3rd Generation collection

[quitsnivln]

3rd gen envy

After looking at the great pics above, I have 3rd gen envy. Being in CA I am limited to what I can get my hands on unless they are already in the state. Unfortunately, not many people get rid of a 3rd gen after they have them. My current collection is limited to 2 with a 3rd that should be mailed early next week. I have a 5905 and a 908S that I carry almost daily. My newest addition is a CS9 with the ambi safety that will take the place of my 908S on my side. I will post pics after it arrives and gets out of the required 10 day jail. Thanks for the pictures everyone, they look great.

 

[Denver Dick]

. . . . Being in CA I am limited to what I can get my hands on unless they are already in the state. Unfortunately, not many people get rid of a 3rd gen after they have them. . . Thanks for the pictures everyone, they look great.

As a fellow Californian, I hear you.

My brother and I were the original owners of my 4566, 4516-1 and 4013. The rest were purchased after my interest in 3rd generations was renewed in early 2007. I believe the primary reason for the relatively rapid growth of my collection was due to the recession. Except for the three mentioned above, all the pistols in my earlier posting were puchased on consignment between March 2007 and June 2009. In fact, most were puchased during 2007 and 2008. I think guys were just really strapped for cash and had to put some nice stuff up for sale, many cases at some very, very good prices. As an example, in January 2008, I picked up a 3913 (second from the left in the top row of photo above) in 99% condition with factory night sights, box, the two original magazines plus one extra - all for $350. . . in Southern California!

Although I sold the 3rd generations marked as sold in the photos above during 2010-11, I didn't buy any during that period of time. In fact, during the past two years I haven't seen all that many in the condition I like (98% or better) come up for sale at the gun stores and shows I frequent.

It seems my renewed interest just happen to coincide with the depths of the recession. I think that if I was trying to build this collection now with all the restrictions in California, it would take a long, long time and cost a lot more.

FWIW