Recent content by chiefdave

I was shooting casual trap with my skeet gun and have been looking for a dedicated trap gun for under $1K. Found a nice Winchester Super X 1 for well under my price point. It arrived and I took it to the club on Sunday to give it a try and shot it well. As luck would have it when I went to the...

My 1917 received a factory rework in 1954 and the cylinder was replaced with one with straight thru charge holes. The bad news is without the shoulders it is no longer capable of shooting 45 ACP without the moon clips. The good news is that using the thin TK clips it functions with 45 Colt. Not...

A factory reworked veteran of both World Wars with Gashorn's

A couple of people have told me Bill Davis but I can't recall him ever making stocks for a round butt. No makers mark inside.

I'm looking at a 36-1 in VG condition w/ aftermarket stocks. The price is on the higher end of the scale. Is there any premium for a factory nickel revolver?

Birth year and month, May 1948

The post war M&P's are a personal favorite of mine. You did well.

Very good condition. Great panel match. Just a hint of ejector rash on the top of left stock. $375 obo shipped and insured.

I received my copy of the 5th edition and the appendix that shows where to by NIB revolvers at the stated prices is missing. Just about everything in the book is way undervalued. Other than that, a lot of new information.

I sent in my application to rejoin the SWCA via email and payment via PayPal this past weekend. How long does it take for the additional benefits on the forum to open? I have a couple of letters to request and several dates of manufacture to request.

I read somewhere that the blue boxes with nothing on the outside of the lid were for use by the repair department for returns to customers. But here is one with a glue on label and a retail price tag. Has the warranty and user info printed inside both halves and the S/N on the outside of the...

I had to laugh at that question when I saw your user name. Only an officer would ask a CPO something like that. Thanks for your service and the trip down memory lane.

I did a thorough cleaning today and the good news is the lack of finish loss on the muzzle, recoil shield, charge hole recesses and an almost imperceptible turn line make me think the round count is very low. The stocks responded well to a good cleaning and a coat of Renwax. The bad news is...

That's how the left side of the frame is stamped.