SEE POST 49 for PIX....................
I recently (today) picked up a nice Austin Police department
.38/44 HD at my small LGS. See: Hand Ejectors forum
for story and pictures....
Run by a retired small town Detective, in a shop that was once
a garage, not attached to, but close to his home.
In asking the owner what he might know about the HD he told me
he would look it up in his log book. He then states the HD had
come in as part of a large (estate) purchase he recently made.
I ask him in addition to this nice old .38/44 was there any nice
old Colts in this estate? He replies simply......"cases".
I ask him.....Any nice old SAA's or Pythons???
Again he replies.......cases.
I then ask him where the heck are they? He grins and says
he sold them all as a "lot" to a young local man who owns a pancake house in town. I about got sick on the spot !!!
He volunteers that he sold the "lot" for 20K.
He then tells me to watch the desk as he would bring some
out to show me if i liked. I foolishly said i would and he brings out the first case and opens it.....
I felt instantly ill .....
I got a nice HD but missed the BIG opportunity......
Oh well, at least i got to fondle them in his shop.
I opened the cylinder on three of these to see they
were most all 5 digit Pythons (Like New, Not even turn lines).
Then he brought out a buntline Peacemaker in Nickel .22
with both cylinders in a wooden Colt box. NIB !!
I had to say my goodbyes as i was about to double over in
pain from my insides.
Chuck
I recently (today) picked up a nice Austin Police department
.38/44 HD at my small LGS. See: Hand Ejectors forum
for story and pictures....
Run by a retired small town Detective, in a shop that was once
a garage, not attached to, but close to his home.
In asking the owner what he might know about the HD he told me
he would look it up in his log book. He then states the HD had
come in as part of a large (estate) purchase he recently made.
I ask him in addition to this nice old .38/44 was there any nice
old Colts in this estate? He replies simply......"cases".
I ask him.....Any nice old SAA's or Pythons???
Again he replies.......cases.
I then ask him where the heck are they? He grins and says
he sold them all as a "lot" to a young local man who owns a pancake house in town. I about got sick on the spot !!!
He volunteers that he sold the "lot" for 20K.
He then tells me to watch the desk as he would bring some
out to show me if i liked. I foolishly said i would and he brings out the first case and opens it.....
I felt instantly ill .....
I got a nice HD but missed the BIG opportunity......
Oh well, at least i got to fondle them in his shop.
I opened the cylinder on three of these to see they
were most all 5 digit Pythons (Like New, Not even turn lines).
Then he brought out a buntline Peacemaker in Nickel .22
with both cylinders in a wooden Colt box. NIB !!
I had to say my goodbyes as i was about to double over in
pain from my insides.
Chuck
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