Warning: Compassionate but really good, bad and ugly Model 57 Rescue

[Combat_Diver]

As a 57 fan would love to see your post pictures.

Thanks
CD

 

[Oyeboteb]

Very likable as-is...

I'd love to find one like that at a bargain.

I would just give it a good internal cleaning and inspection, oil it up, and leave it be.

Be a great Travel Gun for long Car trips...or, Walks in the Woods...or inner city forays of any sort.


Hard to beat .41 Mag for those...

 

[TACC1]

Maybe I'm just a sentimental fool, but for that money, I'd have it restored. And on my first trip to the range, I'd say a prayer for the
original owner, and he'll see he wasn't "dissed"! Might even send a pic to the family. so they'd know you honored his memory, too.
JMHO, TACC1.

 

[kennyb]

i reckon it will buff out just fine...

 

[4-Screw]

Did you change the grips? With that medallion gone, it looks like a kid's well worn stuffed animal missing one eye

 

[nawilson]

Post some pics! I get the feeling this will be a hard warming story. Somebody contact the Hallmark Channel for an after school special.

 

[stantheman86]

Why on Earth would someone de-spur a full size revolver like that?!?!?

I would finish off that ugly cut on the hammer, file off the sear and make it a true DAO and use it as an under the seat gun, or like was said, a woods carry gun you never have to worry about.

I have a soft spot for ugly, abused S&W's. I leave them as is, just fix them up mechanically and use them as plinkers or carry guns. I always say, you can't have too many cheap, ugly S&W's to use for those times when the pretty ones don't need to come out. I don't want one of my minty S&W's rattling around in my glovebox during a long car trip.

One of my 6" 10-5's was covered in surface rust, and looks like the past owner pried the sideplate off 1,000 times and left no part of the internals uncut or unfiled. I got it for $200 or so, and fixed it up and it's one of my best shooters. If I put a little ding or nick in it it doesn't matter, there's already plenty of cosmetic damage.

 

[SPEEDGUNNER]

I am surprised, but no one here has yet asked the obvious question...why would a guy in a wheelchair need a 6" .41 Magnum revolver?

 

[olypenn222]

Pictures below

The nickeled cylinder is about 85% condition, had trouble with light in the picture, originally considered stripping the cylinder and re- blueing but have never had a pinto. Got the grips here.

 

[David LaPell]

That is the definition of a brute.

 

[subtle]

That is a feel good sight. Very nice!

 

[oberon]

Wow! I woulda been happy to see it with the hammer replaced and grips puffed up. It woulda made me all warm inside...
That bein' said, what you have now is a truly personalized 'custom' 57. It looks like all business, and is a magnificient salvage job. Can't call it a beast anymore. Looks ferocious. And it does give us a nice warm feelin'. Good job. I'm impressed.
I had a 57 years ago. Loved it. Traded it to a bro.

 

[maglvr]

Nice to see a gun that actually did something in it's life!
10X the class of any safe queen IMHO.
Sand blast and 2 coats of VHT semi-gloss-black Epoxy spray paint, applied to a WARM(too hot to touch for longer than 2-3 seconds) gun

 

[Deacon KC]

Nice job on bringing back a fine gun.