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01-04-2012, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom K
While it may have been marginally justifiable in Fitzgerald's time to have done this modification (in the interests of experimentation), anyone who does it today is just being a jackass. Owning an original Fitz would be owning a bit of history - "Fitzing" a revolver today is just butchery.
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+1000!!
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Such a repair might be worth the expense as a project gun for a beginning 'smith. Like parts, experience can be worth far more than the purchase price. 
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01-04-2012, 03:26 PM
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I don't know. Old guns aren't just about the monetary value to me. Some things in life are just worth doing. But that's a personal feeling and not something I would want to push on someone else.
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01-04-2012, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 2152hq
Look What Someone Did To This .38 Outdoorsman!!
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I'd stop and look that one over. I love project guns,,maybe a little too much.
But for the right price that'd come home and get fixed.
A good base gun for another engraved one. Can't hurt it anymore.
Some ivory,,maybe nickle or silver plate, 5in bbl,,,,,,
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I cannot agree more. This could make a great project building block.
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01-04-2012, 03:29 PM
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Cutting tools and collectible firearms are a bad combination.
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01-04-2012, 06:45 PM
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Fitz -making
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Originally Posted by growr
Has any one on here actually re-built one of these Fitz specials successfully?
RHMC24's work shown above is incredible work in all regards!
Randy
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I started with the "Fitz" idea for this 1921 .45 Colt. Shortened the barrel but when I got to the trigger guard I had second thoughts. I just can't see a practical reason for cutting off the forward half of the TG bow. Maybe for a man with very large hands, heavy or long fingers it solves a problem. Fitz was a big man and that may have been the reason in the first place.
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01-06-2012, 07:22 PM
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A lotta cops did that back in the day because of gloves seen it done before.
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