S&W revolver crane hinge scratch

[schutz5]

Well, this rather small subject has rolled around in my head for some time now.

Finally I am asking about it.

My ' still as new' 586 ND is my only S&W revolver that has a scrape/scratch at the 'crane hinge'.

I have attached a cropped and color manipulated image in order to show the 'in the white' scrape at the lower right edge of the 'crane hinge'. .

I am wondering what causes this. I don't want to go at it inside the frame interior with a file or sandpaper until I hear some experienced comments.

Maybe it has no solution and at this point it is as bad as it is gonna ever get..

I really can't say whether it has gotten worse.

Thanks

 

[Alk8944]

Just finish wear where two parts are in contact when one of them moves. Sometimes the yoke contacts the frame as it does in this gun.

 

[pantannojack]

Not as bad as a burr under a saddle. A cure might be worse than the disease.

 

[Well Armed]

Lord, get over it....

 

[schutz5]

Get over what? Seeking knowledge?

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Thanks Alk8944 for a reasonable insight!

 

[gwpercle]

It is just normal wear between two parts with close tolerances .
Please do not file or sandpaper or Dremel on these parts .
If you must use a little metal polish and polish up the area ... heck go ahead and polish up the entire revolver . I have used Turtle Wav Chrome Polish for this but any extremely fine metal polish will sorta clean up the mark ... Maybe the finish can be "touched up " ... in the old days of Blued Steel we used "cold Blue" for this , I don't know what S&W's "black finish " is in these guns...I'm sure there is something ...but it might be better to just leave it alone !
Guns will show areas of wear ... it's not the End of The World ...
Polish them a little and let them develop "Character" ...
It's Okay !
Gary

 

[Krogen]

I have a couple that have that sort of wear. For me, it's like a cylinder turn line. Annoying, but a sign of honest wear.

Fitting can be pretty snug in that area which I consider a good thing. The downside is it doesn't take much debris between surfaces to cause the wear. Generally it doesn't cause functional problems unless you get s much crud in there that the yoke binds up.

 

[murphydog]

A variable finding, some revolvers I’ve seen have a prominent mark and some none. Nothing to worry about, except calling it a crane (S & W calls it a “yoke”).

 

[Vtgw938]

Probably normal wear but nothing wrong with closely examining the surfaces for noticeable burrs and carefully removing them IMO. As well you often find scratch marks on the hammer and trigger in an arc, which are burrs or high spots on the inside of the frame or on the side plate. Just remove the offending burrs. Stay away from bearing surfaces, unless there are obvious burrs.

 

[Truckman]

A variable finding, some revolvers I’ve seen have a prominent mark and some none. Nothing to worry about, except calling it a crane (S & W calls it a “yoke”).

Agree...Some of mine have it, others have none or very faint...It does not detract from function nor value......Ben

 

[chief38]

It was either caused by a bur, sharp edge or misaligned fitment of parts. Remove the Cylinder and extractor and feel for a bur if it has not already worn down by now. Could have also come from debris caught between the parts. Over the life of any revolver there are certain wear points. The extractor rod, the muzzle the recoil shield etc. that will get worn and loose bluing. It is as normal as holster wear.

 

[Rule3]

Normal wear

 

[taz666]

Sharpie has loads of color options as well

 

[schutz5]

Thank you to all the respondents.

It is not a point of worry for me, ala "I have OCD etc." Nope.

It is just something that I was seeking knowledge about mostly since my other S&W vintage revolvers do not have that wear spot and are equally well fitted in Yoke to Frame and other parts.

It is just nice to have insight and anecdotes from other S&W revolver owners !!

Thank you