Inherited Dan Wesson

[eb in oregon]

My elder brother died at the end of November. Not many left. However I inherited his small collection of firearms. One, a Dan Wesson in stainless steel, four inch barrel. I remember a couple years back we were shooting on the range and Rocky was shooting his Dan Wesson. I looked it over and it had wear marks and scratches and dings, especially on the trigger guard. I said this thing is leading a hard life. He said "It's a tool that does it's job." And it had been a duty weapon in an earlier version of his life.

I'm just going to clean it throughly and put it up for a bit. It stays as is.

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[CountryGent]

Sorry to hear of the loss of your brother.

Dan Wesson put out truly magnificent revolvers.

 

[MikeInOr]

A white scotch bright pad does wonders buffing out wear marks and minor blemishes.



If it was a duty gun it would be a .357 (model 715) instead of a 44 mag (744) like mine. I would love to pick up a 715 if I could find a deal on one like I found a deal on my 744. The good news is you can put any barrel length on that you favor in about 5 minutes. New barrels are still being made by CZ and they are just as high quality as the originals (CZ bought out Dan Wasson and has all of their original manufacturing equipment).

Barrels/Shrouds - Revolver - Dan Wesson Products | CZ-USA

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[eb in oregon]

A white scotch bright pad does wonders buffing out wear marks and minor blemishes.

I was a journeyman machinist for over 25 years. And had a hobby gunsmithing business for about that long. I prefer to keep it as is.

 

[eb in oregon]

Dan Wesson put out truly magnificent revolvers.

It really is a fine .357 wheel gun. A bit heavy, but durable. A decent lock work with good single and double action. Meant for the hard loads. Darn good pistol.