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Ignacio49 · September 29, 2012, 11:53 PM

Ref some comments concerning grips and dissimilar colors, please read my second post:
"It is a Taurus 85 UL. Aluminum frame, with stainless steel cylinder and barrel.
Taurus USA says it was made in 2002. It has Taurus' hammer mounted internal lock. Grip is Pachmayr (put it just to compare with the original), made for S&W J frames, that's why it doesn't cover the hole."

By the way, I am not sure if frame is aluminum alloy or just aluminum.

lee n. field: difficult to say by just looking at the pics, but the damage from sweat shown in the threads seem to me to be different from what I see in "my" 85 - mine looks more like a finish problem, except last two pics that show a different type of damage - probably aluminum oxide.

This gun has been stored for 9-10 years. Maybe humidity caused the problems.

September 29, 2012, 11:53 PM	#13
Ignacio49 Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2002 Posts: 221	Ref some comments concerning grips and dissimilar colors, please read my second post: "It is a Taurus 85 UL. Aluminum frame, with stainless steel cylinder and barrel. Taurus USA says it was made in 2002. It has Taurus' hammer mounted internal lock. Grip is Pachmayr (put it just to compare with the original), made for S&W J frames, that's why it doesn't cover the hole." By the way, I am not sure if frame is aluminum alloy or just aluminum. lee n. field: difficult to say by just looking at the pics, but the damage from sweat shown in the threads seem to me to be different from what I see in "my" 85 - mine looks more like a finish problem, except last two pics that show a different type of damage - probably aluminum oxide. This gun has been stored for 9-10 years. Maybe humidity caused the problems.