Hoptoad
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I have to agree with Crowbar. It's an exceptional job. It really does make me want to have a 58 done like that without the port.
Krebs Custom .45acp 28-2 "CROWBAR" - This is a pretty cool piece
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BJoe
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LOTS of cu$$$$$$$tom work there. VERY well done.
jackpearl
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Very, very nice! I too like the bottle opener!
Thanks for sharing
Scott
Thanks for sharing
Scott
Papaw
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Looks great...I wouldn't change a thing.
Hoptoad
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yeah baby! I keep coming back to this.Packrattusnongratus
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That's a cool custom. My thought, you could just shoot the tops off bottles with that crowbar. Nice catch. I would hate to see her languish at the back of a safe and hope she is shot a bit. Packy
bronco45
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Nice machine work, what is the finish? I would cut the port off and recrown the bbl at the front sight. Had a 45 25-2 that was bobbed to 3.5" and roundbutted during the same era as the Crowbar. 25-2's were shelf dinosoars with little interest. 28s were chopped, converted into 44Spl and 45ACPs. Nice piece you have!
No idea what the finish is and Marc Krebs couldn't remember. I've considered sending it to him to have the ported section cut off but I'm afraid the finish would be ruined with no way to replicate it. Also, the port, however outlandish, is an example of what was being done at the time. It's like disco - no good reason for it's popularity, you just have to accept it for what it is.
Silver Dollar
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Wow, that looks like some serious muscle. It looks all business. that's the kind of gun my hero, Philo Kvetsch would use. Powerful.
Old TexMex
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Purty ominous looking, like an open manhole in the dark. Impressivo.
hkcavalier
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Very cool.
Does that bottle opener work?
Hah...was going to leave a "bottle opener" reply but I guess it was just too obvious!
Great looking N frame there. I didn't think comps worked all that great with .45ACP though...from what I understand the higher pressure/higher velocity cartridges do best?
It is interesting, and I have to go along with leaving it as is. 28s were an inexpensive platform to start with, kind of an N frame Model 10, a starting point for custom work. People had them converted to .44 mag back when the Dirty Harry craze made 29s impossible to find, and many have been converted to .45 Colt as well. I'm pretty sure yours is unique!
The more I look at it the better I like it.......nice attention to detail, I like what he did to open up the frame above the hammer to allow for cocking it, the grooved frame top strap to match the 25 barrel, the lowered front sight and milled rear sight, overall very nicely executed!
The more I look at it the better I like it.......nice attention to detail, I like what he did to open up the frame above the hammer to allow for cocking it, the grooved frame top strap to match the 25 barrel, the lowered front sight and milled rear sight, overall very nicely executed!
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The work done on this revolver looks to be top shelf, with that being said, I'm not really crazy about it. I'd personally would prefer the adjustable rear sight be left on the revolver, with a ramped front sight, and no comp....That comp looks horrible to me.....I do like the barrel length and the spur removed from the hammer. I think the work on the frame at the hammer slot is a great idea with the serrations on the top of the hammer. The 45 ACP is a greatly underrated revolver round, and is the perfect SD round for the revolver. All that being said, I still hate the comp.......
hotrod150
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I like it, except for the barrel port. Like Bronco said, I'd buck off the barrel at the front of the front sight. Personally I would prefer such a gun to be chambered in 45 Colt- much more power available if you want it. Back in 1987 or whenever, 45 ammo (esp ball) was probably pretty cheap so a 45acp made a lot of sense. But the days of "cheap ammo" are over- at least for now.
