reblue.
bigggbbruce
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Agree, looks original. Lettering on barrel looks good.
Need to see side plate for sure.
Need to see side plate for sure.
Alk8944
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O.P. From the appearance of the sideplate seam and screws that gun has not been re-finished. Even a factory re-finish will show very slight rounding of the sideplate seam and the area around the sideplate screws, and the photo shows they are absolutely sharp!
austintexas
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What I look for in a Smith that I suspect has had a reblue is #1 the front of the extractor Where you push to extract empties should be in the white. rebluers seldom clean the blue off of it. 2nd is the base of the pin usually covered by target or magna grips but can be seen with service grips is buffed flat during prep for a reblue.
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It looks legit to me. If it was refinished, someone must have paid an insane amount of money to have it done perfectly and I think it is unlikely someone would spend that kind of money on a pretty common S&W revolver.
1Celticfozzie
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As stated prior, I also believe it to be an original finish. The old time S&W blueing was superb and can’t be replicated. Unless you have deep pockets. 2 buddies had Trunbull reblue a few guns. They are works of art but was expensive.
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Please post a photo. I suspect a reblue because of the dished out sideplate holes.
bananaman
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You've got a great looking shooter there! You can't take that away regardless if reblue or not. I have a 14-3 that I like a lot. Bob
1Celticfozzie
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Could also be from someone not using the correct screwdriver. Seen plenty of that in dept revolvers over the years.
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That, plus the very slightly softened edges. Also, the gripstraps have been buffed. The Factory did not buff them.
I think it is a very high quality reblue.
I think a re-blue.
The S&W logo/medallion is blurred from buffing.
The grit lines on the side plate don't go in any direction that would indicate a factory polish with the plate installed on the frame. From 1 oclock sweeping down to 7 oclock.
Plus there are heavier grit polish lines all over the gun in spots that were never removed when the polisher moved to a finer grit. Maybe even faint file lines in the metal here and there (right underneath the front side plate screw on the plate itself for one).
Look at the pic of the RH recoil shield. Click on it and then click on the pic itself again to really enlarge it.
Looks like file marks running down the back side of the shield then heavy buffed over for a shine.
The edges of the frame right along side the hammer have some either coarse grit marks under the shine or other coarse metal prep marks.
The cylinder recoil lug on the LH side of the frame (pic) is all rounded over and misshapen from it's normal crisp flat surface and sharp clean contour cuts from the factory.
It's a small part that is not installed in the frame during polishing. That so the it's not in the way of polishing that area of the frame.
When finished polishing, the clean, finished lug is placed in position and rivited in.
Lots of soft edges, not real bad, but soft. Not the sharp edges expected.
It's just what I see
The S&W logo/medallion is blurred from buffing.
The grit lines on the side plate don't go in any direction that would indicate a factory polish with the plate installed on the frame. From 1 oclock sweeping down to 7 oclock.
Plus there are heavier grit polish lines all over the gun in spots that were never removed when the polisher moved to a finer grit. Maybe even faint file lines in the metal here and there (right underneath the front side plate screw on the plate itself for one).
Look at the pic of the RH recoil shield. Click on it and then click on the pic itself again to really enlarge it.
Looks like file marks running down the back side of the shield then heavy buffed over for a shine.
The edges of the frame right along side the hammer have some either coarse grit marks under the shine or other coarse metal prep marks.
The cylinder recoil lug on the LH side of the frame (pic) is all rounded over and misshapen from it's normal crisp flat surface and sharp clean contour cuts from the factory.
It's a small part that is not installed in the frame during polishing. That so the it's not in the way of polishing that area of the frame.
When finished polishing, the clean, finished lug is placed in position and rivited in.
Lots of soft edges, not real bad, but soft. Not the sharp edges expected.
It's just what I see
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