I have a user grade S&W M1917. (My classification.) Mechanically, good condition. The bore is pretty nice. BUT, the exterior, not so much. Part of the military stamping on the buttframe is gone. Filed off. There is some speckling of rust here and there. The remaining finish is roughly 75-80% or so. It was in this condition at the time it was acquired through an estate auction. I've been toying with the idea of using Evapo Rust to remove all of the finish and corrosion, and then to go ahead and use Oxpho Blue to put a decent, serviceable finish on this, and to remove any existing corrosion permanently.
This isn't a collector's item, so my thoughts are there really won't be any downside to doing this. I'm interested in what the thoughts might be on the part of other forum members.
Thanks,
JGalt
This isn't a collector's item, so my thoughts are there really won't be any downside to doing this. I'm interested in what the thoughts might be on the part of other forum members.
Thanks,
JGalt