Highway Patrolman with interesting crime history
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Very interesting story and a nice piece!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks glad to hear that you enjoyed it sir.
Thanks Dale good thoughts and I will reallykeep them in mind, appreciate that you gave me a lot of good input and strategics. BTW I was already offered 3 times my price, however, no way I let her go fot that, Expect something muuuch better. I'll keep you posted if something comes up meanwhile I keep my ear to the ground.
tenntex32
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I would expect something many many many times more than 3 times what you paid for it.
Many many times. In fact it may not be easy to comprehend just how much it will truly bring until advertised properly for public international auction.
Dale
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Lady Smith
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Very fun story. BUT I have to ask, since the .38 S&W Special and the .357 Magnum use the exact same bullets and any .38 S&W Special cartridge can be chambered and fired from a .357 Magnum revolver, why did the investigators not test fire BOTH .38 S&W Special and .357 Magnum revolvers? It seems odd to me.
Anyway, thanks for sharing - interesting story and nice looking revolver.
I think because they were looking for a .357 magnum, and so they only looked at revolvers registered As .357mag in their files.
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28WheelGirl
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Wow. Very interesting story. I love Highway Patrolmen. I have a pre-28 from 1954-55 S/N S114XXX that I just love. It's not as pretty as the ones posted in this thread, but it has 'lots of character (in my opinion). Although I would buy a pre-28 any day (whatever its history), just to buy it because it was in an assassination I think is eerie.
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The pictures are from after the confiscation. The gun now got a couple of tiny scratches on the side of the barrel, perhaps from bouncing into the sides of the window to the test chamber upon firing, also some dents at the bottom of the stocks. And a slightly bent ejector rod, probably due to slamming the cylinder shut, a practice only applied by incompetent gun handlers. At one position the cylinder face now slightly rubs against the barrel. It was also very fouled, many patches of Hoppes #9 until not green any longer, all chambers fouled too. So extensively test fired. Thanks for liking the story
I remember my shock and disbelief when I heard the news about the Palme assassination. It astonished me that a national leader could be murdered in a close encounter on a public street with no protective detail around him while he was out for an evening with his wife -- the whole thing just challenged my notions of the limits of the credible and the possible. In my perception of the last several decades, close-up assassins are usually apprehended immediately, though long-gun assassins may escape for a period of time -- or maybe even entirely. The fact that the perpetrator in this case walked up to Palme, shot him at close range, fired also at his wife (but without seriously injuring her), and then melted away into the night in seconds just seemed totally incredible.
For those who are interested, Stieg Larsson did indeed look into the Palme murder before his death, and his notes came into the possession of journalist Jan Stocklassa, who two years ago published a long study of the murder. The English version is called "The Man Who Played with Fire," and it is available on Amazon. The Kindle (e-book) version is dirt cheap. I actually have it waiting on my reader right now. I learned of it last weekend and bought it on the off chance I might be able to squeeze it into my reading list. With this extremely interesting post from forum member reuters, I'm pretty sure I will read Stocklassa's book at this point, but I won't know if I consider it credible until I am fairly far into it.
An American print reviewer described Stocklassa's book as "creative nonfiction," which I optimistically take to mean "fiction-like in its narrative characteristics, but absolutely true to known facts." There will probably be room to argue about how known the facts really are and whether they are correctly interpreted, but that always happens.
The question of the possible value of this revolver was raised but only generally addressed. I would not myself be a buyer at any price because I have no interest in owning murder weapons. My guess is that a few collectors might be interested in acquiring it for a price in the low five figures (US dollars), but much above that and I suspect interest would decline. But all it takes to drive the price to significantly higher levels is two deep-pockets collectors going face-to-face with each other at an auction.
For those who are interested, Stieg Larsson did indeed look into the Palme murder before his death, and his notes came into the possession of journalist Jan Stocklassa, who two years ago published a long study of the murder. The English version is called "The Man Who Played with Fire," and it is available on Amazon. The Kindle (e-book) version is dirt cheap. I actually have it waiting on my reader right now. I learned of it last weekend and bought it on the off chance I might be able to squeeze it into my reading list. With this extremely interesting post from forum member reuters, I'm pretty sure I will read Stocklassa's book at this point, but I won't know if I consider it credible until I am fairly far into it.
An American print reviewer described Stocklassa's book as "creative nonfiction," which I optimistically take to mean "fiction-like in its narrative characteristics, but absolutely true to known facts." There will probably be room to argue about how known the facts really are and whether they are correctly interpreted, but that always happens.
The question of the possible value of this revolver was raised but only generally addressed. I would not myself be a buyer at any price because I have no interest in owning murder weapons. My guess is that a few collectors might be interested in acquiring it for a price in the low five figures (US dollars), but much above that and I suspect interest would decline. But all it takes to drive the price to significantly higher levels is two deep-pockets collectors going face-to-face with each other at an auction.
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Stieg Larsson (now deceased) was the author of a series of three murder-mystery books which I have read, beginning with "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo". The book was made into a movie both in Sweden and in the USA. I have seen both and each has its merits. The following two books were also made into films in Sweden but I have not seen them.
The Palme murder was referenced in the first book. It's been quite a few years since I've read it but the firearm used was described as "a cowboy gun" and the ammunition had "gold tipped explosive bullets" or some such. I guess to someone who doesn't know anything about guns, any revolver looks like a cowboy gun and gold tipped ammunition sounds sinister. Somewhat comical really.
Still, pimping the connection to "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" books could be a way of making the gun more desirable to some buyers.
What an amazing story, thanks for sharing.
I don't know how familiar you are with the American Old West or if you know the name Wyatt Earp (if you've seen the movie "Tombstone" from the early 90s, he's basically the main character). Earlier this year, the shotgun that Wyatt Earp used to kill the man who murdered Earp's brother, Morgan, was auctioned and sold for $375,000.
Wyatt Earp: An Amazingly Documented 10-Gauge Shotgun Used by Him to | Lot #43400 | Heritage Auctions
Not saying you'll get that kind of money, but there would seem to be a strong market for weapons used in famous murders. I can't imagine they come up for sale very often.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
I don't know how familiar you are with the American Old West or if you know the name Wyatt Earp (if you've seen the movie "Tombstone" from the early 90s, he's basically the main character). Earlier this year, the shotgun that Wyatt Earp used to kill the man who murdered Earp's brother, Morgan, was auctioned and sold for $375,000.
Wyatt Earp: An Amazingly Documented 10-Gauge Shotgun Used by Him to | Lot #43400 | Heritage Auctions
Not saying you'll get that kind of money, but there would seem to be a strong market for weapons used in famous murders. I can't imagine they come up for sale very often.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
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