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Don't you just hate that?
Model 66 - Trying to Establish Providence ***Wayne Newton***
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Don't you just hate that?
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THE PILGRIM
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My Son was born in the Nellis AFB Hospital.
There was a nurse there who was Wayne Newton Fan no.1.
She tried to get all the new Moms to name their kid Wayne or Wayne Newton.
And she really did know Wayne. As a prominent fan club member, she had been to events out at Shanendoah .
There was a nurse there who was Wayne Newton Fan no.1.
She tried to get all the new Moms to name their kid Wayne or Wayne Newton.
And she really did know Wayne. As a prominent fan club member, she had been to events out at Shanendoah .
)Big Cholla
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IMHO, W. Newton is and was one of the biggest creeps that ever made a living in show business. ......
OLDSTER
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That photo was taken before he found REALLY black hair and tickler dye
Sorry; off thread comment.
But a cool find, especially if ownership can be authenticated
That photo was taken before he found REALLY black hair and tickler dye
Sorry; off thread comment. But a cool find, especially if ownership can be authenticated
Living in Sin City and being a LEO lends a lot of credibility to your opinon.
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That's the genius of it!
ACORN
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Who knows maybe ol' Wayne will want it back and be willing to pay a handsome price like that guy that owns Papa Johns Pizza paid for his old Camaro.
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My 66 no dash 4" has the s&W roll mark in the exact same location.
I don't think the location is significant at all.
I don't think the location is significant at all.
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Further information on "Wayne Newton" Model 66. Yes, it left the factory engraved "Wayne Newton 1976". It was shipped August 22, 1976 to Cheshire & Perez Co., Monrovia, CA. "This revolver was shipped with a 2-1/2" barrel equipped with a red ramp front sight, satin finish; and smooth rosewood round butt grips", to quote the factory letter. The date of the factory letter is July 10, 2019. STILL DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS OWNED BY Wayne Newton. Letters requesting information go un-answered. I carry it and shoot it. It is cool. I paid the price of a used 66 and it is still being used. I have been offered twice what I paid for it. It ain't worth 2 times the amount I paid for it but the novelty of it seems to be worth it. One day I will sell it and let someone else try to track down the original ownership. But, until then, I aim to shoot it and have fun with it. I have a 4 inch 66 from the same era that I used as a rookie deputy sheriff that I like to use with it.
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Be sure to send a few pics with your email which I would think would be an attention getter...
tenntex32
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Even though he isn't Liberace I thought it would have more "bling".
Maybe it was truly meant as an EDC for him but I can't see a man like Wayne Newton "having" to part with anything.
If it truly was his then maybe he eventually gifted to someone? (Or stolen?)
Curiosity abounds.
Dale
Maybe it was truly meant as an EDC for him but I can't see a man like Wayne Newton "having" to part with anything.
If it truly was his then maybe he eventually gifted to someone? (Or stolen?)
Curiosity abounds.
Dale
Absalom
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Actually, if you read through his biography on Wiki, there is plenty of talk about business difficulties, bankruptcy, and unpaid debts and taxes. So having acquired this at some point, maybe even as a gift by a well-heeled admirer, it seems entirely possible that the gun might be sold again.
The engraved year indicates that the name wasn‘t meant to just personalize the gun, like an owner might do, but is tied to a specific time and possibly event.
PS: Then again, who knows, per the shipping destination in the letter, maybe the Monrovia Police Dept. had a detective named Wayne Newton who retired in 1976
PPS: Well, well, so I thought I was joking, but here‘s what I found in another forum in a very old thread about Cheshire & Perez:
“Cheshire and Perez were the west cost distributor/ warranty repair facility for Smith. They were located in Monrovia, California. They were a S&W LE distributor and much of their business came from LE clientele. They did build some PPC guns but it was sort of a side business for them, as an offshoot of their LE sales.”
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Model 66 "Wayne Newton"
I DID go to high school with Wayne Newton. North Phoenix High. He was a junior when I was a sophomore. He dropped out of school after his junior year and went to Vegas. The year was 1959-1960.
I DID go to high school with Wayne Newton. North Phoenix High. He was a junior when I was a sophomore. He dropped out of school after his junior year and went to Vegas. The year was 1959-1960.
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Are you the original starter of this thread?
Also not trying to be the grammar police but it would be if you're going to contact Mr. Newton not if "your" going to!Sorry, I'm not trying to be the grammar cop, but if your going to contact Mr. Newton, the word you mean is "Provenance".
Good luck.
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LOL, a real Zombie haunting!! Post #13 pointed that out 3 years ago.
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I’ve spent some time around him and he’s actually an amazingly kind and considerate person. That said, I saw him get mad one day and he has quite a temper. But all things considered, he’s a pretty good guy.
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