'Cause Son, Theys Don't Make A Forty-Six!

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"Hows 'bouts a .44 Special?" asked the toolmaker.

"Naw, lets take these two all the way...All the way to .45 Long Colt!" I sezs.

As the old story goes,"Mister, why do you carry a forty-five?" "Cause Son, they don't make a forty-six!"

Had taken in a few N frame revolvers in trade for leather and such.
Picked up the HD from an ol' bandit up north of here a ways.

You know the nickle revolvers never did appeal to me in my younger years,
but since I'm gettin kinda long in the tooth, it's easier for me to see where I lay 'em down.

Didn't get to haul 'em with me on my lit'l soiree out west week before last...Mabee next time boys.

Wells they ain't as purty as the Double Mint Twins, but they's more my speed anyhows...



This'n started life as a nickle 3 1/2" (Pre-27) had been buffed pretty good and was jest right as a candidate for a bigger bore.

Picked up a early model 29 cylinder, re-chambered and timed 'er up...Just so I could shoot those long nosed cast SWCs.

Added the shorten'd up King Reflector sight, with my own ivory insert.


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This one here hatched out as a 5" HD, don't know if it was originally nickle or not.
Had been re-plated sometime and was adorned with some electric pencil etchin'...Scratched around in my desk and found a four inch barrel and sent
it off to the re-bore shop, opened up and rifled to .45 caliber.
Run a chamber reamer in to the original cylinder, had the whole thing nickled, put it all together and shu-zam
got me a handy everyday shooting iron.


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Dog robbed some Keith Brown Stocks for 'em...Thinkin' I'll jest be fixed here for a spell. ;)

And too boot...They's both fit my workin rig. ;):D
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Su Amigo,
Dave
 
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Those are finer than an Apaloosy colt with dollar spots. That nickel stuff does seem to grow on you don't it.

Dang sure worthy of the KB stocks and that's a fact.
 
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Beautiful nickel Smiths, just beautiful. The KB stocks really set them off.
 
Orta be shaimt' yourseff......Themmr way too purty ta be showin' off, seppin Sunday. Jes sayin'......:)
 
This is indeed the kind of project that really turns my crank. You came up with a great pair of revolvers that coulda/shoulda been available back in the day, and had them built to perfection. They are elegant, effective and all yours! Good job, and thanks for sharing.

Regards,
Froggie
 
I want to be you :)

I have your taste, but lack the guns. Now I've got a new grail gun.
A 4" 38/44 HD converted to either .44 Special or .45 Colt. Though blue would be just fine.

Emory
 
Well Mr Dave, Don't hear from you for a while and then you come up with these! That top one with your sight "enhancer" is the real deal.Might you consider adopting me? I don't eat much and can load my own shells. Mark
 
Drew,

I'lls cobble sumthin up fur sur! :eek:

I'll tell ya... it's enough to give the ghost of Horace Smith a case of the collywobbles and whimper'n night sweats..... :)

When my little smiths start misbehavin' I tell 'em that if they don't shape up I'm sendin' them over to Uncle Dave's house! :)
 
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Well Mr Dave, Don't hear from you for a while and then you come up with these! That top one with your sight "enhancer" is the real deal.Might you consider adopting me? I don't eat much and can load my own shells. Mark

Yeah he tends to get quiet for a spell, but he sure knows how to make an entrance dont he?
 
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