guys question for you, the ft site on mine is alittle hard to see dont wanna maching on it can you use white out? or bright orange paint to see it better?
Donnie--it's your's do what you want, but know you'll play a devil of a time getting the paint off. And if you decide to sell in the future, it may impact your ability to get what you want out of it.
Here's a Pre-27 if you would call it that, being a First year Registered Magnum that had it's 66th Birhday This Month being December 13. I spoke with the owner's grandson who is now in his late 70's Charles Bowen III and learned a lot of history on this .357 Magnum. It shipped to The Bowen Brother's Hardware company of Augusta, Georgia Attention owner Charles Bowen with one box of Complimentary .357 Magnum ammo sighted in dead hold at 25 Yards. It was ordered with the shortest barrel offered being the 3-1/2" Patridge front sight blade, Bright blue with Magna stocks. MR Bowen & His store had a long running relationship with S&W as they gave him a special reduced price of $39.00 shipped for this gun & he bought it to accompany him in his automobile for rides in the country. Also shown is the Man that Ordered it being MR. Charles Bowen with his son Dudley at the loading dock of their store Sporting goods store where it shipped into.
This Pre-27 shipped in July 1955 and is shown in Factory Nickel with the Three T's Option