Wiresguy
Active Member
Front looks like a Redfield "Sourdough". The rear is windage adjustable. Someone was serious about their shooting.
I used to see odd modifications on some of the old guns when I lived in Alaska. Gunsmiths were not so common in the rural areas and people did a lot of stuff that made sense to them, but in today's world we look at the same thing and just shake our heads.
A Second Model S&W I bought for $150 (back about 1995) had been "improved" by a previous owner. A 1/8" thick piece of steel flat stock had been bent and welded to the bottom of the grip frame to make it longer by about a half inch. Clear Plexiglas grips had been fitted to it with a piece of what appeared to be wallpaper behind them to hide the frame and internals. The grips reminded me of the WWII "Sweetheart" grips in style.
The grip extension was welded to the frame front and rear and left an open space between it and the bottom of the grip frame. The swivel hole was still there and the serial number was not affected by the modification.
Some careful hacksaw work and smoothing out with a file, some Oxpho Blue, and the grip frame was ready for standard grips. Magnas fit and worked just fine. It was a very accurate shooter - if a bit homely - and I still regret letting it go.
I used to see odd modifications on some of the old guns when I lived in Alaska. Gunsmiths were not so common in the rural areas and people did a lot of stuff that made sense to them, but in today's world we look at the same thing and just shake our heads.
A Second Model S&W I bought for $150 (back about 1995) had been "improved" by a previous owner. A 1/8" thick piece of steel flat stock had been bent and welded to the bottom of the grip frame to make it longer by about a half inch. Clear Plexiglas grips had been fitted to it with a piece of what appeared to be wallpaper behind them to hide the frame and internals. The grips reminded me of the WWII "Sweetheart" grips in style.
The grip extension was welded to the frame front and rear and left an open space between it and the bottom of the grip frame. The swivel hole was still there and the serial number was not affected by the modification.
Some careful hacksaw work and smoothing out with a file, some Oxpho Blue, and the grip frame was ready for standard grips. Magnas fit and worked just fine. It was a very accurate shooter - if a bit homely - and I still regret letting it go.