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Someone explain this one to me. Is it real? A stainless steel 3 screw Flattop .44 Mag with a Super Blackhawk grip frame
Please put a magnet on it. That will tell you something. And for comparison, try the magnet on a blue steel gun. Report back please. Thank you. DavidSomeone explain this one to me. Is it real? A stainless steel 3 screw Flattop .44 Mag with a Super Blackhawk grip frame
They are still in business http://www.mahovskysmetalife.com/ .yessir, without seeing the gun, I'd bet it is "Mahovsky Metalife", our shop back in the 11970s, used to have this finish done by Ron Mahovsky in Reno,Pa..... a chromium finish...
Yep. Agree. Interesting what some will try to pass off to the unsuspecting. Seems like I remember Ruger SS revolvers first started to appear in 1974... New Models (well, other than the Ruger Old Army which is technically an Old Model ) . Still someone did a good job on the gun for those that like the unfinished look .I agree with other posters that it's a carbon steel Old Model in the white.
Those unsightly 2 out of 3 dished out screw holes tell be it was buffed/polished out. Other than that, I agree it was very nicely done.The bluing was stripped off not polished off.. And very nicely done.
Your right, I was only referring to how the was removed. Had to be stripped to get all the bluing out of all the nooks and crannise. The screw holes are wallowed out some. And we do occasionally see that on old models from the factory.Those unsightly 2 out of 3 dished out screw holes tell be it was buffed/polished out. Other than that, I agree it was very nicely done.
With that said, you know a whole lot more about these things than I do
No it's not, you're right. But it is the box Ruger used to return guns in after the transfer bar retrofit which that gun has had done.You all know far more than me on this subject, but that is not a flat top box.
Also, has anyone compared how a magnet sticks to a SS versus blue gun? I'm guessing there may be a difference in how much pull/attraction there is.
Yes it's been established that the gun was made in in 1959 and did not come with a 4 5/8" barrel. The original barrel has been cut. Did you call them or get the letter?Received this from Ruger:
Thank you for contacting Ruger Customer Service.
Your Customer Service Issue # is 10348767
.44 Blackhawk serial number 17244 is a BKH-46, .44 Magnum, blue, 6 1/2" barrel, walnut grips, manufactured and shipped in June 1959
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