Thinking about a Sitz Special

[Beachboy]

I'm sure everyone knows what a Fitz Special is, although there were only a few hundred built. The Fitz Special is among other things the father of Colt's Detective Special.

I was recently gifted a 4" nickel .38 Special 5 screw Hand Ejector S prefix revolver, this is considered the pre M and P. This one has some flaking nickel and a dark bore. It seems mechanically sound and with 50 rounds fired it seems timing and lock up are okay as there was no noticeable lead shaving.

I'm thinking it might be a fun project gun for a Sitz Special. Shorten the barrel to approximate 2", shorten. ejector rod the same, remount the front sight and bob the hammer and cutaway trigger guard. It will probably never by carried or if so a very minimal amount on special occasions, sort of a retro BBQ gun.

Other than to a SW collector it has no significant value, but it does represent a time when the major components were serialized.

Maybe my next build won't be on a AR platform.

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