.38/44 Heavy Duty
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Wow what a beauty!
What was the Constable's beat, his sock drawer?
Ralph Tremaine
Ralph Tremaine
Boy, that would make a real purty .44 Special! 
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My first HD. S149xxx shipped November 1955. Supposed to have been owned by a constable in Buffalo, Texas. Will order a letter.
Has it been refinished? At 69 years old it must of been safeguarding the Sock Drawer. It is impressive and thank you for sharing.
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Boy, that would make a real purty .44 Special!
But its a handsome .38/44 the way God wanted it.
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I believe it is original condition. The forum member I got it from believes it is original. I see zero signs of a refinish. Certainly possible it spent some time in the sock drawer.
Actually it makes more sense to suppose our constable had two guns---quite possibly an identical pair----one for everyday use, the other as a "Sunday go to meetin' gun"----and for church suppers----this being that gun.
Ralph Tremaine
Ralph Tremaine
It is original finish and has numbered stocks. It was obviously a carry gun when I received it and took many hours of polishing to bring it back. Will most likely letter to Wolf & Klar.
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Bruce
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Is it a very late 5 screw? I ask that because of the sand blasted front sight. I have only seen that on very late 5 screws.
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Now I understand the gun better. Bruce polished it. The grips look to me to be refinished and show some wear. Thought that was odd because the gun looked so good.
Looking closer I can see evidence of the repaired damage. Under magnification the finish does not look as perfect. Some wear on the four line address.
Bruce said reported to have belonged to a constable from Buffalo, Texas. Holster original to the gun. He bought the gun from a gun store east of Dallas. Sounds like the dealer told him the gun had belonged to a constable and that the holster came in with the gun.
Holster made by A ZABEL, Ft. Worth, Texas.
Looking closer I can see evidence of the repaired damage. Under magnification the finish does not look as perfect. Some wear on the four line address.
Bruce said reported to have belonged to a constable from Buffalo, Texas. Holster original to the gun. He bought the gun from a gun store east of Dallas. Sounds like the dealer told him the gun had belonged to a constable and that the holster came in with the gun.
Holster made by A ZABEL, Ft. Worth, Texas.
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Boy, that would make a real purty .44 Special!
I agree but then again a .38 Spec. with 12 grs. of 2400 + 158 gr. hard cast SWC ain't no slouch.
Larry
Beautiful!
This has been a great week for 38/44 threads!
This has been a great week for 38/44 threads!
If my grips get here soon, there'll be another one, although probably not up to the standards set by the others here...
...Ben
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Got the letter and the invoice today. Shipped November 30, 1956 to Amarillo Hardware Company. First invoice I have gotten that had serial numbers on the invoice.
Have decided not to keep the gun, so will put it in an ad here on the Forum shortly.
Have decided not to keep the gun, so will put it in an ad here on the Forum shortly.
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