aluminum j-frame wear marks on (breechface?)

[Eric_A]

Sorry for any errors in refering to the proper parts of the revolver. While I have shot some over the years,I haven't owned one yet.

I put a deposit on a 642 that I'll be picking up next week.

While looking at alot of the airweight and airlite revolvers, I noticed some marks on what I believe is the breechface (the vertical plate that holds the firing pin between the topstrap and trigger).

They all have a wear line or drag line which is caused by the "plunger?" (on the end of the ejector rod, rearward of the extractor star)... which obviously occurs when you close the cylinder, as the ejector rod is on it's way to the center hole where it holds the closed cylinder in place.

In that same area, some of the guns had other small scratches or marks, that don't logically appear to be caused by the same "plunger".

Am I correct in assuming that these other marks are caused by occaisional contact with the extractor star? or whatever the revolver pushes up on at the back of the cylinder to turn it?

These marks shouldn't affect the revolver other than cosmetically...right?

I didn't notice these on steel j-frames, I assume because the frame material is harder.

Thanks in advance
Eric

 

[Mike Irwin]

You're seeing normal marks.

The vertical "breechface" is more normally called the recoil shield.

The ejector rod locking stud is what fits into the hole in the recoil shield to keep the cylinder closed.

The aluminum framed guns will show greater wear on the recoil shield from the ejector rod locking stud.

The other scratches on the recoil shield may well be caused by fired or unfired cases.

 

[Eric_A]

Thanks