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April 20, 2010
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Last summer I bought a 15-2 Pistol Pac, from a local gun shop. When I bought it I noticed that the hammer and trigger are bright whereas the rest of the gun is blued, but at the time did not think much about it. I thought the hammer and trigger were stainless, I have seen some later large frame revolvers with stainless triggers. However the rather low serial #99,3xx puts it before any stainless Dan Wessons were built. The hammer and trigger are brighter than stainless parts, and I think they may be nickel plated.
I have been looking ever since I bought it, and have not seen another 15-2 this way. Could it have been a seldom chosen option from the factory? I realize the parts could have been plated later on by somebody, but I don't think so. It would be an odd modification to make to an otherwise stock pac. The whole pac is quite minty and not altered in any other way. It has been shot but obviously was well taken care of. Any thoughts?
Here are some pics, in the closeups it has an LB grip which is my only change to it.
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March 25, 2013
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Very nice. They could be hard chrome. In that case they would be after market. I have seen triggers similar in later guns but not hammers. There are many mysteries concerning options and Dan Wessons. BTW, the biggest mystery in all the history of man is "what does she see in him"
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October 17, 2008
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That's a very sharp looking Pack you've got there, just when you think you have seen it all something else pops up.
Did those Zebra wood grips come with it too?
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February 28, 2009
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Someone will correct me I'm sure, but they could be sintered metal, maybe. IIRC DW made a lot of triggers and hammers from this material, including most of those on SS guns.
OK, no flames please; it's just a suggestion.
-Mike
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March 27, 2009
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I will take a look at some others when time allows! Although it maybe a case of who knows!!!!
August 28, 2009
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They are sintered (PM), and they were either silver colored or blue and are often mixed on the same gun (silver trigger with a blue hammer). I don't think there's any rhyme or reason to the finish color, but it was not an option in any of the literature. Doesn't make any difference - one is not any more rare, valuable, or collectible than the other.
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March 2, 2008
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Sintered parts were phased out with the introduction of the -2 guns. There may have been some carryover of sintered parts in the early 15-2's, my original 15-2 is a little earlier than this one and does not have this two tone effect, and this gun is way too early for anything stainless (unless added later)
I believe that this might just be a specialty treatment where these two parts are "in the white", either never blued, or the bluing was polished off. From the look of the trigger and hammer, my guess would be the original bluing was polished off at some point in time.
And I think it looks GREAT!
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April 20, 2010
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Thanks for the replies, the possibility of them being sintered parts makes sense. I don't think that they were blued then polished off later and left that way, they show no signs of rust or corrosion. The original owner definitely was too meticulous for that. Whatever the reason, I like the look because it gives the revolver a subtle elegant touch. And it is MY pac now and a keeper. The action and lockup are crisp and smooth like you would expect on a Dan that has been shot just enough to break it in. I have not shot it yet only for the reason that I have other 15-2s that are shooters.
The zebra grip is an LB that I added, the original grip is one of the early fat checkered ones without medallions. Too fat for my hands and really a bit homely looking on an otherwise attractive revolver.
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April 18, 2014
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I think it looks good like that lonwolf. I was thinking of trying to find some white parts and do mine just that way.
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