681 makeover

[qballwill]

Mail call came yesterday at my LGS. I picked up a 681 no dash REALLY CHEAP. I'm not a fan of the grips but don't have any k/l square butts laying around. Someone did a crappy polish job to it so I bead blasted it and like it a lot better
Before


After

 

[jwk]

I like. Looks nice.

 

[ken158]

You did a good job on the blasting and the 681 is a real sleeper of a gun. One of my favorites.

 

[bronco45]

Nice snag and cool follow up. Bead blast looks nice and tidy.

 

[Kernel Crittenden]

Does it have a AAAxxxx serial number? Or at least a very low one? I ask because the S&W logo is on the right side plate. Only the very earliest L-frame were mark that way. Likely a 1980 - 1982 gun. Among the first M681's.

 

[qballwill]

Does it have a AAAxxxx serial number? Or at least a very low one? I ask because the S&W logo is on the right side plate. Only the very earliest L-frame were mark that way. Likely a 1980 - 1982 gun. Among the first M681's.

AAE prefix. Very early gun
.

 

[Nighthawk0083]

1000% better! Nice job!

 

[16thVACav]

Huge improvement!

 

[ctxcummins]

I really like the bead blasted look. Well done!

 

[rwt1405]

Very nice, great looking 681!

Congrats!