Definitely has not been cut.
Is this the worst? Pre 27?
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If it was mine I would give it a cleaning, put a sight on it, and shoot the snot out of it. 
AJ
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Should have had a pole for this one!
DGNY
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Many of us will agree that the 3.5 inch N frames are a wonderful configuration.
As noted repeatedly in the posts above, the easiest solution would be to buy or fabricate a rear sight to see if the gun is accurate. That testing would also indicate whether carry up/functioning are satisfactory to the OP.
If functioning and accuracy are satisfactory, it could be (expensive) fun to attempt a refinish.
From the reading I have done, true Cerakote is extremely durable. Here is a short unvetted excerpt from a 2014 post on another website:
"Wet blasting with garnet is the absolute fastest way to remove the stuff, the water makes the media heavier so it impacts the surface with more force. We've actually been demoing a couple of large wet blasters at work and they are impressive to say the least.
OP, you're not going to remove properly applied heat cured Cerakote short of blasting it. If you removed it with paint thinner, I'd suspect it was either Duracoat or some other paint, but it was definitely not Cerakote."
Wishing our own OP the best - and requesting updates re decision, procedures undertaken and outcome.
As noted repeatedly in the posts above, the easiest solution would be to buy or fabricate a rear sight to see if the gun is accurate. That testing would also indicate whether carry up/functioning are satisfactory to the OP.
If functioning and accuracy are satisfactory, it could be (expensive) fun to attempt a refinish.
From the reading I have done, true Cerakote is extremely durable. Here is a short unvetted excerpt from a 2014 post on another website:
"Wet blasting with garnet is the absolute fastest way to remove the stuff, the water makes the media heavier so it impacts the surface with more force. We've actually been demoing a couple of large wet blasters at work and they are impressive to say the least.
OP, you're not going to remove properly applied heat cured Cerakote short of blasting it. If you removed it with paint thinner, I'd suspect it was either Duracoat or some other paint, but it was definitely not Cerakote."
Wishing our own OP the best - and requesting updates re decision, procedures undertaken and outcome.
I have a Pre-27 3.5" someone hard chromed. I got it to restore but thought not after getting it home. It is the perfect woods carry firearm in bad weather and hot humid weather. Furthermore, I know it will do the job when called upon. The nicer firearms stay in where it is safe. There is something about its dependability and history that makes it one of my favorites.
I've removed cerakote before using aircraft paint stripper (big box stores carry it). Had to go through a couple of cycles. To my eye, the cerakote fills in the rollmarks and makes them look odd. The metal does not appear badly pitted, nor over-buffed. It might be bare metal underneath, but you can go several directions with it - whatever pleases you. Hot dip blue would be nice but getting harder to find a place to do it. If done carefully the Brownells blue solutions work well, but not hot dip durable (tip; clean well, apply bluing, boil parts for 10 minutes, repeat a couple of times..you'll be surprised). Or, it could be nickel plated by a shop, or try a Caswell kit. Depends on how much you want to fiddle with it / how handy you are.
Looks like a quality truck gun to Me.
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