Dad's old revolver.

[AuDoc]

This is Dad's old revolver and the one that got me started decades ago.

I was about 6 and had not the interest nor aptitude for the sports my older brothers had. Dad wanting to find something for his youngest son to have an interest in he packed this and me off to the nearest field, set up a paper target and propped this little revolver in my hand. He crouched behind me with his hands over mine and I touched of my first shot ever. Whether he was aiming or I was I am not completely sure but something tells me he he was more than me because we hit a place that greatly pleased him. I was hooked and have been collecting and shooting ever since.

FFWD 25 years and upon his passing I inherited this little wheel gun. The same gun he had by his bedside table the whole time I have been alive (48 years in 2 days) The same gun that started me on a long and fruitful journey succeeding at something fun and rewarding.

I finally decided to set up a photo sharing account to post this cool little thing. If you like tell me something about it that you know as I know little more than it was Dad's.

The ser# is C 909xx

Thanks
Doc.

 

[SA1911]

Doc,

That was a wonderful story.

Among my best memories are those of my dad and I hunting and shooting.

 

[AuDoc]

Thanks. I agree.

I managed to get the photo to post.

 

[murphydog]

Great story! JP@AK is the local expert on these, but I would guess this .38 Military & Police is from late 1949. It may be the camera angle or lighting but the hammer spur appears to be higher than usual, perhaps bent upward?

Many posters ask how much a family heirloom gun is worth, but I suspect you already know the answer to that question. Enjoy!

 

[JP@AK]

Good story and a fine old gun (made in 1949).

Your memories of your dad are precious. I was fortunate in that I was 60 before my father passed away. He was not only a great dad, but a close friend for many years.

A WWII and Korea veteran, Dad taught all us boys to shoot when we were young (we had no sisters). He was never a hunter, but encouraged my interest in that sport with enthusiasm. My older brother became a marksman and captain of his college handgun team. I qualified Marksman on my first attempt in the USAF during 'Nam. Much of that was due to Dad's careful tutelage. Those of us who had good fathers are a privileged bunch.

Cherish your dad's gun, as I and my brother do my father's firearms.

 

[AuDoc]

Thanks for the input!

I remember one time on a family vacation he accidentally left this behind and we drove many hours back to the hotel room to get it. We were only minutes from home in the middle of the night before he realized it.

 

[jimmyj]

You Father had excellent taste in revolvers.

 

[AuDoc]

Dad gave me this little Mod 60 with box and tools when I turned 14. Sadly or fortunately depending on how you look at it, the same year my Grandfather gave me his 1911 circa 1914. I took to the 1911 like a cat to a saucer of milk and shot a whole ammo can of surplus .45 that came with it whilst the little Mod 60 remained un-fired by me. I really cannot remember if I have yet to fire it to this day and I feel a little bad thinking about it

Ser# R1052xx

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[AuDoc]

Great story! JP@AK is the local expert on these, but I would guess this .38 Military & Police is from late 1949. It may be the camera angle or lighting but the hammer spur appears to be higher than usual, perhaps bent upward?

Many posters ask how much a family heirloom gun is worth, but I suspect you already know the answer to that question. Enjoy!

Priceless to me would be my only answer.

Dad never spoke of any customization as far as the hammer goes, he was a nut for keeping things the way they are as evidenced by his displeasure when I offered to refinish the stocks in High School. Rebuild his wedding ring when I was a Jeweler in older years and repaint his old tool boxes most recently before he passed.

Would you be able to tell me what frame this is?

 

[murphydog]

You have the "A" answer on its value!

It is a K or medium frame. To compare, the model 60 pictured above is a J or small frame.

 

[TripleGG]

Awesome story and a great gun. My granddad gave me his Savage bolt action 22 when I was only 3. That was 49 years ago and is the most valued gun in my safe.