picked up a early triple-lock need info.. photos added

kritter · #1 04-17-2012, 12:22 PM

beaten , battered and abused...kinda looking like the "rat-rod" of revolvers
but in .44
all numbers found are matching, even the stocks....compleat with the owners name scratched into them, Elmo Murray..
four didget serial # 3764
6-1/2 inch barrel and nothing left finish wise....

Now to find out some info on it. see if it's going to be worth a letter..
anyone have anything?

handejector · #2 04-17-2012, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kritter

Now to find out some info on it. see if it's going to be worth a letter..
anyone have anything?

I think Elmo had a cousin named Elrod.

kritter · #3 04-17-2012, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by handejector

I think Elmo had a cousin named Elrod.

Now that tickled me... :-)

handejector · #4 04-17-2012, 11:50 PM

Ya never know till you letter one.
Ship dates on TL's don't always corelate well with the year you think they should have shipped.
You can also get lucky on who it shipped to, but maybe not.
I letter all TL's in 44.
455's with proofs, no. We know where they went, and pretty much when.

Hondo44 · #5 04-18-2012, 02:45 AM

Not much to tell. We do know that some of it's close younger siblings and close older siblings were part of the 666 44 HE TLs converted by the factory to 455 Mk II guns that went overseas via Remington UMC, a procurer of guns for England to fight in WW I.

kritter · #6 04-18-2012, 09:30 AM

Deacon KC · #7 04-18-2012, 10:55 AM

I love it!

gunfish · #8 04-18-2012, 12:04 PM

Good score! Looks like someone tried to remove the finish. The screws look good. Enjoy.

Hondo44 · #9 04-18-2012, 05:30 PM

What a nice old war horse! The hammer spur looks a little odd, has it been filed on?

Measure the barrel to make sure it's not a 6 inch, those are scarcer than 6 1/2". I would take out the sanding marks with 2500 grit paper wrapped around a hard eraser as a sanding block and leave the patina/bluing that's still left in the nooks and crannies. Keep it in the 'white'.

Oil up the innards, shoot and enjoy it!

handejector · #10 04-18-2012, 05:35 PM

I believe I would POSSIBLY smooth it up a bit, maybe not after holding it, and brown it. Simply let it rust lightly and have patina. Knocks the glare off.

Hondo44 · #11 04-18-2012, 06:44 PM

Oh and you might want to get some grime off of the stocks so the nice grain shows. Soap and water with a very gentle scrubbing with a tooth brush or gentle brushing with lacquer thinner will make a world of difference. Just leave them after cleaning or a very thin coat of Birchwood Casey Tru Oil.