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[Capt. F.]

Opened your thread and thought I was looking in a mirror. Two weeks ago I bought the twin to yours although my frame is in a bit better condition, but the sideplate on mine is much worse and looks like the Air Force used it for bombing practice.
I paid $300 and planned to use it as a project gun.
I called Fords in Florida and they assured me they'd worked on far worse with good results.
I have the spare parts I need including a sideplate to complete my project. Question is, do I use the blued 5" 38/44 barrel I have or the 3 1/2" nickeled pre 27 barrel I have.
Never owned a nickeled or blued 5" revolver. Decisions, decisions.

 

[bamabiker]

I glad there are guys like you who give these abused S&Ws a good home.

 

[indigo22]

Wow, It looks like it is half way into a cold browning home done project. Go ahead pick it up. Good candidate to have it parkerised. Or on the other hand it might look good if the browning job is completed. Imagine a FDE Revolver.

 

[gman51]

If all you want it for is a shooter then the price is okay. But if you want it to look better than a beater then I would pass. For what it would cost to refinish you could buy a much better gun.
Like they say how do you restore an old car. Throw a bunch of money inside and slam the door. If you can't get your money back out of it then pass on it. This goes with buy the best you can afford and can live with because you will very possibly spend more on it than what a nicer one would cost. Let the other guy take the loss and pass his gem to you for often less than what he has in it.

For just a shooter and maybe self tinkering refinish project it is probably worth it. Providing the mechanics of the gun are great. I have a Colt 32 spl that was like this only not pitted. I refinished it myself that it looks aged but much better appearance for cheap cost.

 

[Jack Flash]

It's missing the barrel pin too.

Not that it's hard to replace a barrel pin, but this raises the question of who took it out and neglected to replace it? Has this careless individual performed other operations on it?

Personally, I now think $330 is too much. Especially if you plan pay to have it refinished. You would come out way ahead just buying a better one, IMHO.

Of course, if you have money burning a hole in your pocket and just have to spend it ...

 

[sodacan]

Personally, I wouldn't buy it at any price. It looks like a piece of junk. What makes you think the internals weren't affected like the outside? Revolvers are not hermetically sealed. There are plenty of model 28's out there. Keep looking.

 

[SVT28]

For another 100-150 dollars you could find a MUCH better condition example. If i bought this, I would offer $300 OTD and if the seller took my offer, I would ensure perfect mechanical function and not do anything else to it.

I'm all about guns with character, but this one is just too rough for my money.

SVT28

 

[Drm50]

This looks like a boat gun and a victim of salt water. Rust pattern
caused by gun being in a holster at the time.