Authenticity of .357 Model 28-2 Highway Patrol Brushed Nickel finish

Conchis · #1 04-26-2011, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by diamonback68

I assume it's a 4".
Yours is way above the known serial number range of the 54 brushed nickel 28-2s. They were in the five digit N28400 to N59622 range. There are a lot of them out there with an aftermarket hard chrome finish that looks an awful lot like brushed nickel.

That very well could be. I'm certainly no expert. Let me see if I can post a photo of it. Maybe you can tell me from that. Thanks for the help. (Darned, I was getting excited there for a minute).

NFrameFred · #2 04-26-2011, 10:38 AM

Sorry, Conchis - from the photo it's obviously a re-finish. The trigger and hammer should be case colored; doing those parts is the sign of an aftermarket (not factory) refinish. The photos of the real thing in this thread should show the obvious differences very quickly.

You still have a nice shooter.

diamonback68 · #3 04-26-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Conchis

That very well could be. I'm certainly no expert. Let me see if I can post a photo of it. Maybe you can tell me from that. Thanks for the help. (Darned, I was getting excited there for a minute).

I would say yours is definately hard chromed. Look at the picture above posted by Doc44, nickel has a more yellowish tint to it, hard chrome is more of a silver gray. I would save my money on a factory letter.

Edited: Yours also should not have chromed hammer and trigger.