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I'll add my congrats on a fantastic acquisition!!!! Four inch Combat Magnum is my absolute favorite revolver. Bought my first one at the urging of a friend in 1971. Gifted a four inch nickel to my brother in 1979. Both were 19-3. enjoy, Billy

Just to help clear up a point in your post, a model 19-5 is referred to as a three screw, the fourth screw would be in the front of the trigger guard for the early type of cylinder stop. That screw was deleted in the 19-2 in 1961. If you are really interested in learning about older S&W...

Good looking grips! Very nice reshaping job and finish.

I also installed many yellow, orange and red front sight inserts in the late 70's in the Austin TX area.

The smooth combat triggers are usually about .312. That is a very good width if you are shooting double action. I like to round the profile more than the factory for DA work.

The best all purpose gun lube I have found is Weapon Shield. It is good for any gun oil needs. It protects blued guns from handling and weather. I use it for the trigger, hammer and all small moving parts in the action. It does not gum up over time. The sliding surfaces like the DA sear...

A friend and I became obsessed with velocity at one point in the mid 70's. We both had 4 inch model 19-3 and were reloading using the Speer #8 manual. I don't remember the exact load but it was a heavy dose of SR4756 and Speer 125 gr. JHP in .357 cases with a small pistol std. primer. The...

Coca-Cola will do that to a blue finish as well. Have seen that happen at a gun show. The hammer and trigger are both SA only. I vote for re-blue in house and leave SA.

Beautiful ! The 5 inch 27 is one of the finest revolvers I have ever had the pleasure to own and shoot. Hope you plan on putting a lot of rounds down range. Enjoy,