OP
This is spot on.
I don't have a pre-29 yet but it's coming…next year or two.
I need go without purchasing for a while and save for a bit.
but I need that 4" nickel 25-5. And the 8"…. at the right price, of course.
Collecting/accumulating… doubling up? Tripling up?
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I don't have a pre-29 yet but it's coming…next year or two.
I need go without purchasing for a while and save for a bit.
but I need that 4" nickel 25-5. And the 8"…. at the right price, of course.
It's an addiction, but perfectly legal unless your wife doesn't get it. Then the fun begins.
I had two 3" 65 Lady Smiths. Bought one from here, and a week or so later found one local. Ended up trading one for a 696, then sold it for $1,300 and bought a 3" 66.
Well, I have been known to double up. More on caliber than on model. I am down to 2 M15's, and 4 M28's. I also have 2 Colt Govt 45's. Everything else is single. I do believe that I am going to let go of a lot of my duplicates and multiples in caliber sometime in the near future.
LVSteve
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You should see the milsurp rifle collectors. I swear that some of them have a nice example for show and a so-so piece as a shooter for each year of production. But unless you can see the detail, it can look like an arsenal of identical guns.
I do appreciate a nice pair. I've handled a few in my time....but I digress.
Most of my duplicates are gone but I've had 4 and 6" 28 pairs, 4 and 6" 29 pairs, a nice brace of 5" 629 Classics, a brace of Detective Specials, and a brace of 2 1/2 inch 19-5s. There are many regrets running through my mind as I type this.
Most of my duplicates are gone but I've had 4 and 6" 28 pairs, 4 and 6" 29 pairs, a nice brace of 5" 629 Classics, a brace of Detective Specials, and a brace of 2 1/2 inch 19-5s. There are many regrets running through my mind as I type this.
OP
Well..
I finally had to double up on a 27-2 6" Blue.
The one I already have has a few dings, worn areas and scratches.
Just won another bid..
Big difference.
I paid a little over the odds, but not too much. A little layaway makes it easier.
I finally had to double up on a 27-2 6" Blue.
The one I already have has a few dings, worn areas and scratches.
Just won another bid..
Big difference.
I paid a little over the odds, but not too much. A little layaway makes it easier.
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Erich
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While they're not collectibles and thus maybe not appropriate for this thread, I liked my (original version) CSX enough that I picked up a second one from a friend who didn't love his - one is carried locally and the other is a roadie that goes on trips in checked luggage.
heeter3
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Model29-26.5 I've got 2, 3 inch model 36s and 2,Colt cobras.
31FordA
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I've got multiples of the 640, 10-5, 64ND, 64-2, 65-5LS, 28-2, SP-101, GP-100 and Colt MKIV/70 repros. I've got a bunch of KelTec P-32's also. There are some guns I just really like, and some times I find deals on them that I can't pass up. I'm trying to keep it to no more than three identical examples of any one gun.
There is only one gun I have more than 1 of: Colt Officers Model .22 LR (3rd issue). The first is 85-90% but came from my handloading mentor via his son after he passed. Buzz jeweled the hammer for some reason 
so the collectors value is gone. Shoots great though, and it's the first handgun my daughter ever shot. That one stays. The second is a near perfect WWII example with box and goodies. Keeper! The third I bought because the price was so good even without the Sanderson target grips that I just had to have. In theory I'm swapping those grips onto #1 and selling #3 but that hasn't happened yet …
so the collectors value is gone. Shoots great though, and it's the first handgun my daughter ever shot. That one stays. The second is a near perfect WWII example with box and goodies. Keeper! The third I bought because the price was so good even without the Sanderson target grips that I just had to have. In theory I'm swapping those grips onto #1 and selling #3 but that hasn't happened yet …Similar threads
