Rusty old gun

I would take the handle plates off before soaking the piece. You would not want to soak wood, or plastic in wd-40 for a week.

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It IS a neat gun. I'd love to get my hands on a .455 What a great piece in a great caliber. Webleys make evokes dreams of an Indiana Jones kind of world - out in Cairo or Istanbul adventuring and seeing really neat stuff.

I know... Kind of silly, but it appeals to the romantic in me. :o

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Oh and by the way, another good reason to take the rusty gun in to the gunsmith would be to check and make dure that the structural integrity of vital parts of the gun were not compromised by the corrosion. Just a thought.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
 
This particular one has been modified for .45 ACP.

Yeah, sometimes I think that's sacrilege. On other days, I guess I'd say, whatever helps somebody make it go bang...
 
I'd have to look, but off the top of my head, I want to say it was a heavier bullet, going a little slower.
 
I've never been to this board before, but according to this, a decent example would be somewhere from $300-$500...

John
 
cliff355 said:
Agreed. Over the years I saw alot of police revolvers that wouldn't open for a variety of reasons - usually not rust. This may be a quick fix for a gunsmith, and if so a cheap one too.

Most rust removers will probably remove all trace of any remaining blueing if that is a consideration.
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I"ve got a bottle of "the must for rust" and it cautions that it will "instantly" remove the finish from a gun. There isn't any bluing left on this old warhorse. Its an old S&W .38, which is a pipsqueak round. It used to have a sweet trigger though, and with its sentimental value, I'd like to clean it up a bit.
 
cliff355 said:
Would that be a .38 Special or a .38 Smith & Wesson Special (different length cartridge)? Gun magazines have been the main culprits in convincing us the .38 is a pipsqueak but I would still hate to have one pointing at me.

I think cleaning it up is a great idea. I have a few cleaned up guns from relations that passed on and they really jog the memories of those folks whenever I handle them.

More than likely when that gun is ultimately opened, the operation will be performed with some type of lead or plastic hammer. It is a painful thing to watch but a very typical procedure.
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Its the .38 S&W. Its not the .38 special, I wish it was. I remember looking into the .38 S&W a long time ago and it is a very low velocity round that made the special look very stong indeed. I can't remember the specifics of it.
 
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