Great deal on an old revolver w/slight rust problem

Is it still good under the grips?

Looks like a Turnbull project.

And be sure to send off for a factory letter... if you can figure out what factory it came out of.

Good grief.

I've seen less rust on stuff lying around at Verdun.

That barrel pitting -- I've never seen anything like it.

Did you check to see if it was loaded before you handled it?

I think you should either:

1) Dump it in the garbage.
2) Dump it in the garbage.
Or:
3) Dump it in the garbage.

Even if I got a revolver like that to look absolutely clean, you couldn't pay me a million bucks to fire it more than once.

Put it on Gunbroker as 99% and "vintage". It's not much worse than some there now.

That's a helluva lot of trouble to go to for deactivating it...

Remember...

If you refinish it, it will lose 50% of it's collector's value.

It IS quite a pattern of blood pitting.

Clearly a battlefield pickup.

A little CLP or a Dremel should clean it right up!

rc

Looks like a Young American .32. Bet it's still loaded!

Probably an irrigation ditch or pond find. Very alkaline environment, wherever it was.

It would look good on a plaque.

Be sure that the steel wool you use is #0000. You don't want to risk harming the finish.

When did you go dive on the wreck of the Titanic??

Haven't you ever heard of 'patina'?

The guns on the Titanic are in better shape. Low-oxygen depths.

I was wondering what happened to that revolver that fell out of my holster and down the stool!

You should really clean the once in a while.

I'll be that thing has a beast of a trigger pull.

I've got a better idea. Take it to one of those clown cities that will give you $100.00 for it!

The Doc is out now.

Sell the grips and throw in the pistol for free.

Warranty?

Hope the warranty is still good.

If the bore is bright and shiney I'd give it a once over with steel wool and it's good to go.

AFS

WOW!!!

Gun turn in candidate.

I know it gets humid in Houston, but dang!

rd