Restore it, leave alone, mod it.

[Russ Jerome]

So with the passing of my dad last year all I wanted was the shiny 38 I got in trouble for shooting when I was 12 or 13yrs old. 30+ years ago it was like a hunk of gold to me, shiny and new I was the first to shoot it I believe:

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Well what I remeberd as a S&W .38 as a kid now in hand is an original Charter Arms Undercover 38, not a later "Charco" or Charter2000 but back then a respectable, cheap concealed gun that costs all of $78 brand and another $30 for the gold plated version shown above.

So I've already orderd the missing ejector spring and guide and am preparing to tear it down to go thru the whole gun before firing it, at 12yrs old I thought it was a cannon!
So the question is, do I keep it as is the way dad wore the finish of it in his pocket? Or I believe knowing I love messing with stuff have it plated better than new and get some Crimson Trace grips and soften up the trigger pull after lobbing off the DA spur? Dad would be cool with both just wondering what people thought?