Different Blackhawk

[tek4260]

A little something different I traded for this weekend. 1975 Convertable with a BNR brass grip frame and a matte chrome plated LC cylinder(don't even pretend to know why!! It wasn't rusted or pitted). Under all the grime of 20 years of being a truck gun was a pretty nice Blackhawk. My .452 boolits slide thru the throats with thumb pressure, on both cylinders. It had a trigger job at some point in its life along with Bullseye springs. This one was the definition of carried alot, shot a little. There is no blue loss on the face of the recoil shield. Matter of fact, the base pin looks like the cylinder hasn't made but a few revolutions. I'll get some better pictures once I replace the grips with some wood. Still undecided on weather to polish the grip frame or leave it tarnished as is, and weather or not to refinish the LC cylinder or leave it alone too.

Think this one will grow on me

 

[americal]

A lot going on there :!: I do not understand the plated cylinder It sure was made to shoot--bet it shoots GOOD :!:

 

[gunman42782]

Interesting.

 

[flatgate]

Neat-o! I'm interested in the grip frame's "history". I know of Caravelle, QPR, SG and now BNR.

The "New Model" is this pic is fitted with a Caravelle grip frame.

Hmm, the front sight sure seems short. Any sign of a cut barrel?

flatgate

 

[tek4260]

It looked like a factory crown to me. I'll have to dig deeper and also post some pictures of the grip frame markings. It is NM only, not one of the universal frames.

 

[Lee Martin]

Neat piece. I've always liked two-tone (or in this case three-tone) guns.

 

[DeletedMember58]

I would be interested in the grips if you decide to sell them!

 

[tek4260]

4 tone I grabbed a polished Super hammer from the parts box instead of a blued one since it was already so mixed up.

 

[tek4260]

More pics

And believe me it was nasty!! Here is the hammer I replaced and didn't bother to clean. The rest of the internals were the same.

But the bluing wasn't worn on the face of the hammer either. Must have been one of those that got a dose of WD sprayed inside every few years!