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The first gun I ever became truly enamored with was my dad’s old Springfield Model 1903 (SA 5-18 bbl.). When he surprised me with it on a visit about 15 years ago, (he is now 90) I couldn’t believe it. It was the first long gun I ever shot and, although it has had some arsenal refurbishment...

I got this about a week or so ago. Condition is mechanically good but cosmetically “lacking.” Someone had gone over the left side, cylinder, and side plate with an abrasive and left fine scratches. Using Flitz, I polished out what I could and gave it the Renaissance Wax treatment. She’ll never...

I’ve got a line on one of the later production Performance Center 1911s. I can get it for $1,100, OTD. What say ye? Is that a good price? I’d say condition is near excellent. I can’t find any wear marks except on the barrel, and it’s not a lot. TIA, -Bill

Please let me know what you have for a New Model Super Blackhawk with the Dragoon grip frame. Have a heart and help this former orphan get some nice shoes. Heh heh heh. :p Please PM with what you have. Thanks. -Bill

Has anyone here bought the Faux Ivory plowhandle grips from LS Grips? I bought a NM SBH two days ago that came with Pachmyer Presentation grips… good for range day, but ugly. Please share your experience. I am considering placing an order. However, at $75 plus tax and shipping, I would like...

It’s in a local shop, used but not very much. Includes the blue plastic case, literature, and red plastic ring. I’ve read (here, in an older thread) that the short screw in the rear sight base near the cylinder gap allows gas turbulence to mark the cylinder. You can just make that out in the...

I’ve been “talking sixguns,” both Colt and otherwise, with the elderly owner of the best-known gun store in Central Texas, for a few years, and more lately since I bought the Great Western Arms seen in this thread: Let's Have a Great Western Arms Thread!...I'll Start Recently, I stepped into...

I've only known about Great Western Arms Co. for about 8 or 9 years following my first GWACo. find, a 4 3/4" Frontier model in .38 Special from 1957. I recently acquired two more Frontier models. This time, they have 5 1/2" bbls. and are roll-marked .38 Special (ca. 1960 DIY Kit Gun) and .357...

I am very pleased with the letter from Mr. John Kopec. Also, very fast turnaround… one week from his hands back into my hands. :) -Bill As promised, I’ve attached the following: Pictures Again, for Reference

I spoke to Mr. John Kopec, yesterday regarding my latest gun purchase. I began by saying I believe my M1873 falls within the known range of Colts issued to the 7th Cavalry, reorganized 3 months after the slaughter at Little Big Horn in July, 1876, and known as Custer’s Avengers. I may be...

I’ve seen these on N-frames from (I believe) the late ‘70s. Specifically, I recall seeing them on a Model 27-2, among others. Can anyone give a time frame these were factory stocks, and on what models? I haven’t been able to find them in the normal sticky thread on stock types. Am I right to...

I sure would like to know if this is factory (SN 22486). Classic & Collectible Handguns Catalog -Bill

It's a shooter, folks! -But I'd still like to share. :D Roy says it shipped July, 1955. Mechanically excellent, it has some bluing loss. I realize the stocks are post-1955. That's okay. I like the target stocks. -Bill S 146029

What say ye? I’m considering sending this to Ford’s for their Master Blue. I bought this Python sight unseen, based on my son’s description. I wasn’t disappointed considering what I paid for it, and the action is buttery-smooth with the tightest lock-up of any revolver I own (or have ever...

I don't recall this question being asked so, I ask now: With the understanding that commercial production ceased during the Great War, what is the earliest known documented commercial shipment, after November 11, 1918?* I'm certain I won't "win" the contest, but I'll throw this into the...

After looking forwards and backwards through the very informative thread below, I can't find a matching rear sight in any of the catalog scans to the one I have. I've also searched the forum for photographic images of any early-mid 20th century Smiths or Colts having this same rear sight. No...

Does anyone recognize this mark? (It is on a M1917, from 1917.) Unfortunately, I don't have a better, less "pixelated" picture. TIA, -Bill

I've seen many examples of the brand over the years but I have yet to see another in the condition of this 1944-proofed Model V. I've owned it for a dozen years, or so. When I received it, the magazine wouldn't fall free until I backed out the upper right grip panel screw by a half turn. There...

You know the rest. Don't hold back, please. Tell me if this is worth having, IYHO. Most folks wouldn't put a scope on a Model 94, including me. Now that it's done, it can't be undone. At least, the period-correct scope is decent: it's a Redfield 4x "Frontier." Clean glass. Walnut furniture. The...

I'm no longer in the market. -Bill