Before commenting: usually when pics such as I will post arise there is shrill screaming and the sound of dried peas rattling in a can. The dried peas sound is the dropping testicles of staunch purists and "EXPERTS". Please, don't.
For direct introduction, this was my grandfather's 5 screw pre-Model 10 that he acquired sometime in the late 19-teens to early 20s. He carried it as a night watchman at a gas station in rural SE Texas, and on a variety of other excursions.
This came to me in fairly rough shape, heavy pitting on the cylinder, hammer spur and along the trigger guard.
I did a full restore, in the Fitz(-gerald) style. It is Ceracoated, all original parts except the cylinder. Timing is perfect, and in full Fitz spirit, I serrated the top of the hammer 20 LPI. DA is beautiful, exactly what you expect from an old S&W that was carried much and shot not overly often. The screws were rough, and have been replaced with 5-44 Allen heads to go with a bit of modern flair. The grip is a chopped Hogue hard nylon, refinished with truck-bed coating for a bit more grip, held in place with a bit of 1/8" stainless tubing.
For direct introduction, this was my grandfather's 5 screw pre-Model 10 that he acquired sometime in the late 19-teens to early 20s. He carried it as a night watchman at a gas station in rural SE Texas, and on a variety of other excursions.
This came to me in fairly rough shape, heavy pitting on the cylinder, hammer spur and along the trigger guard.
I did a full restore, in the Fitz(-gerald) style. It is Ceracoated, all original parts except the cylinder. Timing is perfect, and in full Fitz spirit, I serrated the top of the hammer 20 LPI. DA is beautiful, exactly what you expect from an old S&W that was carried much and shot not overly often. The screws were rough, and have been replaced with 5-44 Allen heads to go with a bit of modern flair. The grip is a chopped Hogue hard nylon, refinished with truck-bed coating for a bit more grip, held in place with a bit of 1/8" stainless tubing.
