New .357's...

[jobu07]

Since so much heresy was called about my last post regarding competing name brands being represented together I thought I would have another go at it!

Ah crud, I screw it up again!

Anyway, here we have a Model 28, no dash, that I picked up in early December. It was freckled with light surface rust and terrible fouling. It also wore a pair of Herrett stocks that I didn't care for, but it came with this nice Bianchi rig. The lawman who wore it must have been svelte as it doesn't fit my 34" waist. I will say the gun cleaned up really nice.

There is also a Trooper Mark III, which I believe dates to 1975 per the Colt website. The Trooper came in the original box, which has seen better days, and paperwork if you're into that sort of thing. It certainly hasn't had more than 50 rounds run through it in its life.

Both of these old girls have amazing triggers and shoot as good as they look.

Maybe I can get the same-same theme down for my next post and quit mixing up brands?

 

[DR505]

Highway Patrolman and Trooper...seems like they go together to me.

 

[Old Dog]

Can't we all just get along?

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

Some fine old iron there pard!

 

[Jeff olson]

Two of my favorites. I need a 4" 28.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

Very nice fellows.

 

[bangswitch]

Anyway, here we have a Model 28, no dash, that I picked up in early December. It was freckled with light surface rust and terrible fouling. It also wore a pair of Herrett stocks that I didn't care for, but it came with this nice Bianchi rig. The lawman who wore it must have been svelte as it doesn't fit my 34" waist. I will say the gun cleaned up really nice.

Who knows, he may have strapped it around one leg.

Both are very nice, but I'm a S&W fan, really like the M28. You're right, it did clean up very well, I'd love to have seen some "before" pics. For a 65 year-old revolver that has been carried, it looks fantastic. I've got a M28-2 from 1973; plain-jane as they are, there's something really special about them.

 

[jobu07]

I’ll see if I can dig out the before photos tomorrow.

Who knows, he may have strapped it around one leg.

Both are very nice, but I'm a S&W fan, really like the M28. You're right, it did clean up very well, I'd love to have seen some "before" pics. For a 65 year-old revolver that has been carried, it looks fantastic. I've got a M28-2 from 1973; plain-jane as they are, there's something really special about them.

 

[Old Dog]

Another thread that will end up costing me money. I realized that I currently don't own a Highway Patrolman nor a Trooper, and in the interest of celebrating diversity and inclusivity, I must have both.

 

[bangswitch]

Another thread that will end up costing me money. I realized that I currently don't own a Highway Patrolman nor a Trooper, and in the interest of celebrating diversity and inclusivity, I must have both.

Like Elmer said (Fudd, not Keith), "Be vewwy, vewwy caweful", when you start down a road like this. Finding the M28 you don't have will only lead to wanting an M27 to go with it, and getting the Trooper only leads to looking for a Python. Then you want different barrel lengths. Then you want a nickel version (in each barrel length). Life is too damn short.

 

[bannockburn]

I had a Colt Trooper Mk.III back in the late '70s and while it was a solid, built like a tank .357, it didn't have as nice of a DA/SA trigger as your comparable S&W N frame revolver. If I came across these two guns in a display case today I would opt for the Model 28. The Trooper Mk.III is long out of print and finding parts or even someone to work on it could prove to be somewhat problematic. I'm reasonably sure that there are still plenty of gunsmiths out there who can tune up or fix any modern day S&W revolver.

 

[Speedo66]

I had a Colt Trooper Mk.III back in the late '70s and while it was a solid, built like a tank .357, it didn't have as nice of a DA/SA trigger as your comparable S&W N frame revolver. If I came across these two guns in a display case today I would opt for the Model 28. The Trooper Mk.III is long out of print and finding parts or even someone to work on it could prove to be somewhat problematic. I'm reasonably sure that there are still plenty of gunsmiths out there who can tune up or fix any modern day S&W revolver.

I’ve heard that a lot lately Re: it being difficult to repair Colts to the point where I can’t see myself purchasing one.

OP, I applaud your taste!

 

[westernrover]

It seems to me that if the yoke retaining screw falls out of my S&W and I dump the cylinder on the ground, that a Dan Wesson or Ruger GP-100 is just what I want for a back-up gun.

 

[jobu07]

Who knows, he may have strapped it around one leg.

Both are very nice, but I'm a S&W fan, really like the M28. You're right, it did clean up very well, I'd love to have seen some "before" pics. For a 65 year-old revolver that has been carried, it looks fantastic. I've got a M28-2 from 1973; plain-jane as they are, there's something really special about them.

@bangswitch Here are the before pictures. It came to me pretty inexpensively because of the appearance.

 

[LightninST]

Cleaned up very well, nice find ! Great shooters and you don’t have to chase brass

 

[johnjohn]

You sure did a nice job cleaning it up.

 

[Armored farmer]

Since so much heresy was called about my last post regarding competing name brands being represented together I thought I would have another go at it!

Ah crud, I screw it up again!

Anyway, here we have a Model 28, no dash, that I picked up in early December. It was freckled with light surface rust and terrible fouling. It also wore a pair of Herrett stocks that I didn't care for, but it came with this nice Bianchi rig. The lawman who wore it must have been svelte as it doesn't fit my 34" waist. I will say the gun cleaned up really nice.

There is also a Trooper Mark III, which I believe dates to 1975 per the Colt website. The Trooper came in the original box, which has seen better days, and paperwork if you're into that sort of thing. It certainly hasn't had more than 50 rounds run through it in its life.

Both of these old girls have amazing triggers and shoot as good as they look.

Maybe I can get the same-same theme down for my next post and quit mixing up brands?

That's some great no-nonsense leather.

 

[orionengnr]

Mind if I ask what you used to clean it up?
Looks great.

 

[bangswitch]

@bangswitch Here are the before pictures. It came to me pretty inexpensively because of the appearance.

I kind of lost track of this thread. Looks like you got to it just in time, and it cleaned up nicely.

 

[defjon]

Geez , that belt is tiny!

That would be a bicep rig for me.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

I’ve heard that a lot lately Re: it being difficult to repair Colts to the point where I can’t see myself purchasing one.

OP, I applaud your taste!

MK3 Colts are easy to work on if you have the parts. Jack First was making some hammers and triggers but they were pricey.
MK5s are unlikely to ever need repairs, but were only made for 2 years and are a bit rare.

Another thread that will end up costing me money. I realized that I currently don't own a Highway Patrolman nor a Trooper, and in the interest of celebrating diversity and inclusivity, I must have both.

You still won't have all the boxes checked unless you include a Lawman, Detective Special, Border Patrolman, Chiefs Special, and an Official Police.

 

[Speedo66]

MK3 Colts are easy to work on if you have the parts. Jack First was making some hammers and triggers but they were pricey.
MK5s are unlikely to ever need repairs, but were only made for 2 years and are a bit rare.


You still won't have all the boxes checked unless you include a Lawman, Detective Special, Border Patrolman, Chiefs Special, and an Official Police.

I wasn’t aware Colt made a Chief Spl., I thought that was a S&W bit.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

I wasn’t aware Colt made a Chief Spl., I thought that was a S&W bit.

I was throwing them all in together lol.

 

[Tallball]

Nice revolvers!

 

[bangswitch]

Gotta love .357M, no matter who makes them; all mine are S&W, though.