1946 Transitional Heavy Duty ~ King Converted?

gizamo · #1 01-19-2008, 04:16 AM

S634XX ~ Believe this to be a King Converted 5" Post War Transitional from 1946. So forgive me if I'm in the wrong section of the forum

Unfortunately, the gun was seperated from it's original stocks.

Giz

gizamo · #2 01-19-2008, 04:16 AM

S634XX ~ Believe this to be a King Converted 5" Post War Transitional from 1946. So forgive me if I'm in the wrong section of the forum

Unfortunately, the gun was seperated from it's original stocks.

Giz

ATCDoctor · #3 01-19-2008, 04:49 AM

That is way cool,h ow does it shoot?

handejector · #4 01-19-2008, 05:53 AM

Giz,
That is SUPER-Cool! Looks like King work to me. I like it. If you ever sell it, I'd love a shot at it.

GLL · #5 01-19-2008, 08:33 AM

VERY nicely done ! I like it as well.

Jerry

PZ93C · #6 01-19-2008, 09:38 AM

That's slick, chief.

DHENRY · #7 01-19-2008, 09:44 AM

Giz,
What a neat piece of 'Americana'.
From back when people could actually HIT something with their favorite revolvers!
Don

gizamo · #8 01-19-2008, 12:06 PM

Thanks guys,
Do all the King Red Post Mirrored front sights have the oversize base? I assume it is pinned to the original sight base that would be under it....

Lee and Jerry, if your following this:
Cleaned up it's act and put on diamond magna's
This pic is for you.....

Giz

lowriderfxr · #9 01-19-2008, 01:10 PM

Can I buy the grips that were on it?

1Aspenhill · #10 01-19-2008, 01:55 PM

Gizamo,
Nice 1946 vintage HD! Would you email me offline the serial number for my database?
Thanks,
Bill

DHENRY · #11 01-19-2008, 02:41 PM

giz,
The base depended on the gun on which it was mounted.
Probably pretty-well fabricated for that application.
Likewise the rear-sight base.
Looks like there was a fair bit of machinework involved, but that's just the way they did it.
Attached is a King reflector-base (for your comparison) mounted on a R.M.
Don

DWFAN · #12 01-19-2008, 09:06 PM

Is there some kind of bedding on the sides of the rear sight?
DW

MKT · #13 01-20-2008, 01:32 AM

Giz,

That looks a lot like mine. I found it about a month ago, thought it was a King conversion at the time. Showed the pictures here and soon learned it wasn't a King, but still looks similar. Glad to see you found one.

Yours and mine are close cousins, with mine being serials S67625.

beb42503 · #14 01-20-2008, 06:38 AM

Very nice! I also am a fan of workmanship like that from days gone by ...........

gizamo · #15 01-20-2008, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DWFAN:
Is there some kind of bedding on the sides of the rear sight?
DW

DW,

No bedding, just years worth of accumulated dust. I cleaned it up properly this morning. Think it was put away with RIG or some such inhibiter and never was properly cleaned.....

Giz

gizamo · #16 01-26-2008, 11:45 AM

Did I mention that the cylinder is numbered to the gun, but not recessed....

I also wondered about the beveled out area at the cylinder flutes....

Giz

DHENRY · #17 01-26-2008, 12:27 PM

Giz,
No recessed cylinders on 38/44's.
As regards that beveled edge, just remember that each step of grinding and finishing cost man-hours and money.
More 'sharp edges' today...
HMM...
Don

gizamo · #18 01-26-2008, 12:37 PM

Don,

I've seen a few triple locks with that bevel and a few other early HD's...I think it was a function of the standard of the era. The bevel seems to be helter skelter throughout the earlier production.

Interesting point about the recessed cylinder. One might think that with the developement of a gun meant to take on the 38/44 developement in cartridges that the cylinder should have been recessed to avoid casehead separations....With the developement of the Magnum loads it became the norm until the Model Marked dash 3's and the discontinuance...

Hmmmmmmmmm.......

Giz

Allen-frame · #19 01-30-2008, 09:14 PM

GiZ ,, next gun show can I come along with you and hang out in the Parking Lot?

I'd probably do well just to get your cast offs

I don't know ,there were a lot of gunsmiths doing conversions using Kings parts.

You think Kings keeps records of such things??

REgards ,,=-Saxon oops, ,,Al

handejector · #20 01-31-2008, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Interesting point about the recessed cylinder. One might think that with the developement of a gun meant to take on the 38/44 developement in cartridges that the cylinder should have been recessed to avoid casehead separations....With the developement of the Magnum loads it became the norm until the Model Marked dash 3's and the discontinuance...

Giz,
In my opinion, recessed rims on centerfires were just a sales ploy. Before the 357 came along, I am not aware of any revolver that had recessed rims. If they were really necessary, the lawyers would make sure they were still there! They serve a good purpose on rimfires, and came about thru necessity when Hi-Speed ammo came along. When is the last time you ever even heard a RUMOR of a CENTERFIRE case rim being blown out thru the gap between the cyl and recoil shield without being accompanied by large pieces of the cyl?

On a centerfire, a recessed rim merely adds one more corner which the gas has to go around if a case fails. True, it would slow it down to some degree, but it won't stop it- when it gets to the recoil shield, it's comin' at ya!.
Truthfully, in my younger days when I shot a LOT, I hated recessed rims. It was one more corner(SHARP) to catch the bullet or case mouth going in, and a very easy place for crud to accumulate.