No. 2 cleanup

[MHF]

No 2?

Here's a larger pict.
I've been looking around and I'm calling this a No 2? But is it a No 1 1/2? Perhaps fixed up but at 150 yo i'd need a lot more than blued triggered.
And the lines of the gun don't look wire wheeled to me. I've got a letter request in the mail.
Thanks

 

[mmaher94087]

You appear to have a 5", #2 Army. I'm hoping it is nickel. Post #1 photo of the cylinder looks wire brushed. Your subsequent photos of the entire revolver look like a nickel finish. Wish I could hold this one in my hand. I still suspect a refinish based on the blue trigger.

 

[Patbar]

Here's a larger pict.
I've been looking around and I'm calling this a No 2? But is it a No 1 1/2? Perhaps fixed up but at 150 yo i'd need a lot more than blued triggered.
And the lines of the gun don't look wire wheeled to me. I've got a letter request in the mail.
Thanks

The 1 1/2 Model has a 5 shots cylinder whereas the No 2 has a 6 shots cylinder.

 

[MHF]

Patent

Thanks,
I think instead of wire wheeled i would say it was carded. The cylinder reads "Patented April 3,1855, July 5,1859 & Dec 13, 1863". the last 2 years are vague and the day and year may not be accurate. There is also an inscription on the barrel "Smith & Wesson,Springfield,Mass." None of this will photograph with my cell phone.There is a very faint 60 or 09 on the cylinder. And something on the flat of the barrel that could be an 60 or 09. but again it will not show in photo.
But anyway I have enjoyed the exchange here.

 

[rta72]

If we are doing amateur fixes and not minding doing it the professional way. Is there any negatives filling the cap with baking soda and the adding thin super glue on top of it? This method seems to fill the crack quite nicely. Also makes it less prone to crack more? Even better to use saw dust of the same tone as the wood you are filling?