--Or at least beautiful! My Iver Johnson .22 revolvers went to Coal Creek Armory for attention (verdict: one fixed, one in need of parts that must be scrounged as they turn up*) and on the way back, Oleg Volk shot the pretty/working revolver. With his camera. Go look.
Oooooooooooo. Thank you, Oleg!
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* And according to Tam, at least one of the 'smiths suggested I "should call them for the thirty-minute guide on checking out used revolvers." Sounds like a great offer to me! I have come up with two kinda beat-up ratchets out of the several revolvers I've bought; they seem to be a weak point. Not in the guns, in my evaluation skills!
Update
3 days ago
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Is that crud around the pivot point?
Shame on both of you for not letting the poor thing get cleaned up before shining all those bright lights.
stay safe.
It had a lot more crud to begin with -- took years to build up, it's taking weeks to remove it all.
I envy you.
One of the beauties is that front sight. Imagine today's cost of duplicating it.
Another is the checkering -- exactly where it's most needed on a hogleg grip.
Ooh perty!
The back sight/latch is actually a nifty little piece of machining, too.
...And this gun is somewhat simplified from the Supershot, which has a milled, T-shaped rib atop the barrel. Not bad for what was at the time an inexpensive plinker. :)
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