JonB
Halcyon member
And here, I thought my gun buying days were over. I mentioned a few days ago,
in the "what are ya doin today" thread, about my friend offering to sell me a minty, early 58.
Well, my friend decided he wanted to do the deal yesterday. After a quick inspection, I bought it.
I sure did shell out more Bengies for this, than any other gun I ever bought. It is difficult for
me to say no to a 41 mag, especially one that is somewhat collectable.
After closer examination, I am almost wondering if this gun is original or maybe reworked/reblued?
It just seems the bluing is too rich and polished shiney?
Also has a different number on the crane...5 digit...maybe it's not a serial number?
The 6 digit SN's on the Frame and the Cylinder do match each other.
but the wood grips have a non-matching 6 digit SN.
According to S&W forum, the first year of the 58 was 1964 and those serials
numbers are S256500-S258499, so I figure this one was made in early 1965,
well the frame and cylinder anyway?
My friend did have the action polished by a gunsmith (Palmer in St. Boni. He had done S&W
work for me also, always great work, he has since passed away.)
Anyway, the action is sweeter than sweet.
Also, during the action work, my buddy had Palmer install a Bill Jordan wide target
trigger and Hammer. While they are nice, I'd prefer this to be original, but luckily
I did get the original parts.
I hope the weather gets a bit warmer soon, and I'll post a range report.
in the "what are ya doin today" thread, about my friend offering to sell me a minty, early 58.
Well, my friend decided he wanted to do the deal yesterday. After a quick inspection, I bought it.
I sure did shell out more Bengies for this, than any other gun I ever bought. It is difficult for
me to say no to a 41 mag, especially one that is somewhat collectable.
After closer examination, I am almost wondering if this gun is original or maybe reworked/reblued?
It just seems the bluing is too rich and polished shiney?
Also has a different number on the crane...5 digit...maybe it's not a serial number?
The 6 digit SN's on the Frame and the Cylinder do match each other.
but the wood grips have a non-matching 6 digit SN.
According to S&W forum, the first year of the 58 was 1964 and those serials
numbers are S256500-S258499, so I figure this one was made in early 1965,
well the frame and cylinder anyway?
My friend did have the action polished by a gunsmith (Palmer in St. Boni. He had done S&W
work for me also, always great work, he has since passed away.)
Anyway, the action is sweeter than sweet.
Also, during the action work, my buddy had Palmer install a Bill Jordan wide target
trigger and Hammer. While they are nice, I'd prefer this to be original, but luckily
I did get the original parts.
I hope the weather gets a bit warmer soon, and I'll post a range report.