On old S&W revolvers….

WB
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Friday, August 07, 2026, 14:05 (17 days ago)

I think older traders told me the hammers and triggers both were originally case hardened/colored. If they were blued, or nickel (egads chromed!) that it was a sign of a refinish. What say ye?

I bought one of the first 500 S&Was. It has a case

Darryl T.
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Friday, August 07, 2026, 15:43 (17 days ago) @ WB

Case hardened hammer which rusted almost immediately. Went back to the LGS and they sent it back to S&W. They replaced the hammer. They said the first batch all had a problem. No rust since.

I once ordered a new stainless Encore, came spotted w/rust

WB
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Monday, August 10, 2026, 08:16 (14 days ago) @ Darryl T.

The engineer swallowed as much of his pious attitude as he could and proclaimed “well… it’s stain/rust “less”. I guess he was right. It cleaned up pretty well, just micro pits.

hahaha nothing is rust proof

jthomson
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Monday, August 10, 2026, 13:06 (14 days ago) @ WB

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Model 1905

Jim Taylor
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Friday, August 07, 2026, 16:12 (17 days ago) @ WB

A true beauty.

SPB
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Friday, August 07, 2026, 17:58 (17 days ago) @ Jim Taylor

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