Just received this one today....lots of British proofs, it's a regular hand cannon. Love it!
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Just received this one today....lots of British proofs, it's a regular hand cannon. Love it!
All I could ever find was a Brazilian(?) gun, I always wanted a nice US property model. The Brit proofs wouldn't have hurt my feelings either. They ARE big, mine was so worn it didn't work right and I sold it and bought a 625. Very nice find, even the wear and tear marks are nice...
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Many years ago, I bought a F.D.L. rear sight for my S&W Model 1915 Type 2, just remove the top plate screw and attach the FDL sight. You have both windage and elevation now.
Will fit the Model 1917 S&W and South American post WW1 models too, these FDL rear sight are used a lot in South America even today. Difficult to find now but still around
I actually always wanted a Brazilian as, despite being the same pistol as the U.S. version generally, they are typically significantly less.
From what I understand the Brazilian's used to be able to be had very cost effectively. Of course the same can be said for *many* items that are now priced into the stratosphere.
Once upon a time you could get a FTR'ed Inglis for $259 all day long or a P08 re-arsenaled in the Ukraine for $299
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About 5 years ago, and before....Brazilian examples were EVERYWHERE here. Majority were were worn out, but I always liked that bid Brazilian crest that was on the frame. Now I can't find one to save my life. Guess I need one now to put alongside this one!
Ain't that hard . The secret is in knowing where to look .
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Chris
Thanks for posting the F.D.L. rear sight information. One thing that I always did with the S&W WW1 revolvers was change that "thick" military mainspring for a new S&W Model N frame mainspring. which will improve
your shooting.