681 no-dash...I dub thee Pigpen !! [edit:engraved!]

[Dieseltech56]

That gun would be perfect for someone wanting to restore a guns aesthetics via TIG welding.

My first 65 was almost a gun in worse condition but my LGS wouldn't budge on the price even after telling me they only had $125 in it. They wanted $325 for it if I remember correctly and I offered $250

 

[Browns fan]

I have a 681 that was an Ohio Highway Patrol gun.

In pretty good condition.

Looks like someone drug that one down a driveway.

I also have a 681 OSHP stamped my favorite revolver always looking for another thanks for posting the photo

 

[PatriotX]

Still ugly.

Still love it.

 

[CLASSIC12]

Looking great with combats (and appropriate)

 

[PatriotX]

Took it through the car wash, the internals are now sparkle-sparkle.

 

[kaaskop49]

Starting to look a lot better. Internals seem up to snuff. This tells me this 681 is not a 'truck gun' or something to be neglected/abused due to its rough exterior. Let us know how it handles at the range. If it shoots well, I can't help myself, I would see what could be done with that exterior roughness.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[stansdds]

Looks much better after cleaning. You can use gray color Scotchbrite pads to give the exterior a brushed finish that is close to the factory brushed stainless.

 

[Mickey D]

Leave as is. Take it to someone that laser engraves and add a picture of Pigpen on the side plate.
That would be cool.

 

[Babysitr]

they're made for shootin'.......and that one will likely do the job......just saying......hope the price point was right

 

[PatriotX]

Leave as is. Take it to someone that laser engraves and add a picture of Pigpen on the side plate.
That would be cool.

Sideplate is with the laser engraver, should have it back Monday.

 

[dmthomp32]

Sideplate is with the laser engraver, should have it back Monday.

Please post a pic of that when it returns!!

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[PatriotX]

Engraver called, done early.




It's lasered to a depth of around 10 thousandths, so I shouldn't need worry about polishing it out.

 

[dmthomp32]

Engraver called, done early.









It's lasered to a depth of around 10 thousandths, so I shouldn't need worry about polishing it out.

That just brings it all together. Perfection in all its Glory. I'd buy that from a gun show table in a heart beat as nothing will beat the stories and or theories behind that revolver! Well done sir!

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[LPD256]

Now shoot it!

 

[Browns fan]

i was hoping for a picture of the original keyboard player for the grateful dead

 

[PatriotX]

i was hoping for a picture of the original keyboard player for the grateful dead

I was a latecomer, only seeing them for the first time right after Brent died. On the plus side, Bruce Hornsby did a great job.

 

[Justin T]

I love it! Good job!

 

[stansdds]

That turned out great! Now it's a conversation piece as well as a serious using revolver!

 

[PatriotX]

Pigpen shoots like a dream, hitting 5/6 of the first trigger pulls on a 5-inch plate at 30-feet.

 

[raygixxer89]

I've got a "pigpen" on the way as well.... only its a 66 and a snub... really don't know what I wanna do with it yet...

As long as the mechanics are fine should be good to go...
At Least for garage duty....

If only the guns could talk..

OP's piece looks almost as bad as the M64 I got from J&G, or was it Classic? Anyway, it has scratches ALL over! Even the wooden stocks looked furry! I almost think that it spent a week in a cement mixer before they sent it to me. My ffl even asked me if I still wanted to accept it before he did the call, lol. But it was tight as a drum so I kept her.

 

[austintexas]

I've revived 3 heavy barrel, 4", Nickel M-10s. They were police trade-ins. bought them cheap, disassembled, cleaned and flitzed them. Bought cheap used pacs ($5) at a gunshow. reassembled and they turned out nice. One had the best double action so I kept it as a house gun.
SWCA 892

 

[jeffrefrig]

If that was a police gun, I hope he wasn't a motorcycle cop and an accident on the bike didn't cause that.

 

[raljr1]

I would take a very fine file to the bumps and bruises and scotch bright to the rest....Shoots great, and would not look too bad after that. Love the sideplate...

 

[Pocketrocket]

Pigpen?

I was thinking...

 

[Chukar60]

I once bought a 4" 686-4 that was cosmetically beat to a pulp from an LGS in a small town not far from me.
Told me his son had used it guiding hog hunters down south. It was scratched, gouged and rubbed. The action however was perfect and it shot like a laser.
I rarely regret letting go of a gun but sometimes wished I still had that one.