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Posted: 8/29/2014 10:31:17 PM EDT

You know how it goes.

Local guy listed a Smith snubbie.

Noticed it had a flat latch.

Some hooplehead had refin'ed it with Cerakote.

Then someone tried removing it and gave up.

I learned to polish and spent about 8 hours taking it back to the nickle (without removing the nickle...that's a real trick).

Seller says he'll give me the original stocks, too.

1955 Chief's Special Lightweight

(rollmarks are crisp, that's the glare)

Posted: 8/29/2014 10:38:26 PM EDT

[#1]

Great find and great work cleaning it up!

Posted: 8/29/2014 10:43:24 PM EDT

[#2]

only one question..........

Posted: 8/29/2014 10:43:36 PM EDT

[#3]

How do you know that you are looking at Nickel and not bare, unfinished steel?

Posted: 8/29/2014 10:48:40 PM EDT

[#4]

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How do you know that you are looking at Nickel and not bare, unfinished steel?

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It's a different color & shows a layer if it's polished through. Easy to tell.

Posted: 8/30/2014 12:59:26 AM EDT

[#5]

I know because my gunsmith coached me daily and threatened to beat me with a rubber hose if I got too aggressive with the wheel.

Posted: 8/30/2014 7:43:06 PM EDT

[#6]

Nice Doc good job.

Posted: 8/30/2014 9:25:41 PM EDT

[#7]

Nice.

Posted: 8/30/2014 10:17:59 PM EDT

[#8]

Wow, nice!

Good job.

Posted: 8/31/2014 8:50:07 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
You know how it goes.

Local guy listed a Smith snubbie.

Noticed it had a flat latch.

Some hooplehead had refin'ed it with Cerakote.

Then someone tried removing it and gave up.

I learned to polish and spent about 8 hours taking it back to the nickle (without removing the nickle...that's a real trick).
Seller says he'll give me the original stocks, too.

1955 Chief's Special Lightweight

(rollmarks are crisp, that's the glare)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/doc540/Guns/Smith%20Airweight%201955/dd99afeb-068c-4a44-af68-de3db8dd67ce_zps4119e956.jpg

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Jesus isn't the only saviour

Posted: 9/2/2014 9:53:01 AM EDT

[#10]

Find an period correct set of grips and a Tyler T and you'll have a real beauty. Good job on the save.

Posted: 9/2/2014 8:37:36 PM EDT

[#11]

Very nice.

Posted: 9/3/2014 1:50:22 PM EDT

[#12]

pin barrel smith

getting harder to find those

Posted: 9/3/2014 4:42:31 PM EDT

[#13]

Finish looks to be in good shape and is real flashy all buffed up-Good Job!

Why in blazes would anyone coat a gun that has good finish? If it was some rusty pitted mess go ahead but not that gun , never.

I will bet the coating was messing up the fit of some of the parts and messing up the operation of the gun also.

Hopefully you got a deal and a half on a coated revolver that had unknown finish condition under a coating .

Nice save!

Posted: 9/5/2014 1:08:07 AM EDT

[#14]

Nice rescue. That's one more gun you'll have in heaven.

Posted: 9/6/2014 8:31:15 PM EDT

[#15]

Now THAT is a beautiful wheelgun. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

Good restoration job, Sir.

Posted: 9/8/2014 9:13:05 AM EDT

[#16]

That is just awesome!

Posted: 9/8/2014 9:34:44 AM EDT

[#17]

should have take a before pic.

Posted: 9/9/2014 5:59:20 PM EDT

[#18]

Beautiful job OP!

Posted: 9/11/2014 1:04:17 PM EDT

[#19]

Never have seen a latch like that before, nice looking gun.

Posted: 9/11/2014 3:06:14 PM EDT

[#20]

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Now THAT is a beautiful wheelgun. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

Good restoration job, Sir.

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Posted: 9/11/2014 10:43:43 PM EDT

[#21]

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Wow, nice!

Good job.

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Posted: 9/12/2014 7:29:23 AM EDT

[#22]

If it is original nickel, it might have an "N" somewhere on the grip frame under the grips. And maybe on the barrel under the ejector rod. Looks good. The guy probably didnt like the shiny finish.

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