Yes, I did. Short story: it’s marked all over with import/export engraving, and its got what you’d expect for holster wear. Needed a good cleaning. Light surface rust under the rubber grips, but it came off easily. Overall, it’s a great gun with great character, it locks up tight as a drum, and is altogether just a great shooter.
Longer story: It’s a 64-7, so it has the lock (never cared about that), but has a solid bull barrel as opposed to the inserts on the newer 64s. Mine came with Trausch grips, which due to open carry in a duty holster are ugly as sin at least on the right side, but boy are they comfortable. I’m going to switch them out for something I like better, but I’m keeping the grips because they’re so unique and comfortable I’ll probably put them back on from time to time.
When I say “it needed a cleaning,” what I mean is “I’m not sure French cops would know a bottle of CLP if it landed on their heads.” Internals were [I]pretty[I] clean, charge holes looked a few range trips behind on cleaning, barrel looked like it’d been mistaken for an ash tray more than once. Oddly the cylinder face wasn’t too bad as far as black rings, and how that happened I have no idea. Also, funny to mention “ash tray,” since the little lip behind the cylinder (sorry, I’ve forgotten the correct terminology) on the left side had what appeared to be black ash on it. Found the same under the cylinder release. Neither here nor there, except it kind of gave the gun all that much more “character” in my mind. French cop, right handed, smoker, possibly a slob. Maybe I watch too much forensic files but I was proud of myself for noticing.
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Anyway, VERY pleased with the purchase now that it’s cleaned up. This is one I won’t sell, that’s how pleased. For $360 getting exactly what I wanted, I feel like I stole it.
Used French police revolvers at Buds
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