1917 Brazilian

[Dad's S&W]

pics of 1917

here are some pics as promised

 

[bubbajoe45]

Nice Revolver! The finish is in good shape. I'd whatever you can to get it working properly. Either way, enjoy it!

 

[Jack Flash]

Thanks for posting the pictures. The bulge is hardly noticable. Mike Venturino once commented that whenever he encountered a revolver with a bulged barrel, he would test it for accuracy before making any changes. Often, bulged barrel and all, the revolver would be just as accurate as any other. Or so said Mike at any rate.

Before replacing the hand, I would continue to clean and lube the revolver and dry-fire it double action a lot. (Get some snap caps if you think you might damage the firing pin.) It may work out the crud and begin to function better. Even if the gunsmith took off the sideplate and did a thorough cleaning, dry firing still may do some good.

{Anyone else getting the ads at the bottom of the page about picking up a "Brazilian" of a different sort?}

 

[Dad's S&W]

Thanks Jack Flash I will continue to work the action by dry firing. I have a few dummy rounds I can use. Will keep you posted.

And no I have not seen any ads for picking up a brazilian of a diffrent sort.

 

[yogipogi]

If you are unfamiliar with the disassembly of a S&W revolver to clean it properly you can always dunk it in a bucket of "Ed's red" for a few hours. (remove the grips first)