Revolver finish is tarnished

Tatershooter

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Any suggestions on removing the tarnish on a revolver? My wife got her late dad's service revolver from when he was an auxillary Cary officer in the '50s-'60s. It probably has not been out of the leather holster for at least 50 years. The leather has started disintergrating and the section of the frame that was in the holster has tarnished. I really don't want to screw this gun up experimenting. Any advice is appreciated.

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Open the cylinder. If there's a model number and it begins with a 6, it's stainless steel. Use some Flitz on it and it will do wonders. If that's nickel, you can still use Flitz but go easy so you don't go through the nickel.

If it were my family heirloom, I'd just give it good cleaning and leave it like it is.
 
Mod 60 Smith was first regular production stainless handgun in 1965. Before that effectively nada for stainless handguns.

Treat this as nickle plate for cleaning. Eg no ammonia based solvent. No abrasive. When in doubt, drop off at a qualified smith
 
Geezer said:
Open the cylinder. If there's a model number and it begins with a 6, it's stainless steel. Use some Flitz on it and it will do wonders. If that's nickel, you can still use Flitz but go easy so you don't go through the nickel.

If it were my family heirloom, I'd just give it good cleaning and leave it like it is.
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Family heirloom that you will never get rid of, I would send to someone like Turnbull and get it back into prestine condition so it can be displayed.
 
Thanks for all the responses, good info. A good cleaning is going to happen and I will let her decide if she wants to take it to the next level or leave it. The stuff that looks like rust is actually from the holster degrading.
 
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