A Second Model .455, about NRA VG Plus condition, bought in Denver in 1965, maybe in late '64. Paid $31.58 OTD, at, I think, Gart Bros. I was 19 as I recall, but the salesman figured that if I was old enough to be in the military (USAF) I should be able to buy a handgun. Legal age was 21, but no one who mattered cared. I already owned Colt and Webley .45's.

My first postwar five-screw was a M-1950 .45 Target with Mustang target grips. Accuracy with factory .45 AR ammo was awful, and I hated half moon clips. I soon traded it in on something, I think a M-29. It gave a lot more power for about the same bulk.