.38 Victory Revolver Refinished

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Well I just received back my Parkerized (Complete with Trigger work) .38 S&W Victory revolver.

I sent my .38 Victory Revolver off to Tactical Ordinance in Ontario and man am I pleased. The trigger work is as smooth as a hot knife through butter and the parkerizing job is flawless.

I also had Casey weld up a hole in the trigger guard that also came out perfect.

Anyway I wanted to share the pics with everyone before I hit the range tommorrow and dirty her up.

If you're looking to deal with a first class company then go to Tactical Ordinance.

Casey is a really nice helpful guy that does great work.

BEFORE

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AFTER

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Nice! And you put the original grips on, I see. Looks good. About the trigger, did you have problems before, and was it in DA or SA? I know mine in SA is just about perfect, and I guess I didn't expect much in DA.
 
Looks cool.... finish looks like the metal was 'bead blasted' and then blued to give it the matte finish. Was that the process, or?

Checkered walnut grips with medallions were correct for early Victory models, although in it's production [1942 - 1945] the smooth walnut without medallions are more common. Usually, the correct grips are serial numbered to the revolver.

Anyway, I have a "Victory" model 4" in .38 Special... still original finish... They are a nice piece of history and still attainable at reasonable cost compared to the way pricing has gone on other WWII Allied firearms....

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stevebc said:
Nice! And you put the original grips on, I see. Looks good. About the trigger, did you have problems before, and was it in DA or SA? I know mine in SA is just about perfect, and I guess I didn't expect much in DA.
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My revolver is SA/DA. The trigger was okay no major problems but I felt it could be smoother and so Casey put in some new springs etc.. and now it is SMOOOOOTH.
 
NAA said:
Looks cool.... finish looks like the metal was 'bead blasted' and then blued to give it the matte finish. Was that the process, or?

Checkered walnut grips with medallions were correct for early Victory models, although in it's production [1942 - 1945] the smooth walnut without medallions are more common. Usually, the correct grips are serial numbered to the revolver.

Anyway, I have a "Victory" model 4" in .38 Special... still original finish... They are a nice piece of history and still attainable at reasonable cost compared to the way pricing has gone on other WWII Allied firearms....

2007-10-27_214740_zVictory1.jpg
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The process involved in parkerizing I cant speak to but I do know for sure there was no bluing involved. The way I understand it they are two totally diffrent finishes.
 
My understanding is if the metal is 'bead blasted' then dipped in the blueing tanks it will come up a matte finish that looks parkerized. This is exactly what was done with this WWII vintage Colt 1911 USGI...

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Compare your Victory model's original parkerized finish to the refinish then to the 1911 above.

My bet is your Victory was bead blasted and dipped in a hot bluing tank.... ;)
 
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NAA said:
My understanding is if the metal is 'bead blasted' then dipped in the blueing tanks it will come up a matte finish that looks parkerized. This is exactly what was done with this WWII vintage Colt 1911 USGI...

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Compare your Victory model's original parkerized finish to the refinish then to the 1911 above.

My bet is your Victory was bead blasted and dipped in a hot bluing tank.... ;)
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They look very similar. You could be right. Thanks for the info its great to always be learning.
 
Sorry for digging up an old thread. But I have to say it. I think this revolver is ruined (say it in the Stewie way).

If I were in a gun show and saw both the before and after versions at the same time, I would definitely buy the "before" and scratched one for its original and used condition. The re-parkerized one has lost a lot of its value.

Leave the WWII old guns alone. If you really have to ruin a gun, buy a modern copy and go nuts.

By the way, the early Victory Models were sand blasted and black blued. Later they were parkerized - a slightly more greyish finish. So both types of finishing existed. Based on the grip type and the finishing in the OP's "before" picture, that could be an early Victory.

If the OP has those grips for sale, I want them.
 
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^^ +1 to that. it's been "rueend" :D

yeah, i too prefer the looks of the "before" pic. the "after" looks like it's covered in photocopier toner dust.
 
--Terry-- said:
Leave the WWII old guns alone. If you really have to ruin a gun, buy a modern copy and go nuts.
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You've got some moxie demanding that people conform to YOUR standards concerning what they do with THEIR property.

I have a Nazi marked Sauer 38H. Bore is mint, steel is otherwise in perfect shape, but it has zero finish remaining. Going to have it reblued soon, if that's okay with you... :rolleyes:
 
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