Nah, they've been there for 6 months and nobody wants them. If you do, I'll pass contact info along.Originally Posted by Bill Nesbitt
Leave it the way it is and use that money to go back and buy the other 2 revolvers. Go right now or they will be gone.
Original finish was probably kind of a semi-gloss with a brush "grain" visible. Glenrock "factory finish" is 400 grit.
A reblue from somebody like Ford's or Glenrock will cost you as much as you paid for the gun. Plastic grips copying the old hard rubber are about $35 from Vintage grips, now owned by Triple K.
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Yep, they made them better in the late '20s.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
I wouldn't refinish. You'd be paying money to depreciate the gun. I'd shoot the occasional wadcutter through it and mostly enjoy it as it is.
I already have a 4inch that is just a little newer. I has a sn of 39xxxx so is one of the heat treated ones.I mostly just sits in the safe.
Best, most succinct explanation I've heard. Thanks in advance for saving me a lot of words the next time I have to 'splain to someone WHY they shouldn't refinish the heirloom they inherited that has years of 'honest' wear.
-Rainman
Leave it as is and enjoy it for what it is; a piece of American history.
Genuine question: Even if Turnbull Restoration does the job?
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Good question, but I believe you can likely acquire an excellent specimen for less than it would cost to get a Turnbull restoration. It may be feasible if it has personal, family or historical significance or is a rare variant.
With a Turnbull piece you may actually be able to get your refinishing costs back out of it, or close to it, as long as you can document it.
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