Super Blackhawk out of the fire
 

about a month ago I had a gentleman bring in his beloved Super Blackhawk old model that was very damaged in a house fire. His 1100 that he brought too was a total loss. Most was water and smoke damaged. It never got hot enough to change the temper of the steel but it was pitted and eroded throughout. Well after a week of constant work, its back to its close to original glory.

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That cleaned up really nice. Nice looking pistol.

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Start with a good pistol.......:)
Looks good now, I bet the owner was ecstatic.

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I have a super blackhawk, and it does not have the cylinder flutes.
I bought it back in the mid-60's -

GREAT restoration!
Man, I would CRY if mine went through that damage!

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Never mind -
I just noticed this was the .357 and not the .44

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Nice job!

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Top notch work Eric. Beautiful job!

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If I remember correctly, it only has to heat up to about 400* to lose temper. Unless he is very sure, I would use caution. It wouldnt take long or necessarily have to have been very close to the flame to get to that temp.


Very nice work though.

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I'll bet he was one happy guy. I just looked at one but it was 357 and i dont have a use for one. good job cleaning it up.

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wow nice job

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I have a 44 mag Super Blackhawk and it has the cylinder flutes. Most of them don't.

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If it got above 300 the grips would char. The grips are original. Its mostly water and soot damage.

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All I can say is you did a Outstanding Job!!

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great job helix,and yes your right about temp.i had to do one of my own many years ago. old semperfi

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The short barreled revolvers of 5 1/2" have the fluted cylinders. They also have the smaller XR3-red grip frames with the round trigger guards. These smaller SBHs are seen more as "general packin' guns" and critter defense guns over the longer-barrel "hunting types".

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great job.........

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That turned out nice.