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  1. Retired W4

    What Happened To This Hammer?

    Picked up a 25-5 yesterday and disassembled it for a good cleaning and this is what I found. !: Someone sanded the forward edge of the hammer (right side only), and 2: The double action sear looks to be forward from normal. The scratch by it's pin indicates it was removed at some time...
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    London to New York in One Hour, Mach 5

    Why not. https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/invictus-hypersonic-space-plane-1236989006/
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    Any S prefix SN's Beyond S333454?

    The reason I asked is I saw a gun listed as S375xxx. Typo or anomaly?
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    My new 19-3 From 1970

    I have not had it long enough to clean it but it won't take much TH and smooth target trigger. White outline rear sight but plain ramp front sight. It appears to have been shot very little and not carried in a holster. As expected it is perfect mechanically. It came to me with Safariland...
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    OK, Who Got the 4" K32 ?

    Billed as a "Combat" Masterpiece, it appears to be one of ten ,5 screw, 4" K32's. My $3000 bid got blown out of the water and 7 G's won it. I'm hoping some one got it and will share some pictures. The letters says it all...almost.
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    On Line or Snail Mail

    I have not yet used the on line request form. Is there any difference in the turn around time using one or the other?
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    Need help with Date Of Manufacture, SuperX

    My search has got me a bit confused. Help.
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    Wood Type?

    I know this is hard to determine at times. It does not look GA to me, more like walnut or a very light rosewood. Stainless stock circle inserts.
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    Beck & Gregg Hardware

    Having lived in the Atlanta area since 1996 and now owning three S&W's that were shipped to Beck & Gregg I tried to do a little research on the old company. It seems that B&G was a large whole sale Atlanta business that moved a lot of firearms, among many other things through the years. My...
  10. Retired W4

    The Most Complicated Grips Ever

    I haven't seen any of these these Pachmayrs for a while. The wood and rubber 1911 grips are pretty common and are much easier to install. On these you have to remove the hex screw on the right side, then unscrew the hex screw under the rubber. These are for K square butt S&W's and they...
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    Picking Up an Early Combat Magnum Tomorrow

    Auction house pictures can be deceiving at times so time will tell, and that time is tomorrow. Wow, sounds like something Kamala would say. I hope it's unburdened by the past. Joking aside, this one is in the mid-K260 range and I'm wondering if all of the early CM's came with target stocks...
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    Inflation and Deflation; Guns

    If inflation is caused by too much money chasing too few goods then deflation is caused by too little money chasing too many goods, as in guns. Then there is stagflation.
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    BlackAgnes is great

    Great to deal with. Highly recommended.
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    Two Commercial SV 38 M&P's

    The most obvious difference is one, SV812256 is a 4” and SV773572 has a 5” barrel. Upon closer examination, the 4” example has the post war checkering pattern while the 5” has the prewar pattern. However, both have the early post war milled, blue stock circle insert. Oddly enough, or...
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    Nicest 13 I've Ever Owned

    A friend came by the house yesterday to do some trading. I've always like these fixed sight magnums and this one is really nice. My pictures really don't do it justice. It appears to be unfired outside the factory and never put in a holster. 5D08xxx from ~ 1979.
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    Our neighborhood was invaded by Geese!!

    We are use to seeing a few geese around here but this morning there were at least 13 that invaded. We have cranes that come through occasionally as well.
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    Starburst Box For My 22/32 Kitgun

    This one does not have the same border as pictured in the SCSW. I believe the gun (SN: 29155) is from about 1954-1956. The blue is sun faded like the box for my 44HE Target from 1954. What's up with this box?
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    Post war SV Commercial 5"?

    I have in my safe SV812256 which is a 4". I have never seen one of these commercial post war Victory models in the 5" barrel length. As the 5" BSR's were chambered in 38/200 (38 S&W) I figured S&W did not bore the barrel (or the chambers) for 38 S&W Special until after the war. This is not...
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    G.S.P. 28-2 is Home

    The S&W repair shop out did themselves this time. I was a little worried about the bead blast portion of the Highway Patrolman and the G.S.P. stamp above the trigger. The folks in the shop really impressed me with their understanding of how these revolvers were supposed to look. I don't have...
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    German Gravity Knife

    The recent thread on "evil" knives prompted me to pull this one from my evil safe. Marked W over MF over 72, this Cold War war BUND gravity knife is in pretty good condition. I guess I'm just a sucker for weird stuff.
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