loeman
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I've written here several times that I'm not a true collector but more of an accumulator. I don't search for anything in particular but I do purchase interesting guns when they happen my way. Such was the case for this Pre Md 27, serial S 152236, blue with 3.5 inch barrel and service magna stocks. All numbers match including the stocks and according the the SCSW it dates to ca. 1956. Unfortunately, no box, docs or tools. I will be sending off for a factory letter very soon.
This gun is in great condition and has seen little use. None of the screws have been turned (except stock screw). Even though it has been fired very, very little it was not stored or transported with care. It has some abrasion on opposite sides of the cylinder and two or three freckle spots. Seems like it may have ridden in a glove box or under a car seat and the vehicle vibrations caused marring on the cylinder and one very small place at the muzzle. I doubt that it was holstered.
I was super happy to find this gun as it makes a nice contrast to my other Pre Md 27 which is finished in nickel. My nickel Pre 27 is a first year Pre 27 (1950) and has a 3.5 inch barrel. Both are pictured together here.
For those of you who are interested in the story of how I acquired this gun, read on. One morning I went to a LGS not planning on purchasing anything but I did have some cash in hand just in case. This store usually has a nice selection of used guns. Hurray, the first thing I see is a really nice Model 15-3 which is a gun I have been looking for. Then I move down the counter and see another gun I've been wanting, an ANIB Model 5906 with box, docs etc. I have a personal rule that I must have cash to purchase. Well, I had enough for one but not both. So, I pay for the 5906 and put the Model 15 on lay-a-way knowing that I would be able to come back in a day or two and pick up the Model 15. So the very next day I go to a pawn shop and what do I find, a superb Model 39-2 at a great price. Can't leave that one behind. Now I'm scrambling for cash. However I managed to put enough together and two days after putting the Md 15 in lay-a-way, I return to pick it up. I walk in the store and before starting my business I take a peek at the "special" case where they put particularly interesting guns. You guessed it, the Pre Md 27 was in it. Now I'm in deep doo doo and a decision had to be made and quickly. I easily decided that I wanted that Pre 27 a whole lot more than the Model 15 so I transferred my deposit on the 15 to the 27 and gave them all my remaining gun cash. It took a little while to regroup but I finally got it out of lay-a-way. But I sure wish I could have gotten the 15 too. Oh well, a Pre 27, a 39-2 and a 5906 in a matter of three days! I'm not complaining.
This gun is in great condition and has seen little use. None of the screws have been turned (except stock screw). Even though it has been fired very, very little it was not stored or transported with care. It has some abrasion on opposite sides of the cylinder and two or three freckle spots. Seems like it may have ridden in a glove box or under a car seat and the vehicle vibrations caused marring on the cylinder and one very small place at the muzzle. I doubt that it was holstered.
I was super happy to find this gun as it makes a nice contrast to my other Pre Md 27 which is finished in nickel. My nickel Pre 27 is a first year Pre 27 (1950) and has a 3.5 inch barrel. Both are pictured together here.
For those of you who are interested in the story of how I acquired this gun, read on. One morning I went to a LGS not planning on purchasing anything but I did have some cash in hand just in case. This store usually has a nice selection of used guns. Hurray, the first thing I see is a really nice Model 15-3 which is a gun I have been looking for. Then I move down the counter and see another gun I've been wanting, an ANIB Model 5906 with box, docs etc. I have a personal rule that I must have cash to purchase. Well, I had enough for one but not both. So, I pay for the 5906 and put the Model 15 on lay-a-way knowing that I would be able to come back in a day or two and pick up the Model 15. So the very next day I go to a pawn shop and what do I find, a superb Model 39-2 at a great price. Can't leave that one behind. Now I'm scrambling for cash. However I managed to put enough together and two days after putting the Md 15 in lay-a-way, I return to pick it up. I walk in the store and before starting my business I take a peek at the "special" case where they put particularly interesting guns. You guessed it, the Pre Md 27 was in it. Now I'm in deep doo doo and a decision had to be made and quickly. I easily decided that I wanted that Pre 27 a whole lot more than the Model 15 so I transferred my deposit on the 15 to the 27 and gave them all my remaining gun cash. It took a little while to regroup but I finally got it out of lay-a-way. But I sure wish I could have gotten the 15 too. Oh well, a Pre 27, a 39-2 and a 5906 in a matter of three days! I'm not complaining.
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Great looking pre-27. 
Where do we see the pics of the pistols?
