Post Your "Pairs" - and Thoughts on the Magic of Pairs

[MAB93]

Terry:

I didn't notice this before but that belt with those guns and, if I counted correctly, ONE HUNDRED rounds of .357 Magnum ammo plus 12 rounds in the cylinders, is a walking armory!!! It also probably weighs a ton. But man... it pegs the Cool Meter You could be dressed in a flaming pink spandex leotard walking down the street with that rig on and the only thing anyone would notice is the rig itself... BEAUTIFUL

Richard, Risking thread drift but you put the thought in my mind. I've had a close look at the image and I reckon there are 49 rounds in the top row and 33 in the bottom. Add 12 for the 2 revolvers then there would be a total of 94 rounds on the belt in total.

Now, as I remember it, those competitions as a kid growing up, where you had to guess the correct number of jelly beans in a jar, if you guessed the correct number you won the beans, jar and all.

Soooo.. Terry.....?????

 

[StrawHat]

Elmer sported a leather rig like that but I do not recall what revolvers he carried with it. Perhaps Heavy Dutys or Outdoorsman.

Kevin

 

[jggammon]

My only picture worthy pair - of 19-4s.

 

[lestert357]

Elmer sported a leather rig like that but I do not recall what revolvers he carried with it. Perhaps Heavy Dutys or Outdoorsman.

Kevin

Kevin, I believe you are referring to this rig and these guns. The holster rig is Berns-Martin with "Speed" holsters. The guns are Triple Locks in .44 Special. I will post them here because the pair of Triple Locks fit this thread perfectly.

For anyone that wants to read more about these fantastic guns see the thread at http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-ha...t-triple-lock-elmer-keiths.html#post138469284

Photo credits beetledude.

 

[LLOYD17]

Are two pairs of 1959 Savage 110L's, one in each caliber produced during this first year of production of the lefty model, allowed?

 

[lestert357]

Richard, Risking thread drift but you put the thought in my mind. I've had a close look at the image and I reckon there are 49 rounds in the top row and 33 in the bottom. Add 12 for the 2 revolvers then there would be a total of 94 rounds on the belt in total.

Now, as I remember it, those competitions as a kid growing up, where you had to guess the correct number of jelly beans in a jar, if you guessed the correct number you won the beans, jar and all.

Soooo.. Terry.....?????

Mario, correct, 82 cartridges on the belt plus 12 in the RM's for a total of 94. Total weight of the rig with both guns loaded and the belt fully loaded with cartridges is 11.8 pounds. Sorry, even though you are the winner, no prizes can be shipped outside CONUS.[emoji1]

 

[RKmesa]

Mario, correct, 82 cartridges on the belt plus 12 in the RM's for a total of 94. Total weight of the rig with both guns loaded and the belt fully loaded with cartridges is 11.8 pounds. Sorry, even though you are the winner, no prizes can be shipped outside CONUS.[emoji1]

That's what I get for counting quickly... count the top row, multiply by 2 and add 12... But alas, it seems that I miscounted the top row and failed to take into account the fact that the holsters had to be attached to the belt somehow.

Kevin, I believe you are referring to this rig and these guns. The holster rig is Berns-Martin with "Speed" holsters. The guns are Triple Locks in .44 Special. I will post them here because the pair of Triple Locks fit this thread perfectly.

For anyone that wants to read more about these fantastic guns see the thread at http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-ha...t-triple-lock-elmer-keiths.html#post138469284

Photo credits beetledude.

Terry:

At least some of the inspiration for the design of your rig (or at least the photo) is in evidence when you see that beautiful Elmer Keith rig - except that your rig has a lot more "BLING" - and of course, more bullet capacity (did I count 58+12 on the Keith rig?).

 

[MAB93]

Terry,

Can't blame me for trying . I reckon the 4.5 inch barrels on that pair just hit the sweet spot in terms in terms of length on an N-Frame.

Also thanks for posting the link to the thread on Elmer Keith's Triple Lock's. Remarkable history as recorded by beetledude.

I'll just finish by posting my last pair, Colt 3rd Gen .44 Specials, really just an excuse to show the rig again. Made by a magnificent leather-worker, Karla Van Horne of Purdy Gear.

 

[Green Frog]

Here's an interesting pairing of guns I've had built up to suit my tastes. I've shown them before, of course, but they fit well in this context. In blue we have a classic style K-32, built using a factory barrel and a Model 14-3 to pay homage to the factory built late production version of the Model 16-3. At the time of this photo it was wearing custom grips from Shofieldkid, themselves an homage to period Fitz grips.

Its mate in stainless is the logical development if S&W had retained its commitment to building the very best revolvers out there, a 327 Fed Mag (K-327??) revolver. Combat grips and adjustable rear sight by Austin Behlert complete the package.

