Sharps40
Price, it's all about the price
Picked up this ancient late 60s but unfired 357 Magnum. Only thing was the missing grips but I have a set of Genuine Checkered Colt Grips to install. About the same size as a Ruger Blackhawk and known to be sturdy well made revolvers, this has no safety what so ever, not even a dual groove cylinder pin, no transfer bar, no hammer block, its a 5 shot 6 shot, 4 click gun...... Unlike ruger, the cylinder bushing is removable. The firing pin is frame mounted, spring loaded and inside a hardened insert in the recoil shield. Cylinder is of the recessed rim style.
Bluing is perfect/like new. There is no endshake or cylinder slop and it locks up tight. Not a lick of carbon or cartridge case markings on the recoil shield, nothing but that just out of the now missing box newness (i suppose the box was lost with the original grip panels).
Since the grips are missing and the original grip frame is slightly larger on the trigger bow than the Colt SAA, I'll change out to brass trigger guard and back strap. I may also replace the alloy ejector housing with blued steel but havn't decided yet. Not sure if its a keeper or trader but it'll be fun to get it inspected and up and running for the first time ever.
Bluing is perfect/like new. There is no endshake or cylinder slop and it locks up tight. Not a lick of carbon or cartridge case markings on the recoil shield, nothing but that just out of the now missing box newness (i suppose the box was lost with the original grip panels).
Since the grips are missing and the original grip frame is slightly larger on the trigger bow than the Colt SAA, I'll change out to brass trigger guard and back strap. I may also replace the alloy ejector housing with blued steel but havn't decided yet. Not sure if its a keeper or trader but it'll be fun to get it inspected and up and running for the first time ever.