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Who Made the Grips?Non-Reg. Mag joins the collection-
I was at the Colorado Gun Collectors show yesterday and was able to find my newest addition for my collection. It is a Non Reg Mag sn-60857. I was able to learn it was shipped on Jan. 30,1940 to the Kansas City PD. Even better Jan.30th is my birthday(some years later). It had a set of Herrett stocks on it when I bought it and later in the day I found this nice set of Roper's(not) that it now wears. They are a bit shiny with too much varnish but that will soon change. It went back to the factory twice,once in 1945 and again in 1971. I had a great day at the show. Hope you like as much as I do.
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Jackpot !!!!!!
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Non-Reg. Mag joins the collection
Awesome gun! I do have to bust your bubble on the socks though, not Ropers but what looks like a take on the pattern
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Congratulations!! One word, BEAUTIFUL......
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My guess is that your .357 Magnum could tell some great stories!!! If only you "spoke revolver"... 
Congrats on a great addition to your collection. 
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All I can tell you about it is it's beautiful.
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Nice catch! Very cool gun.
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Jim: I have a sister gun to yours, shipped 1/30/40 which shows it was refinished in 5/47. Curiously, mine wears high horn early post war stocks--maybe replaced by the factory at the time of refinish? Mines is SN: 6094x. Picked it up in Tulsa this past April.
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In with u fellars! That's awesome.
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Wow! we now have three birthday Reg (or Non-Reg) Magnums listed here on the forum. That is another sweet LEO magnum from days past.
Thanks for sharing Jim!
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I bet you don't feel lucky enough to send me the Boy Scout for what you paid!!!!! Nice Smith!
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Very nice. That's another on my wish list.
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Very nice- thanks for sharing
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Great catch! Congrats!
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Uhh- I think not.
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I am with Kris on this one, I don't think those are Roper's. They are nice though.
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Ropers or not, that is a beautiful package.
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I also have one of the KCPD non-RMs which has been severely abused. It went back to S&W at least once within its first 5 yrs. of life. Since then it seems to have been buffed with a belt sander. I was contemplating a complete refurbishment when the Chicoine operation dissolved. My gun doesn't appear to have ever got any respect.
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I am with Kris on this one, I don't think those are Roper's. They are nice though.
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Any idea on who made these grips?
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There must be some idea's on who made the grips. Sure would be nice to know.
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I can't help identify the stocks but that sure is a great find!
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Not sure but I get the feeling from looking at them that they were made much later than the pre war era.
They sort of resemble the work of Steve Jessee, Schofieldkid81 on this forum. He made some Roper style grips and they had the skinnier ribbon on them, like this set. Can you show any pics from the back?
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That's a nice Magnum! One of the better looking KCPD guns I've seen. A lot of them really got thrashed over the years. Those grips are beautiful no matter who made them!
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