My "New" S&W Pre Model 10

[crazysccrmd]

Here's mine. An all matching 1948 and a 1952 that was all beat up so I parkerized it. These old ones are a lot of fun.

 

[finloq]

I don't think that even Fords could do much with this.

 

[rswartsell]

You would be surprised.

Might cost a bit more than standard, but Horace is a true craftsman, I would say an artist. Call his wife Larna, the deceased Lawrence Ford's daughter, to see if Horace (Lawrence's best student?) would take the challenge. Be prepared for a waiting list.

http://www.fordsguns.com/index1.htm

The only question I have, is it mechanically sound?

Regards,

Randy

 

[finloq]

It is and the bore is 8+. No pitting at all.
I only paid $136 for the pistol. I don't know that I would want to pay 5-10X that to restore it.

 

[rswartsell]

There are a lot of ways you can go, including leaving as is.

The purists that are also of the "if you own it, shoot it" clan would say that is a shooter with very cool "character". Just wanted you to be aware it is not necessarly impossible. Tell you what, I'll give you 150% of your entry price to do that very thing.

Does that help?

 

[finloq]

There are a lot of ways you can go, including leaving as is.



The purists that are also of the "if you own it, shoot it" clan would say that is a shooter with very cool "character". Just wanted you to be aware it is not necessarly impossible. Tell you what, I'll give you 150% of your entry price to do that very thing.



Does that help?

Neiner neiner

 

[Jim K]

On Finloq's gun I belong to the "leave it alone and shoot it" side. No one, repeat NO ONE, using only metal removal (grinding/buffing), can "restore" that revolver without seriously weakening it and/or making it look even worse.

Now, if a restorer wants to get into filling the pits with weld and that sort of thing, that would be different but would run the price up to a ridiculous level for what is, after all, a very common gun.

One other approach, fill the pits with plastic and paint the gun, is an option, but for myself I would prefer to do what I said in the first sentence.

Jim

 

[rswartsell]

Fords does on occasion restore pitted metal. Probably an understsatement to say "a bit more than standard". I agree that I don't think it practcal. I do insist on possible though. Obviously such a job does not entail grinding to the bottom of each pit.

P.S. Then BTW Jim K, you must have an extensive collection of "pre-10" K frames, or are you aware of someone continuing to manufacture them?

 

[Tallball]

I forgot all about this thread. I have had that revolver out to the range a few times and it shoots just fine. The trigger pull is "average" - no better or worse than most of my revolvers. Its potential accuracy is probably better than mine. It will easily put all six onto a paper plate at ten yards. That is plenty good enough for a fixed sight 38, imho. I like the way it looks and have no intention of refinishing it or replacing the grips.

 

[WV Mountaineer]

Nice!

 

[Radagast]

Tallball, a 545xxx serial number places your gun between 1927 & 1930, not 1939. The grips lack S&W medallions, so they are from 1929 or earlier. The change to the ejector rod mentioned by Driftwood Johnson happened in 1930.

 

[Tallball]

Thanks Radagast! I guess I misread the chart, or the website was just wrong. I like old-fashioned cars and and furniture and tools and... well, just about everything. The older the better, so I am just that much happier with it.

That puts it in my "top three"! I have a Mosin-Nagant rifle that is also from the 1920's, and my Swedish Mauser is from 1909.

 

[finloq]

On Finloq's gun I belong to the "leave it alone and shoot it" side. No one, repeat NO ONE, using only metal removal (grinding/buffing), can "restore" that revolver without seriously weakening it and/or making it look even worse.



Now, if a restorer wants to get into filling the pits with weld and that sort of thing, that would be different but would run the price up to a ridiculous level for what is, after all, a very common gun.



One other approach, fill the pits with plastic and paint the gun, is an option, but for myself I would prefer to do what I said in the first sentence.



Jim

She is who she is. It'll be nice to have a pistol that I don't have to worry about holster wear on.
Period replacement scales are in the works.

Jim has seen her posted on several sites. I hope that I am not boring you yet, Sir.