Model 12-2 Nickel -Rough...

[Xfuzz]

Well, she's not gonna win any beauty contests, but at least the nickel chipping off has been stopped, and it's smoothed out and polished.

Took the side plate off, cleaned and oiled, it was full of gunk inside, smooth action and mechanically sound.

For the money, will make a great carry gun and not another dime invested.

Good move...looks great.

 

[stansdds]

Well, she's not gonna win any beauty contests, but at least the nickel chipping off has been stopped, and it's smoothed out and polished.

Took the side plate off, cleaned and oiled, it was full of gunk inside, smooth action and mechanically sound.

For the money, will make a great carry gun and not another dime invested.

Lots of old revolvers can be improved by a thorough cleaning and proper lubrication. All too often owners will flood the insides of their revolvers with oil or WD-40, thinking they are lubricating and cleaning when in reality they are creating gum that will create drag and possibly inhibit proper function.

 

[VictorLouis]

Well, she's n"ot gonna win any beauty contests, but .... will make a great carry gun and not another dime invested.

Exactly, and I would've bought it had I found it myself. The last 12 I got was a square butt with a tough finish, and some past rust outside the cylinder. I RB'd , and bobbed it, scrubbed the cylinder, and applied several layers of BC's cold-blue, and Aluma-black. If I ever have to use it, and a cop shouts "Drop it!"....I won't have ANY hesitation to do so, LOL.

 

[raljr1]

IMHO.....I would pull the grips, clean and lube it, treat the grips , use mothers on the outside (carefully) and shoot it.................

What he said.

Robert

 

[italiansport]

If this were mine I'd clean/polish the existing nickle as best I could and use it that way.
Jim