would someone do this???
357 Magnum, WHY IN THE WORLD...
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SWFan27
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All you have to do now is check the threads in that hole so you can purchase the correct grease zerk for that application.
bdGreen
To let the water drain out.....
Fishinfool
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Ahhh, the rather rare S&W SIX screw revolver.....
Larry
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It's a vent to prevent air binding of the action...jes sayin'...
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Do you know if the hole is threaded? If so, maybe some sort of attachment was put on the gun. Just say no!
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Not threaded. Looks like someone drilled about 2/3 of the way thru with a 1/2 drill bit. The chatter marks were telling. The shame of it is that this is on a nickel 357 magnum with a 3-1/2" barrel. Target grips cover the hole. Now if I thought I could find a nickel side plate for a mid 1950s 357......
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Patrick L
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So the hole is not all the way thru the sideplate??
I was going to suggest perhaps one of the various aftermarket revolver safeties, but if the hole is not completely thru I would think not.
I was going to suggest perhaps one of the various aftermarket revolver safeties, but if the hole is not completely thru I would think not.
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Didn't you know? That's how you fix loose grips…
gwpercle
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Okd-school cartels only. Modern cartels insist on Glocks with full-auto sears.
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Get a set of Hogues with the big ear are on the right side and cover it.
To add a badge medallion, engraved plate, or inventory number tag to the side? Especially considering what type of gun it is. Could letter as an LE gun. Could have been someone's retirement gun and had an engraved plate attached with his name on it?
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"A tracheostomy, also known as a tracheotomy, is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the neck into the trachea (windpipe) to help a person breathe. A tube, called a tracheostomy tube or trach tube, is then inserted through the opening to provide an airway and to remove secretions from the lungs."
There is my guess - she (that nickel 357) wasn't breathing, was owned by a 3rd year medical student, and he did the only thing he knew to do - the S&W tracheotomy. It probably saved that gun's life! I would proudly display that scar as a badge of honor!
On a serious note, you've shown some photos of the "hole" in the gun, now let's see some photos of the "whole" of the gun with the grips on... Please.
There is my guess - she (that nickel 357) wasn't breathing, was owned by a 3rd year medical student, and he did the only thing he knew to do - the S&W tracheotomy. It probably saved that gun's life! I would proudly display that scar as a badge of honor!
On a serious note, you've shown some photos of the "hole" in the gun, now let's see some photos of the "whole" of the gun with the grips on... Please.
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To let the water out if it gets wet?
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Saddle ring swivel
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I have decided on closer inspection that it has been refinished. Pictures aren't so great.
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Beautiful piece - dig the handles! Since the hole is covered by the grip panel, if the price was right, I would have bought it and carried it with pride. Don't see too many 3.5" nickel 357 magnums.
Love the Grips!!! Very unique. I don't see the tell tail sign of a refinish, namely that the front sight and base are still blue. Also, it still has the nickeled proud front sight pins in the configuration of nickeled 357 Magnums of that era. If it is factory nickel, there will most likely be a small "N" stamped in several places:
1. in the extractor rod shroud on the right of the S, but before the # part of the serial number (so it looks something like "SN 139XXX")
2. underneath the extractor star on the back of the cylinder
3. on the left side of the grip frame...
A couple of hours with some Mothers or Flitz polishing compound and an old t-shirt and that gun would pop. I would have probably purchased it for the grips, if the price was reasonable. Then I would keep my eyes open on eBay for a donor side plate at sometime in the future.
1. in the extractor rod shroud on the right of the S, but before the # part of the serial number (so it looks something like "SN 139XXX")
2. underneath the extractor star on the back of the cylinder
3. on the left side of the grip frame...
A couple of hours with some Mothers or Flitz polishing compound and an old t-shirt and that gun would pop. I would have probably purchased it for the grips, if the price was reasonable. Then I would keep my eyes open on eBay for a donor side plate at sometime in the future.
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The 'hole' is right about where the hammer axel pin seats into the right side of the frame.
Maybe(?) the mechanic was going after that area for some unkn reason.
Pretty close,,eh,,good enough.
Looks like a Black&Decker performance but the entire idea would be classed as something not even worthy of thought in most peoples minds anyway.
The next step to fixing it may have been to spiff that up by pounding a Lead ball into the hole then smoothing it off w/a Dremel. Leaves it kind of shiny lookin' and it'll match pretty good.
Bubba et al
Maybe(?) the mechanic was going after that area for some unkn reason.
Pretty close,,eh,,good enough.
Looks like a Black&Decker performance but the entire idea would be classed as something not even worthy of thought in most peoples minds anyway.
The next step to fixing it may have been to spiff that up by pounding a Lead ball into the hole then smoothing it off w/a Dremel. Leaves it kind of shiny lookin' and it'll match pretty good.
Bubba et al
Marshal Tom
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Could have been one of the few who like the stupid lock and was trying to retro fit one after having a few too many! He realized at some point that he was on the wrong side of the gun, thus the partially drilled hole.
I have done some strange things to gun, but nothing like that.
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