5 Screw N-Frame Identification/Advice

[StrawHat]

If you are looking for holster ideas, here is my suggestion.

Or, if you prefer black basket weave,

Both are interpretations of the Sunday holster with the black one being a better rendition.

Kevin

 

[Tom Kent]

DO NOT REFINISH!! Clean, oil and enjoy. That gun could tell some stories. Listen to it,

 

[Hawg Rider]

Welcome to the Forum, okiedusm! I'm a sucker for "handsome old devils" with honest wear! I'm also a big fan of .357 Magnums and Model 27s- particularly those with a 3-1/2" bbl. I have some 27-2s with 3-1/2" bbls, but my 1955 .357 Magnum is a 6-1/2" bbl. version. If it were mine, I'd gently hand polish that revolver with a microfiber cloth and some Flitz polish, and then finish it with some Renaissance Wax (or Johnson's Paste Wax) and hand buff. You didn't post any pics of the original stocks (grips), but I assume they would be the smaller magna stocks and not the larger target stocks. You may need to clean them, too. There are some excellent craftsmen on this Forum that could refurbish those stocks if they're chipped or cracked or if the checkering is well worn. You have a very nice and desirable .357 Magnum revolver, and a family heirloom. I would not have that fine old revolver refinished, but it deserves a nice leather holster. Just clean it, carry it, shoot it, and enjoy it!

 

[SS336]

Here's the Model 28 SS is talking about. There is something way cool about a vintage well used N-Frame 357 Magnum. In my opinion - quite photogenic.





... and if I were you, that gun be well-cleaned and waxed (as described above), stocked with some nice grips (keep the originals too) and it would be something that my sons fight over, WHEN I die. Guns that come from your father need to stay in the family. One of my favorite guns in my collection is a 1950s H&R single-shot 12 gauge. It is probably worth $100-$200 on the market, but to me it is priceless as it was my dad's when he was a teenager, and the shotgun I learned to shoot (it's so light, that it figuratively knocked me on my butt when I shot it the first time)... The memories it brings when I pull it out of the safe are warm and special - reminding me of a much simpler time.

Ok, that’s just hurtful.
always like seeing that M28. It just reeks class in so many ways.