Regards, Mike Priwer

Great job Mike!

Good shooting.

Mike, What year do you date this catalog? Or is it a catalog that was issued over a several year span? ( I'm assuming it is a portion of the larger Herrett's catalogs that were dated.) Ed.

Thanks, Mike! Very interesting catalog.

Jerry

Fred

Do you know what year this catalog is ? I didn't see a date on it.

Regards, Mike

GREAT STUFF!
Thanks

Those prices make you want to weep.

It is from 1963 or very soon after. That is the year general use of the ZIP code was mandated. With those prices it couldn't be a lot later than that.

Mike,

The catalog was mailed October 11th, 1963. It is the complete stock catalog.

Good shooting.

Fred

Thanks for the date - I updated the title to reflect that.

By the way - what is the date for the holster catalog ?

Regards, Mike

Mike,

All the material was in the same '63 mailing from Herrett.

Good shooting.

Holster Catalog?
Let's see it, if you please!

That is fantastic information . . . many thanks for sharing.

Russ

From the wonderful Guns magazine monthly free downloads:

1956


1958


1955

Before Fred has given us the date of the these catalogs, I had emailed
Herretts, asking if they knew the date. Here is that interchange:

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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Date of a catalog
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:16:19 -0800


I have a Herretts catalog with 9-344 on the cover. What is the approximate date of this catalog ?

Thanks, Mike Priwer [email protected]

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Dear Mr. Priwer:

I am sorry, but I don't actually know what the date of your catalog would be. We
haven't done a new catalog for many years so I would say it is pretty old. Sorry I
can't give you a more exact date.

Sincerely,

Robin
Herrett's Stocks, Inc.


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They were very nice to respond. I will let them know the mailing date of the catalog.

Regards, Mike Priwer

I scanned these for another thread - from the 1970 and 1972 Gil Hebard catalog.










Skip checkered 1978



----HERRETT SHOOTING STAR----

*LARGE FRAME REVOLVERS*

R-M S & W. .44, .41 and .357 Magnums, Highway Patrolman. 1917 .45 ACP, 1950, 1955 .38/.44 Heavy Duty.

R-K S & W. Square butt .357 Combat Magnum and 38 M & P steel frame, K, Masterpiece, .22 MRF.

R-K-R S & W. Round butt .357 Combat Magnum and .38 M & P.

R-P Colt. Square butt frame. Python, Officers’ Model, Trooper, Army special, Official Police.

R-C-llI All Colt’s Mark III pistols.

*SMALL FRAME REVOLVERS*

R-C-S S & W. Square butt frame, Chief, Kit, Regulation Police, .22-.32 Target, After 1953 .22 MRF, R-C-R S & W. Round butt frame, Chief, Kit, Hand Ejector, Terrier, Late Model Bodyguard.

R-D Colt, Round butt frame, 1953 to 1966 Police Positive. Cobra. Detective Special.

R-D-D Colt, 1966 Square butt aloy frame, Cobra. Agent and Police Positive above Ser. No. 200.001 LW; Detective Special above Ser. No. 900,001; Diamondback.
—

*SINGLE ACTION*

R-F Colt. Large frame only, New Frontier Single Action Army. Single Action Army. New Frontier Buntline Special, Buntline Special

R-X Ruger old model. Single Six. Blackhawk—XR.3 on butt frame

R-R Ruger new model. Single Six. Blackhawk. Hawkeye—XR3-RED on butt frame.

R-S-B Ruger. Super Blackhawk, above Ser, No. 1500.


----SHOOTING ACE----


SMITH & WESSON SHOOTING ACE

ACE-CRB ROUND BUTT MODELS—MADE AFTER 1953.

ACE-CSB SQUARE BUTT MODELS—MADE AFTER 1953.


COLT SHOOTING ACE

ACE-CDD NEW SERIES 1966—SHORT BUTT FRAME: OFF DUTY STYLE—Tapered heel design for concealment

ACE-CDDS FOR THE FOLLOWING NEW SERIES 1966—SHORT BUTT FRAME SERVICE STYLE- Full square butt design for holster use.

ACE-CD FOR THE FOLLOWING PISTOLS: ROUND BUTT ONLY: SERIES 1953 TO 1966:


CHARTER ARMS SHOOTING ACE

ACE-CAU CHARTER ARMS

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And for the question of when Steve Herrett started making stocks - check the Guns magazine free downloads. Issue number 4 in April, 1955 has an article by Al Goerge showing a set of Herrett stocks.

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I have a pair of Shooting Stars that I bought in about '66, I believe from Gander Mountain and my memory thinks I only gave $11.00 for them. I have them on an "L" frame, 586, now. I've since picked up two more pair for "N" frames. Some of my favorite aftermarket stocks!
Dick

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I traced my hand, sent the check, and got a set of Shooting Stars
in the mid 70s. I still have the catalog --- somewhere.

I remember wanting a pair of Herrett's grips for my Python back in 1971 when it was the most expensive gun by far I had ever purchased.

I sent an order off for a pair of the "Trooper" grips with all the options--extra fancy wood, fine-line checkering, etc. Cost a lot of 1971 dollars.

The grips--after a long delay--came in and they were dog poop. Wretched checkering, undistinguished wood, poor fit to gun, thin finish. I was too young and stupid to send them back for a refund; wound up selling the gun with those grips when I finally got smart enough to realize how much better a S&W 27 was than a weak-actioned Python.