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January 12, 2025
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Hi.
I'm from a small county in Europe called Estonia. I recently acquired a Dan Wesson revolver. A real exotic here. As I understand it was originally imported to Finland and bought from a gun auction there. It came without a box, tools or any documents. As Dan Wesson is basically unheard of here, the gun shop where I bought it, couldn't tell me anything about it. However I was intrigued by it and decided to buy it. Going through this forum I have gathered that I have a model 715 (stainless steel), with a vented (V), full underlug (H), 10 inch barrel. A model 715 VH10 then! I only have this one 10" barrel and none of the tools to remove it. No wrench or the feeler gauge. When I got it, the first thing I did was to take it apart and deep clean it. However as I don't have the tools for removing the barrel, I left that part alone. I was wondering, if the gun came with just this one barrel and by the looks of it, it has never been off, should I still try to remove it? Is there some area that might need attention, that can't be reached without removing the barrel? If I could theoretically somehow find the tools needed to remove and install the barrel. Is there a risk that the accuracy of the gun may be compromised? I have read that accuracy is dependent on the tension of the barrel nut. Can anybody also guess what might be the production year for this revolver?
Thank you and looking forward to learn as much about the revolver as possible.
Erik
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December 7, 2020
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Very Nice! These links will get you started on your DWAS.
https://www.ewkarms.com/zen8/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=67
https://shop.cz-usa.com/dw-products.html
https://www.hogueinc.com/grips/dan-wesson/small-frame-357-square-tang/hardwood-grips
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December 4, 2011
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The gun you have probably came with the barrel that's on it, but it's possible it had others, likely no way to ever know for sure.
Removing and reinstalling the barrel won't effect accuracy. It's not required to remove the barrel for cleaning and nothing besides the inside of the shroud and outside of barrel tube will be revealed by removing. Being that you're in Europe, I don't know how easy it is to get parts like barrel nuts and wrenches.
It would be best to use a proper wrench to remove the nut to avoid stripping it out.
Perhaps a machine shop could make one for you if they can't be bought in your country.
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January 12, 2025
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Thank you for the info. I was aware of the EWK Arms, but I havent yet looked into the specifics of ordering from them. Usually anything that has even a mild resemblance to an ITAR item is un shippable since the duties and bureaucracy involved makes it economically unviable. I don't know if the wrenches are also controlled items but I wouldn't be surprised if they are. For example grips are. I have tried ordering those in the past and failed. It might be possible through a shipping agent. I have to look into it.
I agree that most likely the revolver came with just this one barrel. This theory is corroborated by the fact that barrel, cylinder, frame and slide are all controlled items in Europe and a person must have a separate licence for every one of those "essential" firearm parts. Since one can own only a finite number of firearms (usually 8 here in Estonia), nobody would waste a "spot" on their licence for just a barrel.
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