Thank you all for your replies, you pretty much confirmed what I was thinking. The engraving was an inexpensive job he had done in Japan while in the navy. It probably would be worth more with out it, but its it's what defined it as being my dads. I think I'll just keep it as is.
Not really because the chamber is in the cylinder.Can you put a barrel liner in a revolver???
Ahh, hadnt thought of a .22 conversion. Thats an intriguing idea. My Dad has a '95 Belgian Nagant revolver relined from .32 centerfire to 22 rimfire.Don’t write it off entirely just yet. I know of a few old rifles that have been lined and reduced to 22LR. Sure it’s no 38, but realistically a shootable gun is a shootable gun. I’m thinking it could possibly be lined and still have some life, even if it’s just to go make some noise at the range every now and then and think about your dad. I haven’t seen a revolver barrel lined, but I’m certain that a competent person exists that could line it and the chambers at the same time, possibly even line-bore the cylinder and make a really nice plinker.
I wasn’t thinking about extraction... might need a custom star made as well.
Can you put a barrel liner in a revolver???
Jerry Miculek had Bar-sto put a liner in one of his revolvers
That's not quite an accurate statement. That particular revolver has a Bar-Sto barrel with a shroud over the barrel. That is not the same thing s a barrel liner.