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Old 02-14-2017, 01:53 PM
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Life's been very busy for me lately and it's been a while since I've posted on the forum, or added something to my collection.

That all changed when I received an email this past November from a well known member of this forum. In the email, I was offered the opportunity to be the next caretaker of this scarce and great gun, a pre war 6.5" 38-44 Heavy Duty.
The pre war 6.5 HD was never catalogued so the only way you got one was by special order. There were only 88 pre war 6.5" barreled HD's made, with 34 of them going to Mexico. This is one of only 16 known to exist and was shipped to Cook Sporting Goods in Denver Colorado on December 28, 1938 and was billed at $24.56

Along with the gun came a seldom seen pre war maroon box, and a homemade presentation case which looks to have been made out of an old cigar box. The person who made the presentation case used wood which was cut to fit the gun, along with a box of ammo. the wood was then covered with green felt. I added the vintage box of Peters 38 special until I find a pre war box of 38-44 ammo to replace it with.

To say I'm thrilled to be the next caretaker of this great gun would be an understatement!
































A clue for who the previous caretaker was..

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Very nice Rick! I'd be proud of that one too!
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Old 02-14-2017, 04:14 PM
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Stunning in more than one respect! Congratualtions Rick.
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Old 02-14-2017, 04:31 PM
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clicked for pics, wasn't disappointed.
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I'd shoot it

My OD 56152 shipped in 3/38 interesting mine shipped nine months earlier.
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Congrats on another beauty Rick.
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Breathtakingly beautiful. Great photos too.
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Old 02-14-2017, 06:05 PM
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That's why I come on here. Congratulations!!!
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Very nice example of a rare variety.

Congrats and thanks for sharing,
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I'm the next caretaker of this 6.5" Pre War 38-44 Heavy Duty! I'm the next caretaker of this 6.5" Pre War 38-44 Heavy Duty! I'm the next caretaker of this 6.5" Pre War 38-44 Heavy Duty! I'm the next caretaker of this 6.5" Pre War 38-44 Heavy Duty! I'm the next caretaker of this 6.5" Pre War 38-44 Heavy Duty!  
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That's beautiful!

I have Pre Model 20 6.5" barrel and that will have to do.
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Wow, she's beautiful!

What an honor to be next to care for her!
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Old 02-14-2017, 09:44 PM
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Wow! She is a real beauty. To be the current care giver for that has to be an honor. Looking at her in the original box and my first thought is "wrap her up carefully so the box doesn't scratch that finish". Congrats!
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Really nice Heavy Duty! Also like the sock, it's the trademark of a great guy.
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Rick,
Also of note, the prewar 6.5 HD was never catalogued so the only way you got one was by special order.
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Nice gun
Will you shoot it?
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For those wondering, YES! I will shoot it!!
I've made a career change and I work at a gun shop / shooting range so getting to the range to shoot is as simple as going to work!!
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