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Originally Posted by red9
The upcoming RI auction has a pair of very similar revolvers in a double holster rig. Interestingly, the serial numbers have been removed from the butts and replaced with the name of the wild west show performing owner.
Bob
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Thanks again Bob for that heads-up and to everyone else that contributed to this thread. For the sake of the KM pair and others that might run across a similar style Victory I share results I found.
http://www.rockislandauction.com/det...victory#detail
Sold RIA lot 1688 9/12/14 $1265.
https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...victory#detail
Selling: RIA lot 3504 12/5/14 unsold.
http://www.rockislandauction.com/det...victory#detail
Sold RIA lot 666 4/24/15 $3737.50
It's a cryin' shame there's no KM on my Victory butt. I'm curious if another KM Victory will surface. As well the possibility that mine might have been a set at one time or perhaps a KM prototype of sorts.
Regardless, it's interesting for me to speculate and since I've no way to prove anything other than a modded arm I can shoot to me 'earts desire.
Here's a couple of pics of one of the KM Victory ribs. ETA: then mine for a side X side.
The KM front site is cut at the back to blend in w/taper on the raised rib. Where mine is notched to be flush on the flat before the taper.
It apperas that the KM version rib is taller and perhaps the front site came w/rib. Or the rib had a "sight" extention on the bottom that fit into the brl site groove and then the original sight was cut and fitted or a new one fabricated.
For mine to be closer the rib would need to be longer allowing the back cut on the sight to extend to the barrel and notched to slide under the sight allowing the back cut to flow w/taper on the rib. electroplated