Jack Flash
Member
It will be impossible to top your entry onto the Forum.
I agree with those that say leave it like it is.
I agree with those that say leave it like it is.
Just found my first S&W in the garage.
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Honestly i had been looking for the gun before in the attic we thought i was around some where but had no idea where, and oddly enough my wife does not remember it looking like that, I told her it was highly unlikely that it turned into that sitting in a box 
It was in a no discripted box, in side a plastic bag, her father must have taken good care of it, it still had some oil on the cylinder and around it, there is a tad bit of rust but im pretty sure i can clean that up.
O ya on the subject of finding stuff im not sure i even want to mention this but i did find these with it ><
It was in a no discripted box, in side a plastic bag, her father must have taken good care of it, it still had some oil on the cylinder and around it, there is a tad bit of rust but im pretty sure i can clean that up.
O ya on the subject of finding stuff im not sure i even want to mention this but i did find these with it ><
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andyo5
Member
Wow! And it appears to still be in excellent condition. Most steel items left in a garage will develop corrosion.
I would have the side plate off for an inspection and cleaning. Other than that plus cleaning and oiling; I'd leave it alone and not refinish anything. I'd want to keep it the way dad liked it.
I would have the side plate off for an inspection and cleaning. Other than that plus cleaning and oiling; I'd leave it alone and not refinish anything. I'd want to keep it the way dad liked it.
Not sure how to tell, pretty rusted up.
AkRay
Member
Taffin recommends a light coating of baby oil on the inside of the ivory grips once or twice a year. It doesn't look carried or neglected enough to have been a service revolver. You have a S&W treasure there.
Welcome to the forum.
DO NOT try to refinish the cylinder. It would need to be buffed to remove the blue which would also affect the engraving. This plum condition is not unheard of with S&W cylinders and is merely the way that that part aged. I would definitely leave it alone.
Nice family piece.
DO NOT try to refinish the cylinder. It would need to be buffed to remove the blue which would also affect the engraving. This plum condition is not unheard of with S&W cylinders and is merely the way that that part aged. I would definitely leave it alone.
Nice family piece.
Sebago Son
Member
Nice! I don't have to go look. I don't keep guns in the garage! Ammo either. Now,if you want to find deerstands,decoys,fishing rods,skeet chunkers,antlers,waders,etc.,etc.,that's another matter.
f.t.
I needs me to git one of them thar garage things...
Sebago Son
Member
the 2 colts im assuming you where asking about one has nothing on it but a serial number of 200XX the other has a list of patent dates i think starting with sept 19 1871? and serial number 148XXX
brownbing
Member
You guys all have me beat, I don't even have a garage. However if this is the kind of thing you can find I may need to get one.
Leslie Sapp
Member
Found it in the garage...... I'm speechless except for this:
Do not alter that gun. Oil it, Cherish it. He obviously did.
Do not alter that gun. Oil it, Cherish it. He obviously did.
nawilson
US Veteran
Those Colts could be worth quite a lot, too... If you're not a big gun guy and don't belong to any Colt forums, you could probably post some close ups in the Lounge on this forum. Someone could probably tell you all about them.
vinny77
US Veteran
I wouldn't do a thing to it. If It was good enough for your father in law, it should stay that way.
garage find
Ummmmm exactly WHERE is this garage again.....I must have missed it...!
That post of yours is the things our dreams are made of (don't tell my wife I said that)..............FABULOUS FABULOUS.......my God, I'm gonna be sick.
Ummmmm exactly WHERE is this garage again.....I must have missed it...!
That post of yours is the things our dreams are made of (don't tell my wife I said that)..............FABULOUS FABULOUS.......my God, I'm gonna be sick.
jimmib
US Veteran
can I use the word "Heirloom" again for the 45 model 1950...that is what it is and I would keep passing it on in the family just like it is...you found a treasure trove in your garage...happy for you and your family
Marshal Tom
Member
That gun needs to be lettered. It would be very interesting to see where it came from and if possible, who did the engraving work on it. I would leave it alone as mentioned.
Tom
Tom
crsides
US Veteran, SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
I don't know what to add to all the comments above, but do NOT refinish the cylinder. Also, if there is some rust spots, the best way to remove or abate them is with Kroil (a penetrating oil of the first degree) and a copper scouring pad sold in grocery stores as Chore Boy. Soak the spots with Kroil overnight, then wet the copper pad with Kroil the next day and gently rub the affected areas. The Kroil will soften the rust and the copper is harder than rust but softer than steel. It will not scratch the blue surface like steel wool will. What a find !!!!!
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