Brazilian crest 1917 - refinish?

[Marksman41]

Hello folks,

I have a Brazilian crest 1917 that I was thinking about sending to S&W to have it refinished. Are the Brazilians crest models too valuable to allow that kind of work, or would I not be removing too much of the value of the piece with a reblue, etc.?

Thanks,

Jim

 

[Marksman41]

Hello folks,

I have a Brazilian crest 1917 that I was thinking about sending to S&W to have it refinished. Are the Brazilians crest models too valuable to allow that kind of work, or would I not be removing too much of the value of the piece with a reblue, etc.?

Thanks,

Jim

 

[m-1911]

S&W will not do any work on a revover that is that old.

 

[reddogge]

I wouldn't classify the Brazilians as valuable but yes, you'd be spending a lot of money to devalue what you have unless it is a rusted hulk.

 

[dogngun]

The Brazilian I own and most of the others I have seen have bad wear and scratch problems to the finish, but most seem to be great shooters. It seems like they were all kept in a pile in the rain for a few years.
I won't refinish mine, just get a beat-up looking holster to make it feel at home and use it a lot.

Mark

 

[Jack Flash]

Originally posted by reddogge:
I wouldn't classify the Brazilians as valuable but yes, you'd be spending a lot of money to devalue what you have unless it is a rusted hulk.

+1.

And if it is a rusted hulk, no amount of refinishing will improve it much. Either way, you would probably be throwing money away. Why not save up for a better one? You could enjoy this one til you find what you want, then sell or trade it toward the upgrade.

 

[Marksman41]

Sounds like good advice from you all. My 1917 is in fairly decent condition, I just like having old, used, abused, things restored. It shoots fine so I guess I'll keep it as is. Many thanks for the replies.

 

[Pisgah]

If your 1937 still has an appreciable amount of original finish I'd leave it alone. Now, mine has vitually zero original finish and has quite obviously been reblued a number of times (cold blue, probably, from the looks of things), and one of these days I may send it somewhere for a re-do, with no regrets. In the meantime, it's a fine shooter with a lot of class even as-is.

 

[S.B.]

You'd do better sending it to Gene Williams or I've heard Fords will redo the crest along with the finish?

 

[The Virginian]

Ford's can not re do the Brazilian crest as I have already asked them. They can only re-do S&W logos. Their bluing is almost an exact duplicate of of the old S&W Carbonia blue using modern methods. Mr. Williams is a suberb restorationist and is well worth the money.

 

[S.B.]

Gene Williams has an engraver, that can do the emblem for you.

 

[The Virginian]

S.B. Yes, infact I am getting ready to send one of my Brazilian 1917s to him soon and he will have to touch up the crest after polishing.

 

[arfmel]

before I sent a gun to Ford's I would do a search on this Forum on "Fords".

 

[The Virginian]

Based on what I have learned about Ford's from others recently, I will have to stop recommending them.

 

[Marksman41]

That's disappointing to hear about Ford's service. They were going to get some business from me in the near future, but not now.

I came across this company a while back as another potential candidate for refinishing, etc. Any news - good or bad - about Cylinder & Slide, Inc.?

http://www.cylinder-slide.com/