Smith K trame Round butt 10-5 "c" colorized

[BLIP]

I was lucky enough to pick up this Smith & Wesson 10-5 in 38 Special with a 2-in barrel. The gun is a k frame gun and I have not owned a round but K frame, and secondly the stamping is colorized? The gentleman said he did not do it it came like that or at least to him and I was wondering what the Smith crowd has to say. Not to be spiteful but but just to gain some more knowledge

 

[imawoodsman]

IN, for more knowledge, too!

 

[RSB]

Not factory coloring of the stampings. You could, and maybe still can buy a "Gold Fill" kit from Brownell's. I used the gold kit on a nice Remington1100 trap and my Browning O/U Trap. If the base is cleaned well it looks good in the right situation. I did a quick check and couldn't find it on their page.

 

[basstracker89]

Nice Smith!!

 

[BLIP]

Like I said the previous owner said that was Factory heading on a few Smiths before LOL I don't remember that being an option but thank you for your input it looks like it's dated 1964 and it is a nice example unfortunately with some scratches on the other side

 

[RSB]

Not factory coloring of the stampings. You could, and maybe still can buy a "Gold Fill" kit from Brownell's. I used the gold kit on a nice Remington1100 trap and my Browning O/U Trap. If the base is cleaned well it looks good in the right situation. I did a quick check and couldn't find it on their page.

I found what I was looking for. This is what someone probably used to fill the logo and lettering. No longer available from Brownell's but can be had from Foster's.

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[speednut]

I love the older K frame S&W.