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Other than the bluing on my pre-war guns, the finish on this 19-3 Texas Ranger is as nice as I have seen (the stocks are kind of easy on the eyes as well).
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Several of my -2 guns also exhibit seriously nice finishes. I just don't have any pics worth posting. I agree that none rival the finish of the pre-war guns.
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This mdl.10-5 ser.# D3 (1967)has the nicest blueing on any Smith that I have seen.
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This picture is a tad bit redundant as it's posted on another thread right now. These are all hand picked favorites from my collection and I'm the original owner of them all.
Later S&W blued handguns occasionally reached the very deep and bright rich blues of the early S&W's and Colts. It's very difficult to capture accurate digital photos because most digital cameras tend to give an additional bluish cast to the gun as well as the background, flattening out the true appearance.
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the 19-3's did seem to have a very nice finish
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HOW do you guys take such great pictures??? I have a high end digital camera but can't take anything even near the quality of some of these pics.
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Other than the bluing on my pre-war guns, the finish on this 19-3 Texas Ranger is as nice as I have seen (the stocks are kind of easy on the eyes as well).
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You could shave with the knife and use the 19-3 for the mirror! Beautiful pair.
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Ok, I'll play along too.
1955 pre 17 K-22 (not a great picture)
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Not my gun, I took this picture for a friend. The blue was so deep and rich I got all artsy fartsy with the reflection.
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mirror blue
Came across this thread and could not resist adding to it. This is a 1973, 58 I acquired last year. the blue job is what attracted me to it. one of the better bluing jobs I have seen on a 58.
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Here is a Pre-29 5 screw. It was shipped in 1956 with a 6.5" barrel and then returned to the factory between 1958-60 and had this 8 3/8" barrel put on and shipped back in the newer style presentation case with the silk lining.
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To the Top...
I was looking through some old threads and I came across this one. I forgot how beautiful the guns in this thread are. To the top with a new photo:
1939 38/44 Outdoorsman with Humpback Hammer:
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No. In general, the only cylinders that were recessed were the Magnum calibers (.357 Mag, .44 Mag, and .41 Mag) and .22's (including the .22 LR, .22 MRF, and .22 Jet).
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