VaRecon
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To begin, I wasn't able to acquire the gun in this story because right now it's just not feasible. If it is still there tomorrow I will be sure to get some pictures.
However I was hoping to share the story and see if you guys could tell me more about the gun in question. With the assault rifle ban back in the news the show was bound to be packed, and it was. Black rifles being the least of my concern, I went to sell a Thompson Center Hot Shot and trade in some brass for ammo to run through the N frame this week. As I was leaving, a model 1905 caught my eye and the older gentleman selling it noticed pretty quickly. Being at best a novice when it comes to Smith's from this era I asked him about the frame size which appeared close to an N-frame. He didn't know but the grips were notched for ambi grip and appeared quite old but since I was not sure if they were N-frame sized or not I asked if he would indulge my curiosity and let me remove them for closer inspection. He did and they appeared (to my untrained eye) smaller then the modern grip of my model 27. We got to talking though and he said the price, at 650, was high but it wasn't one he really planned to sell. The gun had a pretty good finish with no real pitting but the nice aged look that comes with a revolver that was well used and well cared for. The original owner had removed the front sight post but the bluing was intact where it had been. After a few minutes of carrying on I decided I had best let him attend to a customer with cash in hand but he thanked me for the interest, told me I was welcome anytime and said it was nice to see a younger guy who could appreciate the workmanship of generations past. Despite the enormous crowd, having to butt shoulders to take each step, and the sweltering temperature from a heater turned too high and left on too long the old codger taking a few minutes of his time to indulge my interest made the trip to the gunshow easily worthwhile.
However I was hoping to share the story and see if you guys could tell me more about the gun in question. With the assault rifle ban back in the news the show was bound to be packed, and it was. Black rifles being the least of my concern, I went to sell a Thompson Center Hot Shot and trade in some brass for ammo to run through the N frame this week. As I was leaving, a model 1905 caught my eye and the older gentleman selling it noticed pretty quickly. Being at best a novice when it comes to Smith's from this era I asked him about the frame size which appeared close to an N-frame. He didn't know but the grips were notched for ambi grip and appeared quite old but since I was not sure if they were N-frame sized or not I asked if he would indulge my curiosity and let me remove them for closer inspection. He did and they appeared (to my untrained eye) smaller then the modern grip of my model 27. We got to talking though and he said the price, at 650, was high but it wasn't one he really planned to sell. The gun had a pretty good finish with no real pitting but the nice aged look that comes with a revolver that was well used and well cared for. The original owner had removed the front sight post but the bluing was intact where it had been. After a few minutes of carrying on I decided I had best let him attend to a customer with cash in hand but he thanked me for the interest, told me I was welcome anytime and said it was nice to see a younger guy who could appreciate the workmanship of generations past. Despite the enormous crowd, having to butt shoulders to take each step, and the sweltering temperature from a heater turned too high and left on too long the old codger taking a few minutes of his time to indulge my interest made the trip to the gunshow easily worthwhile.
