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It is a 800000+ serial, probably about 85% original blue finish, matching serials, S markings in the right places, matching numbered wooden grips, factory lanyard hole plug. It has a good bore and it locks up nicely so it should be a decent shooter. The piece presents well even with some...

Actually I don't like to borrow money, so just send me the money. I am a good guy and I deserve it. Are these police trade-ins a good deal? I have seen them at $239.00 (plus shipping and FFL fees) .40 cal must be even less popular than I thought.

While most of my modest collection of handguns revolves around Smiths, I had some C***s, out for pics. Defender (Top Right) .45 ACP Official Police ,British purchase, .38 200.) Police positive .38 spl. Cobra LW .38 spl.

Is it just my imagination or are some of the same folks that declared that the .38 Spl. was obsolete and inadequate for self defense are now falling all over the .380 pistols?

I recently picked up one of more recent Type 54 pistols that have the "Glock style" trigger safety. My intention was to swap triggers with an older import that had the add-on frame safety, rendering one piece that was a good represenation of an original military or police pistol, and leaving...

I wanted to make a holster for my 3" J-frame, so I got out pen and pencil and designed me a new rig. I did the pattern one day and returned to the project the next. I failed to mark the pattern as I normally do, so I cut out the design upside down. Once I realized my error, I decided to go...

Tomorrow is my birthday. ;) I took my wife to a Dr. appointment this morning and heading for home we were withing a few blocks of one of my favorite gun shops, so she indulged me with a visit. The first thing that caught my eye was this one. When he told me he had the box and original...

I someone could look up serial number 161024 for me, I would appreciate it! Thanks in advance.

They say that immitation is the greatest form of flattery. I dug through online photos of original Mauser 1910 holsters and I liked this one. Yesterday, I set out to copy it. It would never be mistaken for an original, but it works for me. My wife and I figured out yesterday that it has...

I have been hiding inside from the Florida heat and humidity, so yesterday I drug out a piece of old dead cow skin, cut and dyed it and molded the mag well. This morning after the coffee fix, and checking out the world news and new posts, I sewed it together. I had already made the pattern...

It has been raining here, daily for almost a week. When I get a little stir crazy so I drag out the leather. I made the pattern, cut and dyed the leather yesterday evening then punched the holes and stitched it up this morning. It is the first time that I have done a two-tone. The holster for...

Guns and knives would put me in a lot of people's "psycho" category, but so be it. Especially knives from the WWII era. I don't fight for the high-end collectables, but prefer knives with some honest use. If they happened to be personalized by a serviceman, all the better. Of course on the...

It has been miserably hot and humid (even for Florida) we finally got a little break from the high temps with a thunderstorm, low and behold, nearby lightning just took out my condenser. When I it gets through storming I will go check, with luck it will just be a capacitor. Getting service...

I own about a dozen S&W revolvers and a fair number of other handguns, but I have a clear favorite. A few years ago, my newly married son had bought a fixer-upper first home. I had not been retired long and I had a lot more energy than I do today, so helped him with the repairs and upgrades...

I have what I consider "business guns" bought for practical purposes and then I have my "just because guns." I was doing some spring cleaning and had these out for inspection, dusting and lubrication. None of them were anything special, none of them have much practical use, none of the are...

I have been retired for nearly ten years now. Two years ago my wife and daughter conspired to get me off the computer and doing something with my hands, so they bought me a leather starter kit. I am an old-fashioned steel gun and leather holster kind of guy, but I had never had a desire to...

I am trying to figure out how many of these fine revolvers were made. The only information I have found was that a "limited number" were made with the polished nickel finish. Any help appreciated.

I am retired so when my son bought a fix-er-up to live in I donated a lot of labor to help him get moved in. We did roof work, electrical work, carpentry, flooring, you name it. I would not accept any money for my assistance, but shortly after he and his wife moved in, they showed up on my...

I have been gone for a few years, but I swear I was innocent! I am wondering if you folks still converse with grey haired,retired old me who are 1911A1 shooters and Russian rifle collectors? I think that I might have one or two old rusty S&W revolvers laying around here somewhere if that...

Greetings, and thank you for allowing me to join you all. I am a grouchy old cuss that is so close to retirement I can smell it. I am also an avid gun collector, with a strong interest in military surplus firearms. I have a modest collection of WWI and WWII rifles from around the world. I...