A crying shame.......

[rangemaster]

I was fortunate enough to find a classified listing for a 3 1/2" 27 barrel at a more than reasonable price this month (Thanks Silvertip43!)


Several days pass and a large, heavy box showed up. I'm thinking, "Hmmm. That can't be right"

Here's what arrived in the mail:

Looks to me that this gun was perfectly serviceable when cut up. At least I'll be able to put some life back into the barrel.

 

[Black Knight]

With the serial number removed it makes me wonder if this is the remains of a stolen gun. Other than that what kind of idiot would do this to such a fine gun as a 3 1/2" model 27?

 

[VM]

With the serial number removed it makes me wonder if this is the remains of a stolen gun. Other than that what kind of idiot would do this to such a fine gun as a 3 1/2" model 27?

It's demilled / destroyed by some Law Enforcement Agency and very common practice.

 

[Maximumbob54]

OMG, I hate that we do that. I will resist the temptation to rant.

 

[mtime7]

I would be very happy to take that off your hands

 

[Smithhound]

I've seen it happen with my own eyes. Back in '86 I was working in the Federal Courthouse in Nashville TN. While unloading equipment I saw a big ol' guy, a US Marshal pull out a blued Colt Python from a box, lay it down on the metal frame of the loading ramp and commence to beat it with a sledge hammer.
I came unglued and asked ,why? I was told it had been a recovered firearm from some insurance scam and ordered destroyed. I tried to buy the internal parts on the spot, but that didn't set too well with the Marshall's. I just shook my head and went about my business.
Made me sick.
RD

 

[Vulcan Bob]

It is a shame! I used to cut up guns that were court ordered to be destroyed. However when a nice Smith or a Colt would come into the shop, I would light up the torch hand it to the Trooper and go get a coffee, I couldent do it to em. Fortunatly most of the guns were junkers.

 

[crsides]

Knew a guy that had that same duty, but on a delay basis. Those firearms that were deemed worthy had to be put through a test ... just to see if they were ... uh ... worthy. I helped test some of those. In the end, they were all destroyed ... worthy or not. Some nice pieces. But that was 40 + yrs ago.

 

[borntoraisehogs]

sniff

reminds me of when the guy shot Old Yeller.

 

[Chuck Jones]

With the serial number removed it makes me wonder if this is the remains of a stolen gun. Other than that what kind of idiot would do this to such a fine gun as a 3 1/2" model 27?

What kind of idoit? My guess would be a politician.

/c

 

[MTS Cop]

I knew a guy who worked a gun destruction detail. He said they had multiple captains around to make sure all the guns were destroyed. Most were junk but he said a few nice pieces and some historic ones came through and it sickened everyone involved to destroy them.

At least part of that gun gets to live on...

 

[silvertip43]

Barrel

Hi Rangemaster, I'm happy you are pleased with the barrel, thank you. I bought 15 demilled smith & wessons from an estate appraiser. Three were 19's, one 27, two 28's, four 29's, one 66, one 586, one 686, one 14, and one 1920's 32 he. Some of these guns were 95 to 98%. No, Black Knight, these were not stolen, they were done by law enforement, politically motivated.
sonny

 

[M29since14]

Other than that what kind of idiot would do this to such a fine gun as a 3 1/2" model 27?

Our government at work.

 

[jimmyj]

During the "Clinton Years" wasn't U.S. M-14s put to the torch?

 

[kshock]

Police Departments around here send confiscated guns to the shredder. Fear of lawsuits if a confiscated gun makes it back out onto the streets to commit more crimes (I know, I know, that's poppycock but tell that to the politicians and the dogooders without a clue). One of our guys had the property people bring a gun to me before sending it to the shredder ( I am the unoffical "gun guy") and they brought an original 1851 Colt .36 caliber percussion revolver. Not used in a crime, turned in for disposal from an estate. We were able to convince the Chief that shredding that gun should be a crime and I pointed out that that it was technically not a firearm since it was percussion. It is now part of a display.