My late husband passed away in 2009 and, believe it or not, I've only just gotten around to making a complete inventory of his (my) guns (along with my current husband's--thanks in advance for condolences, but I got lucky and met another wonderful man). I also spent quite a bit of time matching my late husband's extensive holster collection to the guns.
He was a big fan of Smith & Wessons, and my first and second guns were S&Ws (a Model 60 and a Model 14). I used to do quite a bit of shooting (even a little bit of competitive shooting at the very lowest level, with my Model 14; I even won a trophy), although my current husband and I are trying to get back into it. Interestingly, I have mostly pistols and my current husband has mostly long guns, so between us we've got a pretty nice collection. We've just completed the requirements for the Idaho enhanced CCW permit and should have the permits in hand in a few weeks (we both have the regular permits; the enhanced ones are new).
The most immediate reason I've joined is that I've got one set of holsters that I'm pretty sure were all for the same gun that none of my current guns fit. I vaguely recall my late husband having a very small .25 or .22 semi-automatic at one point, but I don't remember anything about it except that it was really small. I think it was a .25 because I hadn't heard of such a thing until I met him (I really didn't get into guns until I met him, but I'd heard about the most common calibers). He must have sold it at some point, possibly to get some money for the last gun he ever bought (which arrived the day after he died), a S&W Model 29 Mountain Gun (he also had a "Dirty Harry" holster made for it, which also arrived after he died). Anyway, I've been trying to figure out what the little pistol he had was. Possibly, it was a S&W model 61 Escort or a Colt 1908? I've got several small .380s, but they are too big than the holsters.
This is probably crazy, but if I posted some pictures of the holsters with dimensions, would it be possible to figure out what the gun was that went with them? I really liked that little gun (even though I can't remember what it was), and wouldn't mind trying to find another. Can't let all those holsters go to waste!
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Judy
He was a big fan of Smith & Wessons, and my first and second guns were S&Ws (a Model 60 and a Model 14). I used to do quite a bit of shooting (even a little bit of competitive shooting at the very lowest level, with my Model 14; I even won a trophy), although my current husband and I are trying to get back into it. Interestingly, I have mostly pistols and my current husband has mostly long guns, so between us we've got a pretty nice collection. We've just completed the requirements for the Idaho enhanced CCW permit and should have the permits in hand in a few weeks (we both have the regular permits; the enhanced ones are new).
The most immediate reason I've joined is that I've got one set of holsters that I'm pretty sure were all for the same gun that none of my current guns fit. I vaguely recall my late husband having a very small .25 or .22 semi-automatic at one point, but I don't remember anything about it except that it was really small. I think it was a .25 because I hadn't heard of such a thing until I met him (I really didn't get into guns until I met him, but I'd heard about the most common calibers). He must have sold it at some point, possibly to get some money for the last gun he ever bought (which arrived the day after he died), a S&W Model 29 Mountain Gun (he also had a "Dirty Harry" holster made for it, which also arrived after he died). Anyway, I've been trying to figure out what the little pistol he had was. Possibly, it was a S&W model 61 Escort or a Colt 1908? I've got several small .380s, but they are too big than the holsters.
This is probably crazy, but if I posted some pictures of the holsters with dimensions, would it be possible to figure out what the gun was that went with them? I really liked that little gun (even though I can't remember what it was), and wouldn't mind trying to find another. Can't let all those holsters go to waste!
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Judy
