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A few days ago I posted an intro with a story about my uncle and a collection of firearms I inherited. I would so much love to keep them all, but I just can't. From calibers I'll never shoot to guns that are really to nice for me, it's just too much. Yes, I said that
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There was a time when I thought I'd be a collector. At one point I could have outfitted the crew of 3ish Skipjack submarines with a sidearm each, but that time passed about the moment I fell in love with long range shooting and loading my own. I realized that you can appreciate rare guns, not my style guns, and all guns that don't appeal to my shooting preference without owning them. So if I'm going to make the most of the thing I really enjoy in shooting sports I have to fine tune what and where I spend my funds.
Then........Then you run into THAT gun. A gun that really is what I would call a "core" gun. S&W Model 28 no dash 4". This gun, this frame size, this barrel length, the feel, It just speaks to me. There are self loaders that I have that I consider "core" guns for the same feel, Sig 226, G17, Beretta M9, etcetera. There are some nice S&W revolvers recently come to me. Some more valuable, desirable and maybe collectable. As I have been going through them and handling them to research and learn, I keep coming back to this one. I guess it just feels like a working mans gun is what I'm getting at.
Anyhow, this is one I will keep. I am in love......
Based on my research here and my digital copy of the 3rd Edition SCSW, here is what I think I know and don't know.
S/N S2138XX, 1960(?) Currently wearing a set of Herrett grips (says so on the inside). 4 Screw, pinned & recessed. There is no wear or discoloration that I can find beside the bottom edge of the crane where is contacts the frame on opening, the turn mark on the cylinder, and the back face of the frame. Please correct me on the names of the areas I am talking about if you can decipher me.
Is there any way beyond swapping it out to fix the marks where a trigger shoe was installed?
What is the "H" on the cylinder face?
Is there a way to estimate wear (lots, some, little) based on the turn ring or the other pics?

There was a time when I thought I'd be a collector. At one point I could have outfitted the crew of 3ish Skipjack submarines with a sidearm each, but that time passed about the moment I fell in love with long range shooting and loading my own. I realized that you can appreciate rare guns, not my style guns, and all guns that don't appeal to my shooting preference without owning them. So if I'm going to make the most of the thing I really enjoy in shooting sports I have to fine tune what and where I spend my funds.
Then........Then you run into THAT gun. A gun that really is what I would call a "core" gun. S&W Model 28 no dash 4". This gun, this frame size, this barrel length, the feel, It just speaks to me. There are self loaders that I have that I consider "core" guns for the same feel, Sig 226, G17, Beretta M9, etcetera. There are some nice S&W revolvers recently come to me. Some more valuable, desirable and maybe collectable. As I have been going through them and handling them to research and learn, I keep coming back to this one. I guess it just feels like a working mans gun is what I'm getting at.
Anyhow, this is one I will keep. I am in love......
Based on my research here and my digital copy of the 3rd Edition SCSW, here is what I think I know and don't know.
S/N S2138XX, 1960(?) Currently wearing a set of Herrett grips (says so on the inside). 4 Screw, pinned & recessed. There is no wear or discoloration that I can find beside the bottom edge of the crane where is contacts the frame on opening, the turn mark on the cylinder, and the back face of the frame. Please correct me on the names of the areas I am talking about if you can decipher me.
Is there any way beyond swapping it out to fix the marks where a trigger shoe was installed?
What is the "H" on the cylinder face?
Is there a way to estimate wear (lots, some, little) based on the turn ring or the other pics?







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