2024年1月7日 · 22hipower is correct in that "freckling" is a condition usually only applied to blued guns. In that case the freckling, which is a minor rusting, is within the blued finish, not on or under it. Final answer is NO, whatever is done to remove this defect removes the original surface finish of the gun and duplicates it.

2015年1月2日 · What does it do to value? Value of a collectable gun is derived from make, model and condition. Freckling tears bottom out of condition. Not as much as outright rusty, but a lot. Values go down like a water soluble surf board. But if you want the gun as a …

2016年3月16日 · I just purchased a used revolver that had minimal freckling on the bluing. Very small blemishes on the finish that looked like surface rust. I took some fritz with a soft rag and very lightly removed most of the freckling. It had the solid blue look to it now. This can be done to bring a dull blue back to a luster looking blue again too.

2025年1月16日 · Dave Chicoine (my apologies if misspelled) told me one time "Bob, some things you just have to forgive" She is a shooter. OK spending the money to make everything great isn't going to pay great rewards. The freckling doesn't bother me. My wife is a redhead and has plenty of them. Dpesn't matter.

2010年1月31日 · Model 29-3 value freckling on blue Well I picked up a model 29-3 6" blued with original numbered box and papers at a gunshow today. While at the show I looked the gun over well and it appeared to be pretty much perfect.

2025年2月7日 · Locks up like a vault, decent blue finish with scattered freckling on surface of frame and barrel. No unsightly pitting. Cylinder has light shade of blue remaining and light brown patina, all numbers matching, this is not a rebuilt gun, original walnut grips with very little wear to the checkering that number to the revolver as well.

2024年9月10日 · I was wondering if the stocks should have been diamond magnas, but this one was probably manufactured right after S&W made the change to non-diamond stocks. I'm not sure that those white flecks are freckling, it may just be lint or dust and needs to be wiped clean. The condition of the box, stocks, and the revolver itself, is very nice.

2025年2月9日 · Looks to be shot very little to me and lock up is bank vault tight. Only issue I see are parts of the finish that have little round dull spots. Freckling? Not flaking or raised like corrosion, but still a little darker than the surrounding finish. I know nothing about nickel finish (it is factory, N on the cylinder, blue extractor star etc.).

2019年3月10日 · I found a model 29-2 at our local pawn shop I put it on layaway for 541.00. The finish is about 87% , so I'm thinking about having it refinished.

2024年10月24日 · Thanks for the compliment! Yes, it does have the 6 1/2” barrel and locks up like a safe. Appears that it hasn’t been used vey much, very tight but does have some very mild freckling of the blueing and finish loss on the grip blackstrap. As far as manufacture date, I had imagined sometime between 1878 to 1880.