Blued steel and walnut

American1776 · Jun 23, 2017

Guns used to be almost exclusively blued carbon steel and wood for the stocks. The bluing was like art work, and the wood stocks were expertly checkered.

Those days are gone. But, I will continue to keep my steel and wood guns, and hopefully pass them down to my kids and grand kids.

Below: S&W model 15-3, Ithaca 1911 (custom), and S&W model 539.

weatherby · Jun 23, 2017

Blued steel, Walnut and expertly checkered.
Count me in and with the same hopes as well

ISCS Yoda · Jun 23, 2017

I have a few like that, too; they're way up there in the favorites department. The wood might be Goncalo Alves, though, not walnut.

The Model 25 currently has elkhorn stocks on it, I have to admit that. I will add pix in another reply.

ISCS Yoda · Jun 23, 2017

Here are a few more. I had to show the elk stocks.

lifesizepotato · Jun 23, 2017

I think pretty much every gun I have in stainless/nickel/etc. would be better in polished blued steel + walnut.

Wprovence · Jun 23, 2017

Did you blue steel and walnut.

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muzzleblast · Jun 23, 2017

lifesizepotato said:
I think pretty much every gun I have in stainless/nickel/etc. would be better in polished blued steel + walnut.

LSP, I gotta say that I don't know what it is, but it is gorgeous.

Edit:

Google is my friend. Got it. LOL.
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Rock185 · Jun 23, 2017

Some older blue steel and walnut. J. Stevens Tip-Up .22.

srfdude · Jun 23, 2017

Beautiful

Without a doubt, my favorite handgun.

Muley Gil · Jun 23, 2017

Welcome to the Forum, sfrdude.

mauser9 · Jun 23, 2017

Hold onto em is right. Much more pleasing to admire and often made better . Too bad we don't see many of these models today.

Peak53 · Jun 23, 2017

weatherby said:
Blued steel, Walnut and expertly checkered.
Count me in and with the same hopes as well

KB stocks are cheating

Andyd · Jun 23, 2017

Blued steel and walnut are very common in my little collection, here are just a few examples of some classic beauties:

mauser9 · Jun 23, 2017

Very nice indeed. Python and a Korth!! Superb quality and investment for sure.

Andyd · Jun 24, 2017

mauser9 said:
Very nice indeed. Python and a Korth!! Superb quality and investment for sure.

It isn't so much an investment but rather always a quick fix for a serious addiction. Everytime it is just a short term medication

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P.44 · Jun 24, 2017

Hämmerli 208 (from 1972)

M 27-2 (from 1976)

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P.44 · Jun 24, 2017

To posts #13-15:
...and please...don't forget this nice Hämmerli 212 + Anschütz rifle (54system in .22l.r. ?)

P.44

Andyd · Jun 25, 2017

P.44 said:
To posts #13-15:
...and please...don't forget this nice Hämmerli 212 + Anschütz rifle (54system in .22l.r. ?)

P.44

That is a 1422, making it .22 l.r.

The 1522 is a .22 WMR, the 1430/1432 is a .222 Remington and the 1530/1532 is a .22 Hornet. The Mannlicher stocked model is a 1423 in .22 l.r.

swsig · Jun 25, 2017

My circa 1938 Harrington & Richardson "Expert" .22lr:

P.44 · Jun 25, 2017

To Andyd (post #18):
That's for sure a very nice Anschütz (Hunting) Rifle Collection !
Thanks for sharing.

(IMHO) All very well made and good shooting rifles, especially the .22l.r. "Stutzen" (= Mannlicher stocked / last picture)
and the .222Remington with Monte Carlo Stock (2. picture). The handy .22l.r. for a lot of shooting and the .222Remington
for "a bit more reach"...

Back to the thread:

M 29-2 (from 1978) + M 629-3 (from 1991)

Attached:
1. M 29-2 + M629-3 with Nill's on
2. Backside
3. + 4. Stunning, how a bit light can change the wood...

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