Some Thing Make You Want To Cry

[22lrfan]

A member of our local gun forum posted a couple of photos of a revolver his wife picked up for him at a yard sale. She thought it would be a good project for him. The owner said it had been in a box on the carport for 15 years. He had no idea what it was and was looking for info on it. We figured out that it's a 1st year production Triple Lock.

 

[Farmer17]

Nice fixer upper.

 

[sigp220.45]

I'd be all over that for the right dough.

 

[Muley Gil]

I think we need a "beat your head against a concrete block wall" emoji.

 

[6string]

At least it hasn't been refinished!

 

[Bob L]

What a fantastic project to have. Please keep us informed as you move forward with it. And the eventual range report!

 

[Green Frog]

OK, which one of you purists is going to chime in to say it should be preserved just as it is with no restoration work done? Come on, you know you want to. I'd be opening a dialog with keith44spl and one with Hondo44 and going for a serious rehab. That's just me of course, and YMMV.

Froggie

 

[Waveski]

Looks like surface rust rather than deep pitting ... Hopefully anyway.

 

[22lrfan]

I would love to get my hands on it. He hasn't decided what he's going to do with it yet.

 

[Aircrewman]

I would like to post something but I am weeping so hard that I cannot.....

 

[series guy]

That doesn't look bad at all. Now this is pitting.

 

[robvious]

just honest patina on a shooter...lol
looking forward to the work in progress pictures...

 

[AJ]

Ought to be interesting. Depending on how bad the pitting is, it may be a candidate for parkerizing or cerokote. What caliber?

 

[Mblhopo]

Not bad a little Ren Wax and that will buff right out!!!…………………………………………..M*

 

[mh51]

Helps explain why the nice ones are so pricey!

 

[Justin T]

I bet that'll clean up fine with electrolysis.

 

[murphydog]

A good soaking in rust-removing solution might show (relatively) little metal damage underneath the rust. Just behind the trigger, inside the guard, a small area of this seems to have rubbed off.

Given the tall front sight and the butt swivel, along with the 1917 Army stocks, I would not be at all surprised to find it is a .455.

 

[lamarw]

It is a candidate for before and after pictures. First step is to remove grips. Second step is soaking for a few days in Kroil. Third step …………………., and then on and on.

Excuse me, first step is to always make sure it is unloaded.

 

[moosedog]

I got tears in my oatmeal.

 

[Jack Flash]

Did he / you give it any kind of function test? I'll bet it still shoots! (Although that would be foolish at this point!)

Not to pry, but did she get it for a yard sale price? If he doesn't want to tackle this project, and you don't either, get him to post it in the Classifieds!

With the right TLC it may be not bad at all. Some of the rust does look to be more than just surface rust, but you can't cry over what's done.