Welcome to the Forum. Collecting vintage S&Ws can be challenging when it comes to determining a refinish, but with yours, it looks to be sandblasted and refinished. S&W had one of the best bluing processes of any handgun manufacturer, with flawless polishing and Carbonia bluing for it first almost 100 years of operation. This process resulted in glossy finish that could not be equaled. Almost without exception, S&W provides a high gloss bluing with perfect stampings for all their pre-WWII commercial revolvers. Your revolver likely shipped somewhere around 1884-1885.
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Gary
SWCA 2515
Last edited by glowe; 04-19-2024 at 09:51 AM.
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