GREAT Day At The Local Gun Show

[Fishinfool]

A buddy called me this morning, wanted to know if I wanted to go to a small, local fire dept. gun show. Wasn't going to, since I am trying to "cut back" some on gun purchases, but went for the ride...

Boy, I am glad I did. These small, local shows don't attract many plastic dealers, just a lot of locals with their blued steel and walnut. Never know what you will find...

First up, I spotted a 5 1/2 inch 3 screw Ruger Single Six with the extra .22 mag. cylinder. Action is tight and crisp, bore excellent, finish very nice. No box. Grips are home made, not great, but I have extras in my grip box. Marked at $375, he took $350 for it, a very good deal I thought, and it replaces the same gun I had back when I was a teenager.

But, it gets better.....

Spotted a nice shiny N frame. Hmmmm.. Turned out to be a 6.5 inch no dash 4 screw model 29 dating to 1959 (my birth year). EDITED To Add - I have since learned this gun dates to 1960, not '59. Gold bead Patridge front sight. Gun is in excellent overall shape. A really nice example. No box, tools, or original paperwork. He was asking $1800. He took my $1400 offer. A good deal here, as well, I thought. I am really thrilled to add this 4 screw to the herd. Any marks on the gun are most all reflection. I love these small shows.

Anyone else with any good show finds lately?

Larry

 

[SS336]

Wow!!
Couple of great revolvers…….but that M29 4 screw!!!!! WOW!

 

[6string]

Nice finds!
I really like the front sight on that wonderful M29!

 

[ralph7]

Grips at opposite ends of the spectrum.
Cokes vs home made..

 

[Bald1]

I went to a small (100 table) show at a fire hall about 30 miles from home this morning. I thought I was going to buy some .243 & 22 Hornet ammo but the seller was kinda jerky so I said no thanks. Same old story. Guys have ridiculous prices on everything and never sell anything. On my way out I spotted an old leather Sap. Gave the seller $20. I don't know why it just looked neat. Took it home and oiled it up. It was kinda dry.

 

[AJ]

Nice finds!

 

[Fishinfool]

Bald1 - When I started with the CSP they had done away with saps not to much earlier. Some of the older guys talked about them with reverence....

Nice snag.

Larry

 

[El Juero]

Nice sap, or slappers as we called them. Pretty nice shape as well. What a great deal on the 29. Gotta start going to some shows.

 

[pharmer]

........Anyone else with any good show finds lately?
Larry

Uhhh, nope, at least the last 4 years or so. Nice score. Joe

 

[ralph7]

What does sap stand for?

 

[Bald1]

Saps the energy out of you lol.
I really don't know. When I was a kid my dad had a black leather one that was flat. He called it a slap Jack or black Jack. In today's environment there's ZERO chance a LEO could carry or use one.

 

[rct269]

Saps the energy out of you lol.
I really don't know. When I was a kid my dad had a black leather one that was flat. He called it a slap Jack or black Jack. In today's environment there's ZERO chance a LEO could carry or use one.

Damn shame too!!

Ralph Tremaine

 

[pharmer]

What does sap stand for?

Stern Application of Persuasion. Joe

 

[ralph7]

Or succinct and painful...

 

[gmborkovic]

OP, you are no fool on those two snags. That 29 looks great and great Cokes! That was a New York minute buy. No hesitation.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Saps the energy out of you lol.
I really don't know. When I was a kid my dad had a black leather one that was flat. He called it a slap Jack or black Jack. In today's environment there's ZERO chance a LEO could carry or use one.

I had a friend that was a Worthington, Ohio cop. He had joined the force before the prohibition, and was grandfathered in. There was a small mental hospital that had a large man that like to walk away. My friend was the officer that got the duty of returning the patient. He used "Sap Gloves", black leather with lead shot pocket across the back of the fingers and palm area. It sometimes took i5 minutes of convincing the patient to come along peacefully! As the patient got much older, all it too was for my friend to show up with the gloves on. It became more of a 20-minute stroll on a nice moon lite night kind of event.

After my friend retired, a young officer took the call. Used a tazer or some such and caused a fatal heart attack. Any equipment requires proper usage!

Ivan

 

[Model19man]

Love the wood grips on the M29. Very nice.

 

[CH4]

Love the 29!
You did well on that deal

 

[Truckman]

Anyone else with any good show finds lately?

All I could manage was a pair of 29-2's (8 3/8" with presentation case, shipping carton, the works and a 4" with no box and the wrong grips...Oh and a 2 1/2" 19-3 also with wrong grips...Sounds like you struck gold......Ben

 

[Fishinfool]

Don't sound like you did that bad Ben..

I know I got a good deal on that 29, but I still find it hard to wrap my head around the fact that not all that long ago, you could find nice P&R 29's in the case for $500 or so. I'm not that old. Now, just the original "Coke" grips bringing five, six hundred bucks. Crazy, but that is were the market is I guess.

Larry