For your consideration, a pair of K-32s, the traditional blue 32 S&W Long and the cutting edge stainless 327 FM.

Froggie

 

[Kurusu]

The magic of pairs is...

Making 2 pairs with 3 revolvers that don't really pair up.

Pair one. British service Enfield and Webley in .38.

Pair two. British service Webleys .455 and .38.

 

[RKmesa]

... I'll just finish by posting my last pair, Colt 3rd Gen .44 Specials, really just an excuse to show the rig again. Made by a magnificent leather-worker, Karla Van Horne of Purdy Gear.

Beautiful rig and guns...

 

[Green Frog]

I couldn't resist going back and adding another pair of revolvers, 1948 vintage Masterpieces, a K-22 and a K-38. I have fantasies of someday adding a K-32 of the same vintage to the mix, but then it wouldn't be a pair, would it?

Froggie

PS Did anybody notice a change?

 

[StrawHat]

I couldn't resist going back and adding another pair of revolvers, 1948 vintage Masterpieces, a K-22 and a K-38. I have fantasies of someday adding a K-32 of the same vintage to the mix, but then it wouldn't be a pair, would it?

Froggie

PS Did anybody notice a change?

Change? From museum pieces to range guns?

Kevin

 

[Green Frog]

yep, the iPad photo doesn't help, and these are after all shooters that have 72 years of service behind them, not spending all that time in a drawer somewhere. a Pair of working guns if you will.

But, I changed the picture from what was first posted... I had put an image of the K-22 with a newer, more modern gun that went to the range on Saturday with it, so I was just wondering whether anyone had caught my mistake before I corrected it.

Froggie

 

[delta-419]

A Pair of Triple Locks

These are a pair of nickel plated triple locks that I have posted before, they both letter as nickel plated, these were re-plated sometime in the past. Both are in 44 Special caliber They are great shooters! Speaking of pairs, how about two pair of Winchester 1894 rifles in 25-35 my favorite caliber. All are well over 100 years old and shoot to POA.

 

[Kurusu]

yep, the iPad photo doesn't help, and these are after all shooters that have 72 years of service behind them, not spending all that time in a drawer somewhere. a Pair of working guns if you will.

But, I changed the picture from what was first posted... I had put an image of the K-22 with a newer, more modern gun that went to the range on Saturday with it, so I was just wondering whether anyone had caught my mistake before I corrected it.

Froggie

Well. When I first saw your post it had already been corrected.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Interesting thread. When I first saw it, I guessed it meant only consecutive serial numbered pairs, which I don't have. Seems perhaps other types of pairs are welcome, too, so here I am with my pair of two-digit serial numbered Baby Chiefs Specials.

S&W presented serial number 72 to Flora Mason Van Orden, shipped March 7, 1951 (number 70 went to her husband, shipped March 1, 1951). Flora and George owned Evaluators Limited, a high-end gun shop in Triangle, Virginia. Both Chiefs were bright blue and had service stocks and the original style thumb piece.

Like number 72, number 99, shipped August '51, has the half-round front sight, but it's sporting the far more common satin blue finish and magna grips. Uncommon to it is the first style flat latch, which is smaller height-wise than what's commonly referred to as the first style.

Thoughts on the magic of pairs. Hmmm.

I'm not sure it's magic. It's an expensive endeavor, to be sure, and it takes a special sort of hombre to seek out and pay for the privilege of owning a pair of odd, unusual revolvers. My motivation relates to the ability to more accurately portray the history of a model. Using only my Chiefs as examples I've been working on writing the history of the first 50 years of Chiefs for several years. Perhaps the magic will come when I'm finally ready to share my work with you all.

 

[CptCurl]

Here's a true pair of pistols that I have. The shipping date on these is somewhere between ~1800 and ~1820.

Some years ago I posted a thread about them here: Brace of Joseph Egg Officer's Pistols

Curl

 

[Kurusu]

Here's a true pair of pistols that I have. The shipping date on these is somewhere between ~1800 and ~1820.

Some years ago I posted a thread about them here: Brace of Joseph Egg Officer's Pistols

Curl

Darn! Now you really got me drooling.

Edit. A cased pair of Egg dueling pistols no less. You really don't make it easy do you?

 

[flagman1776]

My closest modern "pair" is (2) 4" M19-2 and -3 Combat Magnums. I also own a unique matched pair of "Halbach" style 58 cal flint Officer's pistols built by Leonard Day & Sons as part of my re-enacting persona which I carried in pommel holsters. You can see the pommel holsters (on the front of the saddle) have a leather body and bearskin covers.

