Recent content by rjb1

Yes concerning gold-anodized Tyler T-Grips. I have a couple of those somewhere. I don't care for the gold color, so they remain in the original Tyler boxes. A very long time ago I bought a small sackfull of those in various colors and for various guns for $1 each.

Here's a theory about why so many S&W's were shipped in March, 1946: During WWII the Office of Price Administration (OPA) set the upper price for everything from wheat to steel, including consumer goods. After the War the price controls gradually came off one by one for a period of about a year...

If you're familiar with the "Blue Book" you'll get this: One of our show dealers said, "The problem is that everybody wants to buy on the right side of the page and sell on the left side."

Recently paid $420 for an almost-exact twin of the one you describe. Maybe just a bit high, but not enough to keep me from buying it. It looks good and I'm pleased with it.

Definitely agree with the consensus that there is no basis for the idea that keeping magazines loaded will have negative effects. There are no time-dependent terms in the equations for design/analysis of springs (static loading/stress). Loading and unloading will add a *tiny* bit to the...

It's many decades too late to do us any good, but I remember seeing in an old gun-parts catalog (Bannerman's?) individual hump-back hammers for sale as separate parts. Seems like the price was $10 or so, which isn't much, but worth more in ~1940 dollars. Where is a time machine when you need one?

I think I'm in DWalt's camp on this one. I have a Model of 1917 with about ten notches on it. At one end it has "43" crudely scratched and at the other end "44" with the notches in between. I always took it as time in service, time overseas, or something similar. It's a part of the gun's...

Some information for Narragansett on his Model 12: The sleeve shown in the third photo on the end of the barrel was a means to allow the use of the bayonet adapter on riot guns. It was placed there by Government Arsenals to convert Model 12 riot guns to trench guns. (riot gun: no bayonet...

Listen to what ggibson said. He is right. There are no time-dependent terms in the static equations for stress and deflection in springs. If it's poorly designed and takes a permanent set, it will occur the first time it is loaded (yield strength/stress is exceeded), and the duration of the...

If you find something (spring) that will work, be sure to let us know. Thanks

To put a number on it, I recently paid $200 for a similar model - but a bit older (~1885), with a good finish, mechanically excellent, and with a very good bore. All those factors come into account when deciding on a value.

$360 must be the magic number for K-snubs. I just paid exactly that amount for a very similar one about a week ago. (1953 date for mine). I'm really pleased with mine and I know you are too. I call it my (honorary) Joe Friday/Dragnet gun since the date fits that show's time period.

I just bought a very good condition M&P snub, C 271000 range. My best guess is ~1951 - 52 for DOB. Can someone either confirm or give a better estimate? I'll try to get some pictures if I can. It really does look good. Thanks

There were a lot of GI's stationed in Europe who were hot-rodders and drag racers back in the US. They would have been quite familiar with "Mr. Horsepower" and could have commissioned that his likeness be engraved on the back of the pistol. Probably the person who engraved the image never...

Hello, I'll take them. (and hello neighbor! - I'm in Nashville) Thanks, Joel Barnett