Paging Mssrs. Supica and Nahas...

[Tom Servo]

I acquired a S&W 67 today. It's a no-dash model, with the original stainless rear sights. Serial # sequence is 5K96XXX.

It looks as if it was fired and left in storage for quite some time without being cleaned. I've literally been peeling lead off it in spots. I gave very little for it, since the original owner didn't seem to care for it to any extent further than paying a few bills.

I should be able to bring it back to 90% or so, thankfully. Function was my main concern, and this gun looks to be the product of neglect rather than abuse. She'll be a shooter, anyhow.

Don't care what it's "worth," but if someone could let me know roughly when it might have been manufactured, I'd be much obliged!

 

[Brian Williams]

1974

 

[Tom Servo]

Thanks!

 

[SaxonPig]

I would think that you should be able to polish stainless up to look like new.

 

[Tom Servo]

You're right. I really should have taken "before" pictures...

It IS possible to rust stainless steel, and the previous owner had done just that. When I bought it, it was a 50/50 proposition. If the gun wasn't salvageable, I could at least use it for spare parts.

As it turns out, it took about two hours with mineral spirits, steel wool, oil and cursing, but everything cleaned up nicely. There are a few "character marks" that I'm not too worried about. Man, there was lead in places I didn't know you could get lead

So, for $100 bucks, I've got a Combat Masterpiece, first run with stainless sights and tapered barrel. Don't hate me. Please don't hate me...

 

[VHinch]

Why is it that I never stumble across those deals?

 

[Tom Servo]

I'm no Oleg, but here she is, after a little Flitz, steel wool and elbow grease:





Cylinder latch needed tightening, but otherwise she's mechanically perfect. I have more K-Frames than socks now...