Odd Model 43

[Tam 3]

Model 43, S/N 72xxx, 3.5" barrel and a steel cylinder. S/N puts it about 1960 but a steel cylinder?? I can't imagine a reason for replacing the alloy one. I haven't been able to convince the owner to letter the revolver.

Any ideas??

Regards,

Tam 3

 

[Hondo44]

A letter may not help with the cylinder question. It's not a 22 WRM is it? They had steel cylinders. More likely Cylinder was changed than came from factory that way.

 

[murphydog]

This was after the era of SN stamped cylinders, so as Jim mentioned there would be no way to confirm this is original. A factory letter would be unlikely to state "we messed up and put a model 34 cylinder on your model 43" .

 

[pharmer]

"we messed up and put a model 34 cylinder on your model 43" .

A happy mistake for sure. Joe