Capt. James H. Callahan Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Don't know if I can get this to work. Let me know one way or the other. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Hey, I think it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 I guess that's a Webley, or something similar. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: I guess that's a Webley, or something similar. JHC Mark 3 in .38 I believe. I could be wrong. Webleys confuse me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I have an old Smith lemon squeezer But I think it’s too far gone to fix. Maybe I’ll dig it out and try. Nothing to lose. All I need is an electrolysis tank and somebody to show me what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Seems a shame to make it all look new. And brass grips probably make it butt heavy. Amazed that the tools used gave such nice results though. A grinder . . . who would have thunk it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Rust isn't rust. That revolver had a lot of surface oxidation but it hadn't yet eaten into the steel and pitted it badly or changed its metallurgical properties. Don't forget that bluing is in itself a controlled form of rust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Please educate me. I would be concerned about tolerances. If you take a wire brush or grinder or some such and run it through the cylinder or the barrel, aren't you risking messing up the tolerances? I would be afraid to fire it after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 I noticed he didn’t fire it. Not sure I would. It did come out looking nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 4 hours ago, J. Mark Flint #31954 LIFE said: Seems a shame to make it all look new. And brass grips probably make it butt heavy. Amazed that the tools used gave such nice results though. A grinder . . . who would have thunk it? I cringed when I saw the power tools come out. The gun couldn't have been in that bad a shape and have screws come out that easily. Usually the springs are rusted beyond using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Skeptical comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy B.SASS#26902 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 The revolver doesn't look exactly like a Webley, I suspect it was a Afghan or Pakistani shop built copy, It's amazing what those guys can do with hand tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Well, it certainly looks a lot better. I think I'd have it proofed and blued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Looks like the stuff we use to take off of convenience store robbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 12:29 PM, Utah Bob #35998 said: I have an old Smith lemon squeezer But I think it’s too far gone to fix. Maybe I’ll dig it out and try. Nothing to lose. All I need is an electrolysis tank and somebody to show me what to do. I made an electrolysis tanks years ago for my hot rod hobby. I used a plastic horse trough, battery charger, a piece of iron that is going to be eaten up and washing soda. You won't need anything as big as a horse trough. Probably a small plastic bucket. https://www.instructables.com/id/Electrolytic-Rust-Removal-aka-Magic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Thanks for posting that, Sarge. I've bookmarked the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 16 hours ago, Willy B.SASS#26902 said: The revolver doesn't look exactly like a Webley, I suspect it was a Afghan or Pakistani shop built copy, It's amazing what those guys can do with hand tools. Possibly. Serial numbers look to be in the wrong place. India makes some Webley copies. Hard to get a good close look the video moves so fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Hard to get a good close look the video moves so fast. So true. There at the end he kept opening and closing it. I was trying to see if the ejector star was coming up, but he was going too fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Nice job though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Anyone want to try these two. Sorry about the mess on my work bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Do my eyes deceive me or does the barrel get longer? Look at the first 10 seconds, then compare with the 40 second mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 21 hours ago, Henry T Harrison said: Anyone want to try these two. Sorry about the mess on my work bench Dang, Henry... that'll bring tears to a man's eyes! So, is there a background story behind those two pieces? A fire, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 8:10 AM, Capt. James H. Callahan said: Don't know if I can get this to work. Let me know one way or the other. JHC Nope. Get to the picture and opening credits and then It won't go any further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 24 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Nope. Get to the picture and opening credits and then It won't go any further. I wish I knew what the history of those guns was. I bought them over twenty years ago at an auction as wall hangers and have always wonder what the story was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 here is the UT version of the same revolver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 23 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Nope. Get to the picture and opening credits and then It won't go any further. Sorry, seems to be working fine on this end. My wife sent it to my FB page, might try it there if interested. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I couldn't tell if the star was moving or nor, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Somebody loan that gun to my brother in law?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spittin Lead, SASS 51230 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 1:06 AM, Sedalia Dave said: here is the UT version of the same revolver MUCH more better!! Thanks Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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