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Originally Posted by jamned
Gaiterbaiter,
Outstanding guns, everyone of them. The one with extra cyl & original box is my favorite. A 1920 ish gun? Probably sent back to the factory & fitted with the 32 cyl? or special ordered?
The one with King rib, are those Roper grips?
s/n 117 w/british proofs. Went to Britain in the Lend Lease era of WWll, than came back?
Thanks for posting these guns, I am 32-20 NUTs!!!
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jamned;
I'm nuts about 32-20's also, must have a dozen of them!
The gun with the extra cyl was shipped 11/19/1928 to Shapleigh & Co, St. Louis, MO. According to the star stamped by the SN on the butt and the small 9-42 stamped on the grip frame under the left grip, it was returned in Sept of 1942 for the extra cylinder to be fitted. Here is a pic of the right side with the Wonder Sight on it:
The grips on the King gun are Ropers!
SN 117 apparently was a "Battle of Britain" gun that made its way back home later.
Here are a few more 32-20's:
Colt Army Special 32-20:
A pair of Colt Police Positive's 32-20:
