Roy Fishpaw ivories
With credit to 230grfmj, here once again is the pre war 38/44 OD converted to .44 3rd Model Target by Hamilton Bowen. The barrel is from a 5” pre war .44 HE 3rd model that Bowen fit to this frame. It did not have to be rebored or re-rollmarked to 44 Special. The front sight originally was the normal forged half moon shaped sight used on fixed sighted guns. Bowen milled off the half moon, made a Patridge blade and installed a gold bead to resemble a “Call” gold bead sight, and then pinned it to the forged base while not disturbing the original shape of the base. The grips were made by Roy Fishpaw and were hand fitted to this frame and numbered to it as well. The emblems are pre war (.500") in mint condition, never re-nickeled or any other type of refinishing. The entire project required a little over a year to complete.
This is a magnificent example of custom gunsmithing and stockmaking, an elegant tribute to the venerable Smith & Wesson N-frame.
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Tom in AZ
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Last edited by The Gila Bender; 09-16-2016 at 10:58 AM.
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