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I agree with Subdeacon Joe; although it might be a "naturally acquired" patina. If the price is appealing (low), I would still consider purchasing it. Everyone should have a beater that they can take to the range and not worry about dings. edit: If you are worried about a "Frankengun", assembled from parts , you can check if the serial numbers match. Look for them on the bottom of the grip frame, on the back of the cylinder (around the rim, outside the chamber openings), and on the barrel flat just above the ejector rod (you can see them but not read them in the last photo). Before 1957 when S&W began using numerical model numbers, the serial number was not found on the frame under the yoke.

shooting with class; yea, bro!

I was a scrub senior on our high school football team. Our offensive fullback was the biggest fellow on the team ( in the whole school actually), a two time all state heavyweight wrestling champion. My job in practice was to hold the pad so Richard could hit it. Plays were run until I landed on my back at least 10 yards from the scrimmage line. I wish I could say I was proud of my contribution to the team. But it just hurt.

I no longer have a dog, but I love this thread. Thanks to all of you!

I wish record of dates on the junction box was just a bit clearer. edit: never mind. I got it enlarged enough; a record of "totes". Not as exciting as expected.

My wife watches The Voice, I don't. When I heard Julia Roome begin to sing last night, I came in to watch and fall in love!

IMG_2627.MOV frustrating the cat with the Cornell Lab Feederwatch Cam...

The energy input to perform the electrolysis is greater than the energy produced by burning the hydrogen; otherwise you could make a perpetual motion machine. They call it thermogodamnics for a reason!

Back in the days when pornography was a major concern for the Federal Government, some prudish officials tried to remove Playboy magazine from the list of publications accessible to blind persons, thereby taking the magazine away from the only folks who were actually reading it.

I counted 11. Or 22...

Willie's cover of Fred Astair's and Frank Sinatra's classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8IOlLlqE28

AFTER FEDEX TRUCKS MATE, WHAT DOES THE BABY LOOK LIKE?

...just in case you think you would rather be fishing... Nope, not me. Sent to me from my firefighter nephew.

It's real, it's in Ohio.

A Frontiersman's method for getting rid of moles in the front yard.

Grandson Henry had a routine procedure this afternoon, service dog Al on the job providing security.

The gay 90s?

The murals on the farm buildings are exquisite!