And if you want to fake it, solder on a front sight. Then mask the whole end of the barrel and sand, sandblast or acid etch it to look different than the rest of the barrel and reblue. If the Stembridge smith had wanted to, he could have polished the band to very closely match the barrel finish to w...

Putting bands on barrels for sights or to mount slings is a common and robust practice. The Stembridge smith may have used an existing sight from a .22 rifle, https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS2Tw7nZFHjCfPoM3JYh8tkqElC_qsE47Wmzw&usqp=CAU or machined a blade out of sling band...

bearbeast wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 6:10 pm
Beautiful! I still want an airsoft replica to complete my Raiders gear, but no full metal version exists yet...

But this one shoots 2" groups at 25 yards!

My guess about Indy's choices has always been that he is a believer in a big bore defense revolvers for their reliable stopping power and function. The Hi-Power is a back up weapon that fires a less lethal round but with high capacity. It is the back up because he doesn't trust 9mm or autos. The cho...