I have to share my new acquisition with all of you. Yesterday I brought home a Model 27-3 Blue 5" barrel. This is an FBI commemorative edition for the 50th anniversary of the FBI being granted pemission to carry guns. I got it from a friend of mine who is a retired agent. They were manufactured in 1983, and went on sale to the Bureau agents in 1984. They even come with their own serial number sequence. This one is FBIxxxx. It is in the original wooden display box with tools and paperwork. It also comes with a provenance explaining the purpose of the commemorative edition. The gun is in the condition it came from the factory in, and has never been fired. An added plus is knowing the history of the gun, and who had it before me. Another great part of this deal is that he sold it to me for less than you can buy a used and fired 27. So, I polished it up, and put it in the safe with the other safe queens. I would really love to shoot this one, but it is too nice to mess it up. I guess I'll still take my 28 to the range.
Damn....you are killing me with all these new purchases since I joined the forum.....but can you ever have too many guns?
Stu