My 19-4 2.5" Nickle is a Frankengun!!

[amd6547]

I bought my 19-4 2.5" Nickle at a gun show for a decent price...a bargain really. It was a LEO seized firearm with a case number electropenciled on it in several places. I didn't care, as I bought as a shooter.
And, a shooter it is...very accurate.
However, in sunlight, I noticed that the finish of the barrel was slightly different than the rest of the nickle finish...Hmmm looks like stainless...Sure enough, there is an "S" in the ejector rod cut out.
Again, I bought it for a shooter for a decent price, so it dosn't bother me...It sure adds to my wonder about the past of this seized firearm...

 

[bamabiker]

Take some Mother's Mag Polish, Flitz, etc. to it and you can make it look like nickel. For a shooter or carry gun it doesn't really matter.

 

[slowburninsteve]

+1 I agree with bama. K frames of all kinds are getting hard to find, especially 19's and 66's. I think you got the best of both worlds. Polish that barrel up and no one will ever know.
Steve

Take some Mother's Mag Polish, Flitz, etc. to it and you can make it look like nickel. For a shooter or carry gun it doesn't really matter.

 

[amd6547]

Oh, the barrel is plenty shiney...It just dosnt have the slightly yellowish caste of the nickle on the rest of the gun. It isn't very visable, except in certain light.
Like I said, it is a shooter for me...I like it so much that it replaced my 3" Ruger SP101, which was a fine revolver itself.
I just can't help wondering about it's history...Cracked forcing cone? Somebody had it repaired, and then it ends up in police hands for some reason...? Makes me wonder.

 

[sriker]

I have a 66 with the 2 1/2 " barrel...would love to make it look like bright stainelss or nickel...any suggesstions on the best way to do it?

 

[Vulcan Bob]

Long live Frankengun's! If it put's the bullet where you want it and is reliable it's all good, heck they all cannot be collectable's! That's a good looking one there, enjoy.

 

[Bloodhound]

Sometimes a Frankengun with a good history is as good or even better than a pristine gun...and depending on that history much more valuable and collectable. I am thinking of Dillinger's Browning shotgun and rifle...as well as others...If you know the agency, you have the case number...might be worth looking into, even if just for curiosity's sake...

Sounds like a cool gun