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[Pig Hunter]

I'm planning a project that will shorten a barrel. That will make the roll marks be in the wrong place. Who redoes these marks so it will look right.

 

[Hondo44]

Probably no one, no one I've ever heard of would match the S&W roll marks. It's cost prohibitive to have roll dies made. And to match your roll mark, someone would have to have made about 100 different dies to cover all the gun models and changes in roll marks S&W has made over the years.

Someone might etch or engrave the roll marks but they wouldn't match the original roll mark.

Much more practical to find the barrel in the length you want if it's not a rare model.

But here's some expert re-finishers that you could contact:


Accurate Plating & Weaponry - Cogan Custom - Professional Gunsmith
5229 County Road 99
Newville, AL 36353
https://apwcogan.com/

Glenrock Blue Phone: 307-436-2330
Glenrock, Wyoming Email: [email protected]
Contact Us | Glenrock Blue


Precision Bluing Home | Precision Bluing (Recommended by S&W and does S&W's refinishing)
110 E Church St., Creedmoor, NC 27522
Phone-607-656-4356, Fax-607-656-4356
[email protected]


Classic Guns L.T.D. (John)
Ask about their early 20th century S&W like Carbonia Blue Finish:
1702 Dixie Hwy.
Crete, IL 60417 United States
Phone:
708-367-1620
Email = [email protected]

 

[Pig Hunter]

Taking down a M-26 barrel down to 3 1/2". I am not aware of any models that were made with that barrel.

 

[Hondo44]

No, not the Mod 26. You could look for a Mod 25 4" barrel.

I can see that cutting to 3 1/2" wouldn't look so good. And you'd need two roll marks re-done, both right and left side.

I cut my Mod 26 to 4 1/4" and the roll marks on both sides of the barrel look like factory proportion.

 

[Pig Hunter]

It's a NOS barrel and I want it to look like a 27 with a 3 1/2" barrel. Going to put it on a 27 frame that had a bulged barrel. The longitudinal grooves are 40 lpi so all I have to do is cross hatch with the right checkering file and it will match the top of the 27 frame. May just have to remove the roll marks .

 

[Hondo44]

That would be very cool.

Are you going to ream the .357 cyl to .45 or do you have a Mod 25/26 cyl?

The 27 cyl length is 1.62", the pre Mod 26 and Mod 26 is 1.57", and Mod 25 cyl is 1.67". Your 45 Barrel will be the easiest to install with the 1.57" cyl. for the proper barrel/cyl gap.

The front sight might need to be raised a bit for that short of a barrel. Or there might be enough adjustment in the 27 rear sight. But if you don't mill the front sight into the barrel rib grooves, just pin it in place on top of the rib's longitudinal grooves. it should give you just the amount of additional height you'll need.

I'd leave the roll marks because you won't be cutting into them for a 3 1/2" barrel. But that's just me.

I don't know for sure but the cross hatch grooves are likely also 40 LPI. I got my 40 PLI checkering file at Brownells.

 

[Pig Hunter]

I have an ACP and LC cylinder. Right now they fit with the .357 barrel and eye balling it the shank of the 26 barrel is at least as long or longer so that's good to go. Cross your fingers for me.

 

[Mrnurse]

Collectors Gun Shop Houston Tx had a Smith they use for their weapons, went to the guys shop years ago to have a 1886 Winchester Barrel roll marked to factory/period correct. He works Colts and Smiths, I shot his 1927 1911 Commercial looked NIB with Fire blue/case parts.

 

[Hondo44]

I have an ACP and LC cylinder. Right now they fit with the .357 barrel and eye balling it the shank of the 26 barrel is at least as long or longer so that's good to go. Cross your fingers for me.

Awesome. Sounds like you're good to go!

Please be sure to come back and share the results when work is in progress and when done.

 

[Hondo44]

Collectors Gun Shop Houston Tx had a Smith they use for their weapons, went to the guys shop years ago to have a 1886 Winchester Barrel roll marked to factory/period correct.

The thing about Winchesters is that there's a big business in restoring Winchesters so the investment in roll dies can pay off.

Is the shop still in business?