Mod 19 Before and after pics

[Badlander]

Picked up this abused Mod 19. Cerakoted it. Tungston and Graphite black.

 

[il.bill]

Looks very good - how does it shoot?

 

[Badlander]

Gus shoots great. Typical S&W 19. Was abused on the outside only. Shot it before the refinish to make sure I wanted to spend any money on it. Still waiting for rear sight blade.

 

[sgt127]

"Abused" is a tad bit of an understatement. It looks like it was in a fire. All the springs still bouncy?

Tremendous job on the refinish though.

 

[bannockburn]

Badlander

Nice salvage and recovery job! Looks great and I like the combination of the two colors.

 

[Badlander]

Not in a fire. Gun was painted black when I got it. They did not bother to take the grips off when they painted it.

 

[Kosh75287]

Personally, I'm not a HUGE fan of the S&W M19, but I despise the thought of ANY quality firearm being thus (mis)treated (by the previous owner). I think your refinish job is attractive, functional, and unpretentious, much like the revolver itself. Nicely done.

I'd like to do that with a 6" M28 or a custom-barreled 5" model. I CRINGE at the thought of doing it to an actual M27, but if I could obtain one that was also similarly mistreated (ANOTHER cringe-provoking thought), I certainly wouldn't hesitate to try what you've done here.

I also notice that the model is of "pinned barrel" genre. As a matter of curiosity, does someone know what that means in terms of year of manufacture, durability, etc.?

 

[tiamat]

Looks good. That before pic is pretty harsh.

 

[nugun55]

Personally, I would probably have had it blued, again. Just my preference. But, it looks really good, what you've had done to it.

 

[Badlander]

It may have been ok with A matt blue. It would have been very difficult to ever polish this one up.
I would not have done this with A pristeen revolver. The condition of this one allowed me to try something I would not have tried.
The Tungston color hides pitting very well. The black not so much'
I do like the way it came out.
My first thought was to load it and hide it in the shed.

 

[Hanshi]

I'm an M19 fan and I think it's great you gave that one new life.

 

[burrhead]

Never mind

 

[edmo01]

Congrats on the outcome...

It is a pity for the gun to be allowed to degrade to that situation to begin with.

Edmo

 

[CajunBass]

Good job.

I'm a Model 19 fan myself. Good to see that one rescued. I mean, I like a little wear....but....

 

[Boxhead]

Well done.

 

[DT Guy]

Nice save. And I think that Tungsten looks pretty tough-you may have just helped me decide on a CeraKote color!


Larry

 

[Hometeached1]

Very nice!

You cleaned it up very well.

Kosh75287, S&W quit pining the barrels in the early 80's (I believe.) It's not any less (some say it's more durable than the non pinned.) durable than non pinned barrels, S&W just quit doing it to save money in manufacturing.

 

[RainDodger]

Good choice on the finish in my opinion. No way any blue would look ok on that, with the amount of polishing you would have had to do. I've never worked with cerakote, but it looks like it helps fill in some of the craters!

Good rescue job. It should be great as a shooter. It's kind of nice to have a gun like that, that it's pretty much impossible to abuse any more than it already has been!

 

[dmurdach]

a little off topic

I really like the way that turned out, Nice job!

A little off topic, does anyone have any experience with how well cerakote does on a revolver cylinder? does it resist the turn rings well?

 

[Badlander]

Will know in A while.

 

[Lucky Derby]

Personally, I'm not a HUGE fan of the S&W M19, but I despise the thought of ANY quality firearm being thus (mis)treated (by the previous owner). I think your refinish job is attractive, functional, and unpretentious, much like the revolver itself. Nicely done.

I'd like to do that with a 6" M28 or a custom-barreled 5" model. I CRINGE at the thought of doing it to an actual M27, but if I could obtain one that was also similarly mistreated (ANOTHER cringe-provoking thought), I certainly wouldn't hesitate to try what you've done here.

I also notice that the model is of "pinned barrel" genre. As a matter of curiosity, does someone know what that means in terms of year of manufacture, durability, etc.?

Pinned barrel means pre 1982.
All M19s are pretty durable as long as not subjected to whatever this one was subjected to, or a large quantity of of lightweight full charge magnum loads.

To the OP: nice salvage job. Should be a great shooter for a lot of years to come. Enjoy.

 

[wally247]

I don't know a lot about duracoat and cerekote. I wonder how well will it hold up to the blast where the cylinder and barrel meet.

 

[xxjumbojimboxx]

Factory finishes dont hold up to turn rings either...

 

[BCRider]

They did a nice job on the coating. I'm not a fan of the two tone look but if you like it that's what is important. And kudos on a nice restoration for an abused Mod 19.

 

[chrismarquez]

That looks bad as$!