jlemay69
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Closed this evening (again). Does anybody care to comment on the "engraving" on this pistol?
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44 HE 3rd Edition Wolf & Klar ?
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Typical Wolf & Klar "engraving." Somebody got a pretty good deal. I watched it and planned to bid but got caught up in the Super Bowl coverage and missed it. Gun looks original to me; nickel, engraving, and W&K MOP steer head grips. Very nice package at a reasonable price in my opinion. A genuine piece of Texas history.
Jeff
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pantannojack
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Just wonderin' what the sale might have brung if the gun had been better cared for and not all scratched up.
Well, it would take considerably more than twice the amount of the winning bid to buy this one although it is a four inch and there are fewer of those than the fives.
Jeff
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I've shown this one before, but I don't mind sharing again! I stumbled upon my .44HE 3rd Model W&K at a local gun show a few years ago. It was one of twenty 4" nickel revolvers shipped to W&K in May 1927. As you can see, the front sight was modified to a Baughman sometime back in the day and a top strap added, and the revolver was re-nickeled (mods probably date to the late 1930's-40's?). Both the mods and re-nickel are fairly well done, IMHO. The revolver came with a mahogany presentation case and Mr. Jinx letter, so for $900 I couldn't pass it up. I replaced the incorrect magna stocks on the .44 with a set of Grashorn's elk antler stocks. Although I really like the early W&K guns, I am not a fan of the cheap and fast "Mexican" engraving. I think that the nickel speaks for itself!
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That was a VERY good deal! Typical W&K engraving punched through the nickel. Because it is punched through the nickel, they are often seen with lots of rust. That's a NICE one!
Very nice W&K, and knives as well; that Bowie is amazing. Agree as to the quality of the "engraving" but what is attractive to me is the package as a piece of Texas history. The one that sold last night appears just about perfect in terms of W&K originality.
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What do you mean by "a top strap added" ???
BTW- it is "Jinks", not "Jinx".
This was advertised as a W&K and went for $976.
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That would be my question also. I am not aware of any S&W model that did not have a top strap.
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I believe HR is referring to the barrel rib.
Somebody got another pretty good deal; even re-finished it should have gone for more. . . .and would have had I seen it before the auction closed. I've seen them in considerably worse condition sell for more. Now I'm wondering why my scan of S&W 44s didn't turn it up over the weekend.
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I don't want to hijack this thread, but Muley Gil is correct...I was referring to the barrel rib and Baughman front ramp sight. Installation was nicely done...but they probably over polished the frame before re-nickeling. Still, it's a nice looking revolver and a good shooter.
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That gun is not refinished as the seller states, so the buyer got a super deal! I wonder why the seller said that.
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Lee, the seller is the same one that had my .32 Long M&P listed as a Regulation Police.
They had quite a diverse bunch of guns that were advertised as being from the "estate of a local collector." I'm not a Colt guy, but they did sell a .32 Officer's Heavy Barrel Target with box and it went for around $1700.
"Does anybody care to comment on the "engraving"-------------?"
Sure----just as the Registered Magnums represent a significant aspect of S&W's history, so too does Wolff & Klar, who carved out a quickly and easily recognizable trademark of their own; and which has most certainly become a collectible in its own right. Does it require an acquired taste? Absolutely, and while it's not for everyone, I suspect it has a noteworthy following.
That said, there are certainly those who wouldn't carry it home if you gave it to them. They probably look pretty much the same as those who'll lay down several thousand dollars for it. Call it different strokes for different folks.
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Sure----just as the Registered Magnums represent a significant aspect of S&W's history, so too does Wolff & Klar, who carved out a quickly and easily recognizable trademark of their own; and which has most certainly become a collectible in its own right. Does it require an acquired taste? Absolutely, and while it's not for everyone, I suspect it has a noteworthy following.
That said, there are certainly those who wouldn't carry it home if you gave it to them. They probably look pretty much the same as those who'll lay down several thousand dollars for it. Call it different strokes for different folks.
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I gave a little over 8 for my W&K with HBH and original nickle in 2018. I have the numbered magnas for it, but prefer the giraffe.
Still looking for one with pawn shop engraving, but I do have a nickle 1905 with W&K engraving carried by a Ft. Worth patrolman.
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Still looking for one with pawn shop engraving, but I do have a nickle 1905 with W&K engraving carried by a Ft. Worth patrolman.
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Ralph,
The very same could be said about nickel plated revolvers. Not really my choice but my wife finds them most fitting for her.
Kevin
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Way back I was down in Ft. Worth.
I had never heard of W&K.
And When I saw the ‘Scratched ‘ guns and the Bull Head Grips with those Red Eyes, I didn’t know what to think!
I didn’t really like what I saw!
But I was mostly a Colt Guy back then.
I had never heard of W&K.
And When I saw the ‘Scratched ‘ guns and the Bull Head Grips with those Red Eyes, I didn’t know what to think!
I didn’t really like what I saw!
But I was mostly a Colt Guy back then.
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