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January 15, 2012
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First I have to apologize because I lost a hard drive on my computer which had all of my "before"pics but I managed to find a couple of the longer shroud. It shows how bad it was and the rest of the gun was not much better....
Little rough Huh???
A little better???
What I did: Resurfaced both shrouds (4 inch is waiting for sights and I will post later) front, back, top and sides accept the round part for the barrel.... I did this by hand. I also filed and resurfaced all parts of the receiver, cylinder and crane. I then worked up threw the grits of emery paper until I got to crocus cloth and got all parts polished to the best of my abillity. All parts were then sent out for bluing. I touched up the rear sight (which was frozen but I got it to loosen up and work) and reassembled everything after polishing all the internal parts. I am quite happy with the results and I am now just waiting for my new Wolff spring kit. I hope I did the Dan Wesson model 15-2 some justice.
Next I will be buying the short length barrel and be attempting to machine my own shroud...... but thats for another time.
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October 11, 2009
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That is a great job , nice dan
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May 2, 2009
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She's a beauty 
.... just needed a little TLC...
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May 3, 2011
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Wow! I didn't think it would come out that good. You did a great job. That gives us hope on those fix--er-- upper jobs.
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February 28, 2009
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That's a fabulous restoration.
-MIke
February 11, 2010
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Super refurb ! 
You did alot of work and it Shows 
-Blacktop
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April 20, 2010
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Beauty! very nice work.
-Lonwolf
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December 4, 2011
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First rate work there, good job! How does a gun get that rusty?
I saw a 22 Pistol Pack on GB a few weeks ago that had been water damaged in a fire and it didn't look that bad.
Nice work on the restoration. Daniel B. would be proud.
Anything worth doing is worth doing well.
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January 15, 2012
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Thanks a lot everyone. I really enjoyed the time I put into this fine gun and learned a bunch about Dan Wesson arms along the way. It also lead me to this great site.
The gun was kept in it's foam lined case for three years without the guy ever checking it.... I guess he forgot about it. At some point in time he had it in the trunk of his vehicle which is where the water got into the case (unknown to him). Of course that water got distributed throughout all the foam and the revolver just layed there in it for years....... This was the result. I almost passed out when he showed me!
January 2, 2012
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SCORPIO said:
First rate work there, good job! How does a gun get that rusty?
I saw a 22 Pistol Pack on GB a few weeks ago that had been water damaged in a fire and it didn't look that bad.
Nice work on the restoration. Daniel B. would be proud.
I bought that one and it looked worse in the pictures than it did when I got it home. the biggest thing is someone stripped the bluing off the top of the receiver. I coated everything with rig gun greese and went over it with a tooth brush and it looks pretty good It shoots great I got the pistol pac for 750 I will soon send it to blue ridge bluing Randy
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December 4, 2011
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Sounds like you got a deal at that rate! Especially with the case and all four barrels. Glad it wasn't too bad.
Anything worth doing is worth doing well.
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If a man designed it, and a man built it, then a man can fix it.
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December 26, 2010
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Well done! Very well done! and thanks for the pics.
January 1, 2012
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That pistol looks very nice now!
"My mama said, you and Elvis are pretty good, but you're no Chuck Berry" Jerry Lee Lewis.
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January 24, 2009
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Looking at your pics, I must assume that you bought the gun from a seller in Maine? That moist northern sea air has to be the most logical assumption as to why it became so heavily rusted in such a short time (assuming the seller was honest with his story).
Regardless, you've done excellent work & you should be commended. Nice job!
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March 27, 2009
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Another DWA saved from the scrape pile!
January 22, 2008
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Nice work! One day I would like to find me a fixer upper and see what I can do.
January 15, 2012
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I recommend everyone that loves revolvers to go get a fixer upper and have fun with it. It is very rewarding and gives SOME sense of what it must have been like to be the person that actually made the gun. I truly feel THIS is MY gun now. Thanks again to everyone for their kind words and support.
April 25, 2008
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Excellent job there, it came out very nice.
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January 1, 2012
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It's true, there's nothing like bringing any neglected piece of equipment back to working condition. The problem these days is first finding the fixer upper then, when you have found it, getting it for a reasonable price. I have a nice old (65 year old) Winchester Model 74 22lr autoloader that I got for a $100, it just needed some some TLC on the bolt mechanism, and some linseed oil and wire wool treatment on the stock.
"My mama said, you and Elvis are pretty good, but you're no Chuck Berry" Jerry Lee Lewis.
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