Recent content by Gretschguy1637

I have two vintage MIJ gretsch 6120s. One is a closed f hole painted holes it’s a double cut.. The other one is 6120N with It has the Florentine cut. It was only made for a year. I don’t baby them but I don’t beat the crap out of them either. There are a couple of little dings on both, but...

The wrong address is unforgivable. Warrants do have stipulations. If u are sitting on the sofa and somebody starts pounding on the door the must knock and notice and wait a reasonable amount of time (30 seconds or so) before entering. Depending on the circumstances sometimes a case agent or...

Yeah, the grips are kind of odd. I don’t know why somebody would’ve cut those unless they were for a different N frame but I don’t know for sure. Whether they were full grips or modified at some point after I don’t know. Much like the gun it’s a mystery to me.

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Ok better pictures, check. As to why an engraved 28? My answer is simply a Highway Patrolman would carry a Highway patrolman. It’s a LEO thing. When I started my first job after my ETS I quickly recognized the veterans carried 5in 27s and off duty 3 1/2in 27s. So I saved my $ and picked up the...

I do have a factory letter that makes it very clear that policy during that time was that model 28s would not be engraved. I really can’t find anyone who can tell me whether this might have been done locally like here in California somewhere or if perhaps, it was taken on as additional work on...

The ivory grips still reside with the gun. However, when I take it out and do show it, I am concerned that the ivory could get damaged in one way or another. I picked up a set of stag grips that I still think look very nice on the fire arm, but I’m not as afraid of damaging them as I am the ivory.

Hello to everyone, I have a bit of a conundrum. I have a model 28 in my possession that is fully hand engraved inlaid with 14 karat gold and came with original ivory grips. I purchased it 25+ years ago & the story I was told was that the firearm was utilized by a deputy chief, for the CHP who is...

OK I think I can do that. Right now though I’m on honeydews so I’ll be a bit but I will post them as fast as I can…

The other side Wolf on one side, rattler on the other…supposedly came from an estate sale of a high ranking CHP officer. Never been able to confirm or deny….

Ultimate BBQ gun? This came my way oh 20 years ago. “S” serial number. Original grips were ivory. No clue who did the work. But it’s gorgeous to me.

I worked the line in imperial beach a short time before I was transferred to San Clemente. Ended up on the local side of enforcement a couple counties north. Did 40:yrs. I’m amazed I’m still standing. And about guitars… Call me a guitar owner who wishes he was a better player. I am a big fan...

Happy to be here because I know enough to know I don’t know much of anything when it comes to S&W. I have an infinity for the begin for N frame revolvers. I started in 1980 straight out in the military working for a federal law-enforcement organization that shall we say worked the border area...