Any pics of the most worn of your six guns?

[tacotime]

I like the old, well-worn, beat up workhorse guns that have seen it all and show it, but still kicking. Anyone feel like posting some pics of their well-traveled guns?

 

[KLYDE]

Model 36 SB circa 1982. Seen a hard life as a carry gun but still tight as a drum.

 

[feralmerril]

I worked as a guard for lockheed from 1965 to 2,000. Our revolvers were passed off to our reliefs from shift to shift. They werent shot much but were unholstered and reholstered three times a day, seven days a week = 21 times a week X 52 = 1092 times a year. We still had a few colt offical polices that dated back to the korean war! While I was there we had the colts, then some 586`s and finaly a lot of ruger speed sixs. Our dept averaged maybe a 100 to 160 officers any given time I would estimate. I dont think any of the guns looked worse than about 75% condition. I think 85% to 95% covered most of them.
What amaze`s me is seeing beat up guns at shops and shows. I cant belive they could have been carried even a hundredth as much as our company guns were. I gather they must have been skidding around the floor of a pickup without a holster? Another thing. Especialy our colts. I never seen a rust spot on any of them! How can that be with so many people handeling them? Unless things were going on behind my back in the office, I can only recall several times in all those years a guard getting detailed to cleaning them!
They next to never got shot. Maybe some non gun type guards would check one out to go requalify with but most of us used our own guns to requal with.
How did all these beat up guns I see happen? I have been wondering about it forever!

 

[feralmerril]

Okay, here is my two most used and carried besides my antques. The m&p dates to 1953 or 1954 and the HD looking converted to .44 special is 1949. I had bought a .44 special barrel off a model 21 and found the HD much later. I had the barrel screwed in and clyinder rechambered thats all. Both are my beater guns for our rideing the dusty trails on our atv. I have many finer safe queens that seldom see daylight. The model 40 gets carried the most, but I have went back to the original high horn grips as they are less bulky for pocket carry. It dates 1971. The last is a 1960 34-1 that I have started to also carry on the atv for occasional plinking. These four revolvers gets carried more than the rest of my collection put together.

 

[Gunhacker]

This one has certainly had an interesting life... it lettered as being shipped to San Francisco just 3 months after the 1906 earthquake. It was sent to the Pacific Hardware & Steel Co. which was one of the few business not destroyed by the quake or resulting fires.

Since the city was still largely in shambles around that time, I wish that gun could talk and tell us what it was used for and by who (a Policeman, an anti-looting Vigilante group member, a citizen for property and/or self protection or ??).

 

[Titegroups]

Call me old school but a "sixgun" is a single action.

 

[5Wire]

Ruger Standard Pistol (9-shooter) $37.50 in 1964. Thousands of rounds, maybe half a dozen cleanings since. Grips are Dremeled Tigerwood, even more oily than Rosewood. Still reliable, still shoots point of aim. Not much left of original blueing.

 

[had3nuf]

Here is a 15-4, and a 38/200

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[blujax01]

Ruger Standard Pistol (9-shooter) $37.50 in 1964. Thousands of rounds, maybe half a dozen cleanings since. Grips are Dremeled Tigerwood, even more oily than Rosewood. Still reliable, still shoots point of aim. Not much left of original blueing.

Bob, I don't quite know how to say this politely so here goes...

That is one butt-ugly gun!

 

[tek4260]

OMSBH

Not only worn on the outside, but also worn from a few rounds of heavies over the decades.

You can almost "read" the case headstamps in the loading gate

 

[gdogs]

I picked up this HD a few years back. It had turned to a brownish patina. Left it like that for a while, but eventually decided to try my hand with some cold oxpho blue. Certainly an improvement, but this old beast still has a worn look. It didn't come with the Sandersons, but oddly enough I picked them up at the same gun show and they've been together ever since.
Before

Midway

After

 

[5Wire]

Bob, I don't quite know how to say this politely so here goes...

That is one butt-ugly gun!

Ha! Thanks for understating your real opinion. I totally agree. Works fine, never malfunctions. Worth very penny I paid for it and then some.

 

[Sprefix]

My model 48 with a long rifle only cylinder. Wouldn't mind finding a .22 MRF cylinder for it.

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[old bear]

Worn guns

I've got a couple that are finished challenged, but this M 19-3 holds a special place for me. It was issued to me in July 1974 and we went to work together for the next 27 years. We shared an adventure or two along the way.

As I've recently been downsizing a good friend is looking after it for me. I'm happy it's got a good home.

 

[Goony]

This worn enough for you?

 

[Hendel]

Not as nice as some, but some honest wear nonetheless.....

 

[jaymoore]

Y'all may have seen this one in other threads, but this 940 was "uglified" by the current owner:

It's on it's third holster, BTW. The leather one above has been mostly replaced by the nylon one beside it. The first holster was worn completely through the leather.

The insides are still in nice shape, though. Had to do a detail strip recently after getting it submerged when the fly fishing waders weren't quite as tall as the creek was deep. (The soggy ammo still fired the next day.)

Used to have an even more worn .38 M&P 2" RB five-screw, but it had so much character someone just had to have it.

 

[alwslate]

Well Jay I guess that's what they call a " working gun ". It surely must
feel like an old and trusted friend by now.

 

[ogilvyspecial]

Here's one that retired from, official duty, but is still on the job & going strong.

 

[jughed440]

K38 CM.....