S&W Model 28-2
I have an old Smith and Wesson Model 28-2 Highway Patrolman. I would like to get the orange insert on the front sight. Can I get this or do I just paint the front sight orange. Any help would be appricianted.
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A friend dropped off his S&W Model 28-2 s/n S2759XX, marked .357 Highway Patrolman. It is polished Nickel and has a 4" barrel with adj rear sight and wood stocks, easily 98% or better. Do any of you S&W folks know approx age and value? I'm an auto man and don't know much about revolver values.
It also has a bit of a problem, fires double action just fine but when pulling the hammer back to fire single action the hammer just drops, won't lock back. I haven't disassembled the pistol yet so don't know the problem. Can anyone give me some pointers to look for to correct this problem? Thanks, Mark0 -
check out www.smith-wessonforum.com
they might have the info you need
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SP is right on about the nickle finish ... it was a "dull" brush type finish and generally those revolvers were salesman's samples. Bright finish indicates after market work.
As for the cocking matter I believe that has been covered as it is not uncommon to find them converted to DAO, but this can easily be rectified by a gunsmith and the cost shouldn't be very high.
As for value ... $200-250 is the BB, but as SP pointed out, for some darn reason 28's lately have been bringing more than 27's. Considering that the 28 is the "utility or economy" model a 27 in equivalent condition should bring $50-100+ more.
As for year of mfg., per the s/n provided it is 1966-67
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Here is a 28-2 in bright blue: 0 -
Reference the SA operation being defective. The SA ans DA work on different surfaces. Refer to the attached photo (poor but illustrates). Barely peeking out from under the cyl. hand (circled)is the sear surface tit on the trigger/ the hammer surface is clearly shown. You will probably find either it or the mating point on the hammer are broken off OR an attempt to 'tweek' the SA was botched. I would expect to either replace the hammer or trigger.
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For some reason most of Saxon Pig's post has been edited out, so my original reply might not make a lot of sense.
Anyway ... birght nickle is aftermarket. DAO Revolvers were, and maybe still are, a requirement of a number of departments that still permit revolvers. Generally the hammer is modified to eliminate the cocking notch or spur ... usually there were no modifications to the trigger.
Per my first reply this is not an expensive fix.
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