52/39 Combo

[AJ]

A friend of mine picked this up last year at a local gun show. He was a few steps ahead of me or it would have been mine.

More pictures to come...

 

[AJ]

Here are more pictures....

 

[AJ]

The last that I have. If any further pictures are desired please ask. Questions are welcome as are comments.

AJ

 

[squidsix]

I assume the safety does not drop the hammer in the 39 configuration?

 

[AJ]

I assume the safety does not drop the hammer in the 39 configuration?

Don't know, not my pistol. Never used the safety when I shot it. I will ask the owner.

 

[squidsix]

I assume, based on the trigger position; that this whole setup is single action only. It would be pretty cool.

 

[AJ]

I assume, based on the trigger position; that this whole setup is single action only. It would be pretty cool.

As I am use to shooting 52's and I knew in my beady little mind it was a 52 frame, I never tried to shoot it double action. Will ask the owner tomorrow.

On second thought there is no reason to ask my friend. The pistol was made as a Model 52-2, so it would be single action only.

 

[squidsix]

True, but the 39 slide was designed to drop the hammer on safe.
If it does that, then you have a dead gun, and have to either roll the hammer back or manipulate the slide after taking it off safe to fire.

 

[PJO1425]

A friend of mine picked this up last year at a local gun show. He was a few steps ahead of me or it would have been mine.

More pictures to come...

That version of the Illinois state police patch is fairly scarce. It dates back to the 1970s.