 

[gfors]

A Pair in the Making

Reading all of the replies, and seeing all of the photos posted in this thread, I decided to create my own "pair".
One of these 28-2's came to me wearing Pach's, the other, a set of very light (pallet wood) S&W Targets. I've replaced both grips with magnas. Just need another Tyler-T.
Saturday, I'm going to try shooting both, simultaneously, just because I've never done it before.
Could be fun!

 

[Kurusu]

Prooving myself shameless

Because. This is not a pair of revolvers I'm going to show you.

Only one of the "pair" is a true revolver.

Right just after I bought my first S&W revolver some 20 years ago(a Commercial 1917), I found a water pistol representing an 8 3/4 N frame Smith & Wesson, and I just could no resist buying it.

So I paired it up with my model 28-2.

Here you go.

 

[PALADIN85020]

Here is a pair of Remington Nylon 76 lever action rifles. The top one is in Mohawk Brown, the standard, but not often found today. The bottom one, in Apache Black, is almost impossible to obtain, because very few were made.

Here's a pair of S&W Model 17s.

Here's two pairs of original Model 1911 pistols.

This is a double pair of Makarov pistols.

A pair of Winchester Model 75s.

A pair of Skeeter's books.

A pair of old model Ruger .44 Magnums.

A pair of .45 ACP Glocks.

A pair of M1903A3 rifles - Remington and Smith-Corona.

A pair of Ruger .22 pistols - oldest and newest.

A pair of Winchester single shot rifles - a 67 and a 60.

A couple of Ruger .44 magnum semiauto carbines.

A couple of original Winchester Model 69s from the 1930s.

A couple of consecutive serial numbered Luger test trial pistols.

A couple of Model 1917 revolvers from S&W and Colt.

A couple of Smith Model 28s - my own and my dad's.

A couple of Model 24-3s from S&W.

And a couple of treasured .357 snubbies.

John

 

[quinn]

OK, Mr. Mesa, I thought I'd be left out of this game. Usually, acquiring one gun is a stretch so a pair of anything is outside my wheelhouse. Until, that is, I remembered this duo hiding in the back of the safe. Not exactly a pair, but maybe close enough to play: 25-2 (45acp) lettered Jovino and 25-5 (45 "long" Colt) also lettered to Jovino.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

More Chiefs

I do have a matching pair, albeit still not sequential serial numbers. They're 94 numbers apart.

These are two of the 2,000 1989 Double Action Only Chiefs (Model 36-2) S&W made available to the civilian market following a special order for a model like this for the NYPD. The finish is called Glass Beaded Satin Blue, and the stocks are standard issue S&W Combats.

The hammers aren't just bobbed, the guns won't function in single action, and the trigger pull is smooth as butter.

I like all my Chiefs, but these two really ring my bell.

 

[kscharlie]

Since we have drifted considerably away from consecutive serial number pairs, I guess I can show my "pair" of .32 Hand Ejectors from 1927. Posting these in this thread is sort of like showing pictures of the two ugly sisters alongside of Cinderella. It is interesting, though, as it once again shows the disparity of serial numbers and ship dates.

The .32 HE is serial #463442 shipped January 1927. The .32 RP is serial # 421467 shipped June 1927. This one must have sat in the vault for a very long time.

 

[SweetMK]

Has there been a sequential serial number pair,, yet??

These are sequential,,

 

[RKmesa]

...The next picture is a pair of matched K-frame target revolvers, made up for Fred Miller, managing the service department, in 1940. One revolver is a .38, and the other is a .22 . The grips are custom Roper stocks.

Mike:

I just reviewed all the beautiful guns in this thread and I couldn't help but notice that the Roper grips on this pair look an awful lot like the set that Caleb (Sixgunstrumpet) just picked up...

...I am over the moon to have acquired a very fine set that I have lusted after for years, and can't thank he who parted with them for me enough.

They immediately set up residence on my K-22/40 KST, where I do believe they belong:

Source: http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-ha...ve-too-many-ropers.html?634259=#post140966306

I think that those are the only three sets of Ropers that I have seen with "adornment" above the checkering pattern. Very fun grips.

 

[turnerriver]

The Myres holsters were made for an Abercrombie & Fitch sales rep, the off brand revolvers are kind of a pair.

A pair of .32 revolvers.

Two 2" M&P revolvers in Wolfram holsters.

A pair of World War bring backs-one brought back from France after WW I by my wife's grandfather, the other brought back from Occupied Japan after WW II by my father.

Regards,

 

[nedlate]

Ok, I better get in on this pairs thing! Not as spectacular but

A pair of Triple Locks rechambered in 45 Colt, reportedly from the estate of Kent Lamont. With matching Wonder sights and rubber grips!

A pair of short barreled 357s-I don't have the Python anymore, had to sell it to buy a 4 screw K32.

Ed