New tome 27-2

[kimporter]

Got this 27-2 last week,price was fairly decent for what it is and condition,seller said it was a stainless but looks like it’s a hard chrome to me,although the sideplate looks nickeled,so puts it in the 76/77 production range,as you can see it has lots of finish issues,luckily the bore is nice,lockup and timing spot on and it has a trigger that’s unreal,bad things are rear sight has been plated,screw heads are buggered up and won’t back out(loctite?)
Should I leave it as is or should I invest money in a restoration?

 

[gmborkovic]

Hello Kim, tough call just off a few pics. You could spend a lot of time and money attempting to restore it to its glory. I would clean it up and go shoot it. Plenty of time to evaluate your next move.

 

[Oldengineer]

Greetings, my vote is clean, lube, and shoot; repeat, shoot…..a lot.

 

[kimporter]

Really only pressing issue is rear sight,getting glare from it

 

[stansdds]

Definitely an aftermarket refinish, the plated rear sight and satin finish are give aways.