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Reply With QuoteCheckering on the to strap would indicate a 27 frame. Barrel. and finish? Letter should clear up SOME of the mystery.Originally Posted by hoss
the hammer and trigger along with the ejector star are all case hardened metal and no nickle,from the best i can tell and 2 local gun smiths it appears to be all factory finish but let see what Mr. Jinks says hope to here anyday,been over two weeks since i sent off the request there is checkering on the top and on the back strap and a fixxed ramped front site with a red insert
Last edited by hoss; 02-20-2012 at 11:22 AM.
Checkering on the to strap would indicate a 27 frame. Barrel. and finish? Letter should clear up SOME of the mystery.
There is a 99.9% probability that this gun has been rebarreled and refinished. The hammer & trigger would be CCH, not blued. The serial number should have 6 digits behind the "N" prefix, not 7 so maybe a digit has been "doubled". I also believe that nickel guns of that era had blued extractors, not nickel. A nickel cylinder from the factory had a large "N" on the rear face.
Anyway, it'll be interesting to see what Roy Jinks finds out.
Bruce
Last edited by BruceM; 02-20-2012 at 06:47 PM.
hi guys check the bottom of the buttt if its one of the FHP guns it will be stamped FHP and a number, rojo
Hoss,
I want you on my side the next time I go hunting for another revolver. You did good!
Even if it's discovered that it was rebarreled and refinished in nickle later, it's one heck of a good looker, and it's going to be as good a shooter too.
If it were mine, I'd spend the $50 and get the letter to see what the story is direct from the factory historian Roy Jenks too.
I'm almost curious if somebody didn't intentionally make those changes to make it appear that it was on of the rare FHP revolvers.
Could it have been a Special Order wheelgun that was a one of a kind and it never made it into the book?
Most of all, congratulation on an excellent find, no matter what the story is in the end.
Regards,
Gearchecker
Last edited by gearchecker; 02-20-2012 at 06:59 PM.
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Thanks for all the input guys a dyeing to here from Mr. Jinks !!!! what i realy think it is is a model 27 that was scheduled on the line,and a special order came in for a 28 with a 3 1/2 barrel and they stamped it 28-2 and nickled it,the gun shows no sign of refinish at all !! she is a beuty !!! and for &240.00 you cant beat it !
If you paid $240 for that revolver (no matter what).........you got a 'steal'. If it is a truely rare example.....you don't want to shoot it. If it is a " modified gun"........you got a great deal anyway!!!!Bob
I have to agree...for $240 that is a great price for a pistol that you will be shooting instead of "collecting" and afraid to have fun with!
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I remember FHP issued some nickel N-frames, my buddy (also my best man) was issued one after the FHP withdrew his issue model-66. He said the 66 was withdrawn becuase of heat binding the cylinder; I see S&W changed the gas ring from the yoke to the cylinder in 1977. The catalog mentions FHP getting 25 nickel model 28's, marked FHP, but with 5 inch barrels. If the gun in question has a finely checkered topstrap, my guess is it is a mis marked model-27. In any case, it is a beauty and one heck of a bargain.
Hank
HI ALL
i still havnt heard fro Roy Jinks its been 3 weeks,does anyone know how long it takes to get a reply on a factory letter request
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