Hamilton Bowen 45 Colt

[Doc44]

.38/44 Outdoorsman, S71815, was sent in 2010, to Hamilton Bowen for conversion to 45 Colt and installation of a Keith Long Range front sight. The stocks are by Sanderson. The revolver was sent by Bill Powell, well-known collector of Smith & Wesson and Colt firearms (deceased). I acquired this revolver in 2010 shortly after it was completed by Mr. Bowen.

Bill

 

[TJm15.38]

That one is a beauty! Thanks for posting.

 

[Muley Gil]

Now THAT is what an N frame should be! Not a wimpy .38 special.

 

[22hipower]

S&W just didn't make enough in 45 Colt. Love the gun.

 

[Jerry in SC]

Beautiful revolver.

Hamilton is retiring at the end of this year, he stopped taking new work June 1. A great loss to the custom revolver world.

 

[Tijeras_Slim]

Beautiful revolver.

Hamilton is retiring at the end of this year, he stopped taking new work June 1. A great loss to the custom revolver world.

Just damn.

 

[kadams]

I think i shed a tear, that is truly a masterpiece

 

[S&W ucla]

WOW! A long-action transition model too

 

[DHernandez]

Beautiful revolver.

Hamilton is retiring at the end of this year, he stopped taking new work June 1. A great loss to the custom revolver world.

Dang. I just talked to him about a Ruger/Anaconda build in 45 Colt. Thankfully, for my wallet, Colt released the Anaconda in 45 Colt again. He does beautiful work!

 

[DHernandez]

.38/44 Outdoorsman, S71815, was sent in 2010, to Hamilton Bowen for conversion to 45 Colt and installation of a Keith Long Range front sight. The stocks are by Sanderson. The revolver was sent by Bill Powell, well-known collector of Smith & Wesson and Colt firearms (deceased). I acquired this revolver in 2010 shortly after it was completed by Mr. Bowen.

Bill

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Is this substantially different than a 25?

 

[Muley Gil]

Is this substantially different than a 25?

The Model 25 has a heavy barrel, like a Model 29 .44 Magnum.

 

[GLL]

Bill:
Here is my Hamilton Bowen .38/44 Outdoorsman (42974) to .45 Colt conversion. Grips are by Roy Fishpaw. Sorry for the old photo. I need to make a few new images.

Jerry

 

[Green Frog]

These are the kind of conversions that make perfect sense to me, using a fairly common "donor" gun and reworking it to something the factory doesn't make, or made in low enough numbers to be extremely difficult to obtain. Sorry to hear that Bowen is retiring, but we all get older and his body of work will long outlast him!

 

[The Gila Bender]

This .38/44 Outdoorsman, serial number 42121, was one of three OD's (including Doc44's 45 Colt) sent by Bill Powell in 2010 to Hamilton Bowen for conversion. 42121 was converted to 44 Special and also received a Keith Long Range front sight. The magna stocks were crafted by Keith Brown. A Registered Magnum hammer was added at some point either prior to or for the conversion. I aquired this beauty in April 2021. Doc44 graciously provided documentation to accompany this fine example of a Bowen conversion.

 

[Doc44]

Tom...Great Gun.

Bill

 

[BaylorCattleGuy]

Bill:
Here is my Hamilton Bowen .38/44 Outdoorsman (42974) to .45 Colt conversion. Grips are by Roy Fishpaw. Sorry for the old photo. I need to make a few new images.

Jerry

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Wow! That is absolutely perfect. A dream.

 

[toroflow1]

Here's me pre-20, converted by Bowen to .44 special, making it a pre-20.5!

And here is the real deal, pre-21 .44...

 

[Kansasgunner]

Beautiful guns by Mr. Bowen posted by all of you.
My only Hamilton Bowen is a Model 58 converted to .44 Magnum and styled like a Wolf & Klar 44 third model. I like to think of it as my S&W "Super Duty ". Stocks by Roy Fishpaw, courtesy of Doc44.

 

[DHernandez]

Bill:
Here is my Hamilton Bowen .38/44 Outdoorsman (42974) to .45 Colt conversion. Grips are by Roy Fishpaw. Sorry for the old photo. I need to make a few new images.

Jerry

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Very sharp

 

[WALTSCOUT]

Not a prewar but a Bowen 1969 Highway Patrolman with Harlow short Ropers.