tark
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I'm not much of a revolver guy, but I'll admit I'm a sucker for K-frame Smith's. Especially with the longer barrels. I snagged this one at Simpson's a few months back. It is a .38 Spl. All numbers matching.
There is just something beautiful about good honest wear on a gun. This revolver was made in 1953. It came with a holster which it obviously spent a lot of time entering and exiting. The bore and chambers were clean, the lockup good, the timing impeccable and the crane had no play. The flash gap was .005". This old gun was in superb physical shape. It soon became obvious that someone had performed an action job on the gun. The double action pull was butter smooth and the single action pull was like breaking a delicate glass rod.
But something was off, something was not quite right. It was a minor issue, certainly not enough to cancel the sale, but it was something that I had never seen before....
Can you spot it?
There is just something beautiful about good honest wear on a gun. This revolver was made in 1953. It came with a holster which it obviously spent a lot of time entering and exiting. The bore and chambers were clean, the lockup good, the timing impeccable and the crane had no play. The flash gap was .005". This old gun was in superb physical shape. It soon became obvious that someone had performed an action job on the gun. The double action pull was butter smooth and the single action pull was like breaking a delicate glass rod.
But something was off, something was not quite right. It was a minor issue, certainly not enough to cancel the sale, but it was something that I had never seen before....
Can you spot it?