WVMountainBoy
Member
I'm sorta new around here, and this is my first thread. From what I've read so far most of you seem fairly knowledgable and friendly so I'd like to pose a question. I recently acquired two .38 Colt Revolvers. One is a Police Positive and the other is a Police Special. They are both 6 inchers, and function flawlessly however the finish of both guns is in very poor condition. The Special is a nickel plated or hard chrome job and a lot of the plating is gone, especially around the barral and rear sight notch. The Positive is blued and has HEAVY holster wear and corrosion issues under the grips. I have polished most of the corrosion off but fear for the further degradation of the weapon. My question is how much money would I be looking at for a competant refinish of the guns. I've never looked into such a matter. I would like the Special to be re-plated to its original condition and the Positive reblued. Not wanting anything custom or modified (unless I can find a fair price on having the Special's barral shortened to 4 inches, recrowned, and have a bead style sight installed) They're both mechanically sound and I want to keep them so I'm not worried about collector value or anything of the such. Only their use and maintenance. I don't feel confident in my own skills to try one of those "re-blue" at home ideas and I think the corrosion may need polished beyond my skills. If any of you have gone through this process I would just appreciate some ballbark prices for the gun's restoration. Thanks in advance.
