Recent content by Benedons

Thanks, Ed. I'll send in for the letter, anyway, might give some idea of where the heck this thing has been and make it easier to sell and determine a value. I took off the grips, they are numbered different, as well. I will assume that it's more or less, what you are saying, just a weapon...

Thanks for that important lesson. I've been carrying for 35 years, no incidents, thank God, BUT: Know a guy who was demonstrating the safety of a Smith 44 special revolver, WHILE LOADED and blew his pinky off. Why he had it loaded, I have no idea, didn't want to ask, was recently and he's still...

Thank you!

Hi, New to the forum, glad to be here. I am a pawnbroker/FFL in Southeastern Wisconsin. Just got in this .44 Russian. Numbers on butt don't match the cylinder. I've read that some 2000 cylinders were swapped out at the factory, within these number ranges, but, I haven't been able to find the...

old beater, BUT: US Express issue Hi, My first post! Great to able to contribute. This is an old beater, but it was issued in the early years of the express mail companies: American Express, Wells Fargo, US Express, etc. Marked U.S.X.