Just curious about the sideplate fit on the S&W 18-4 .22 I recently purchased. Board member Slick6 told me the gun was made in 1980 - barrel is pinned and chambers recessed.
The gun itself is near mint. Slightest hint of a turn mark on the cylinder, case colors on the hammer and trigger nice and bright. I can't believe this gun been refinished or amateur gunsmithed.
I'm looking at the fit of the sideplate on it's uppermost edge where it's curving from near the hammer forward towards the recoil shield. There is a raised edge on that small section of the sideplate for about 1/4 of an inch, as if the fit of the sideplate to the frame in that spot was off a bit when the sideplate was installed. The edge is just high enough to catch at your fingernail; you have to look close to see it. The rest of the sideplate seam is practically invisible.
This is the first S&W revolver I've purchased, and I'm curious whether this is common, or unusual.
Either way, I'm not concerned about it, so all you wise guys out there needn't bother to offer to take it off my hands for $5!
The gun itself is near mint. Slightest hint of a turn mark on the cylinder, case colors on the hammer and trigger nice and bright. I can't believe this gun been refinished or amateur gunsmithed.
I'm looking at the fit of the sideplate on it's uppermost edge where it's curving from near the hammer forward towards the recoil shield. There is a raised edge on that small section of the sideplate for about 1/4 of an inch, as if the fit of the sideplate to the frame in that spot was off a bit when the sideplate was installed. The edge is just high enough to catch at your fingernail; you have to look close to see it. The rest of the sideplate seam is practically invisible.
This is the first S&W revolver I've purchased, and I'm curious whether this is common, or unusual.
Either way, I'm not concerned about it, so all you wise guys out there needn't bother to offer to take it off my hands for $5!