.32 Hand Ejector Finished!

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

• It's been a long road for this little I-Frame. Officially it's a S&W Model 1903 .32 Hand Ejector (5th Change.) I picked it up at Pinto's for $125, and it was in miserable shape; timing problem, bore looked like hell, massive cylinder gap and end-shake, almost none of the original finish remained, some tool marks and pitting... Some of this gun's journey has been reported here previously, so if it looks familiar that would be why.
  
  
  I've learned a hell of a lot along the way! Now the gun times correctly, locks up tight, no end-shake and the cylinder gap is .006". The stock grips (the only really decent part of the gun) have been replaced with a pre-war style target grip modeled after the ones S&W used to put on these and kit-guns. Finally the gun was stripped, all the interior parts given a thorough and detailed cleaning and the frame, crane, cylinder and side-plate were finished with rust-blue. I made no attempt to disguise that this is a re-finish; there are still the odd tool-marks and a bit of pitting here and there.
  
  The gun looks great is a real shooter! The DA pull is merely OK, but the single-action is excellent. I am immensely pleased with how this gun came out... but a little sad that it's finally done. Anyway, what was once a piece of junk is now ready for it's second century of shooting!

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Like I said in your other thread on that bluing, just Amazing! That gluing makes the revolver pop in the pictures. As for being sad it's done, I get it but just think, now you can shoot it any time you want...

As always, very nice work.

 

[BobWright]

I am somewhat mildly disappointed. Your efforts were toward a double action, and such a minuscule caliber!



Nice work, by the way!

Bob Wright

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

I am somewhat mildly disappointed. Your efforts were toward a double action, and such a minuscule caliber!



Nice work, by the way!

Bob Wright

No worries, Bob- this one, also just finished, is single action- and the caliber is not minuscule!

 

[Barry loyd]

That’s an awesome bluing job. I love resurrected revolvers.

 

[Tallball]

Congratulations! It's beautiful.

 

[bannockburn]

Tinker

Another resplendent revolver restoration!