My New Snubby BBQ Rig--I'll Show You Mine If You'll Show Me Yours...

[quinn]

My latest acquisition suggested a new thread. Shown is my 38 M&P (Pre 10) Shipped in 1951 to Little Rock, AR. The gun is wearing Mexican stering silver grips with 19K gold eable, diamond engraving plate and Aztec calendar. Holster is S. D. Myres along with matching Myres bullet slide. These grips may not fit everyone's taste but are a little more common here in south Texas, although until I found these, I had not seen a pair in quite a while. The workmanship on these is excellent and both silver and gold are pretty thick.

 

[SAFireman]

Fire up the pit!

 

[S&W ucla]

Excelente!!!

 

[Lt JL]

my barbecue rig is usually a nickle Centennial in my back pocket. Simple, yet tasteful and understated.

 

[Watchdog]

I like it a lot! Like the detail shot of the grips, too. What I'd really like to see are some photos of the gun. Looking at what I can see of the cylinder and top strap, it appears to have a nice patina...showing that the gun was actually used for something.

Did you letter the gun? If so, any other facts about it?

 

[policerevolvercollector]

Oh yes!!!!!

 

[STCM(SW)]

Nice rig and grips.
The ones I had just never fit right, so I sold them on Ebay.

 

[NCBeagle]

 

[quinn]

I like it a lot! Like the detail shot of the grips, too. What I'd really like to see are some photos of the gun. Looking at what I can see of the cylinder and top strap, it appears to have a nice patina...showing that the gun was actually used for something.

Did you letter the gun? If so, any other facts about it?

Dog: I haven't really lettered the gun. It does show wear but the action is like butter. At the SWCA annual symposium in Baton Rouge, Roy Jinks was showing my son SAFireman and I how he researced serials. He gratously looked up the number on this gun and showed that it was shipped to Little Rock in 1951. No documents, just demonstration. Roy's show and tell greatly increased my understanding of the lettering process. I have 2 other 38 M&P snubs: a transitional from 1947 and a Detroit PD from early '48.

 

[410bore]

sweet! I need a holster similar to that for new acquisition of my own

 

[wogentry]

Very nice! And lots of character to boot. All that is needed to top it off would be a matching (or as close as possible) belt.

 

[Breakaway500]

Sweet ensemble! Where can one acquire stocks like that?

 

[old bear]

quinn, as you posted, those stocks may not be of everyone, but they do catch the eye. Nice BBQ set up.

 

[jimmyj]

WOW!
Tell me about the cartridges !

 

[quinn]

Swee
t ensemble! Where can one acquire stocks like that?

They don't show up very often any more. I had been looking for about a year when another forum member listed these--withou picture--in the classified. Ironically, a couple of weeks later at the local gun show I ran across 2 other sets: one for a J RB and the other for a K SB... both showing quite a bit of wear. (But then, this is south Texas. I had been in Mexico a couple of times last year but could find no indication that hese typle grips had been made in years.

The ammo are reloads picked up at a local gun show.

 

[NRA DOC]

Ebay

There is a K SB set on eBay right now

 

[05CarbonDRZ]

sweet! I need a holster similar to that for new acquisition of my own

I know a Guy that can make You One......

 

[Xfuzz]

Muy agradable.

I try to score a pair each time
I cross the river.

 

[bracebeemer]

Very cool Randy! I also have a snubby BBQ rig. I've posted this before but your thread begs me to post it again. The gun is a pre-war .38M&P also with a Myers carved holster.
Bill

 

[quinn]

Very cool Randy! I also have a snubby BBQ rig. I've posted this before but your thread begs me to post it again. The gun is a pre-war .38M&P also with a Myers carved holster.
Bill

Bill: that is gorgeous! I'd really like to find one of the M&P 38 snubbies in round butt like yours.