Yes, it has a stainless rear sight.Uh? Duh? Picture?
Does it have the stainless rear sight?
Personally I'd just let it "ripen" with age. Use it a lot. Wipe it down.
Yes, it has a stainless rear sight.
Which model Gerber is that? I have one almost identical, but the back side of the blade is only sharpened 1/2 the length and is serrated. It's a boot knife, has a Cordura sheath instead of leather. I also have two other Gerbers of the same era, mine are from the mid 1980's. Yours is really great looking. I don't mean to veer OT here, but these are mine:Batchs
I use Mother's Mag Polish to give my stainless steel guns a high gloss shine. Why? Because I like the way nickel plating looks and this is one way to have it with stainless. I also don't care for the look of a dull matte finish. It's kind of boring and unfinished looking like the factory couldn't be bothered with doing even a little bit of polishing to make the gun appear somewhat nicer looking.
And if you don't like the bright shiny finish on your gun just do as some others have already suggested and let nature take it's course and let your gun "dull down" on its own. Soon enough it will tarnish and take on its own patina from being handled constantly, exposed to the elements, and get enough dirt and unburned powder on it to eventually take that shine away.
Some of my "shininess":
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Can anyone suggest the best way to contact S & W about doing the same overhaul for my 66 no dash, stainless sights and all? It's in pretty sad shape.I've had my 66 since the '70s, and had polished it. When I sent it back to S&W to have it overhauled, they redid the finish back to the factory brushed finish. I think if one is careful, one could use various abrasive pads to duplicate the factory brushed finish.
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