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BuzzardBilly
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Thank you sir for the great pictures!
Thank you. Obviously I'm a little picture happy with my new found ability. Still a little blurry. Thanks to Joe Sharpe for most of what you see here. I still would rather have a blued RM (Lee are you listening) but there's plenty of time for that. The grips are numbered to this gun and it shoots like a dream. It came to Joe from our own Lyle Larkworthy a while back. The Lear B. Reed book is kinda neat along with the badges (also from Lyle).
Roger
Roger
Nice piece, and the other memorabilia is great.
I have a non-Reg. Mag. KCPD gun, and a KCPD special order 4" Model 14 on the way.
Now I need to scarf up some KCPD memorabilia to go along with them, I guess.
I have a non-Reg. Mag. KCPD gun, and a KCPD special order 4" Model 14 on the way.
Now I need to scarf up some KCPD memorabilia to go along with them, I guess.
Art Doc
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Is it original nickel? I understand those are pretty rare. Very pretty. I find myself developing a real fondness for the 4" RMs even though the 3.5" guns are all the rage with most folks. I would like to have a shooter KCPD gun someday but I probably won't.
I know the real experts disagree but I consider the KC guns with REG numbers to be RMs. So there!
I know the real experts disagree but I consider the KC guns with REG numbers to be RMs. So there!
Beautiful RM! I like that you've taken it to the range. Congratulations and Regards, Jerry
SaxonPig, my non-RM is a very late shipment to KCPD, July of 1940, and does not have the Registration number. Actually, there were less non-RM's made than RM's (1400 vs. 5224). Mine is one of very few that has not been refinished, though it does show some wear. My magna grips number to the gun, also.
(Above production figures from Nahas and Supica's SCSW, 3d. Ed.)
(Above production figures from Nahas and Supica's SCSW, 3d. Ed.)
Saxon, Nope, not original Nickel. I'm not sure who did the refinish. As you know most of the KCPD RM's were refinished. They did a good job on this one but I had still rather have a blued one. Also the front sight base should be blued even on the Nickel guns. This gun has a wonderful action. Very smooth in both single and double action. And as Dick Burg said, there's not enough of RM's for our circle of collectors to have even one. I am really enjoying this one.
Roger
Roger
I'd like to know more about Human Wolves, the book, the author Lear B. Reed, former G-man, and whoever that John H Somebody or 'nother guy is who the book is dedicated to.
Looks like a good story there.
Looks like a good story there.
kwill1911
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I'm with Arlo. I feel like I missed the beginning of this movie. What are the numbers on the gun? What's the story line here?
rburg
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We think thats true, but its also open to some debate. When I pointed that out to David Carroll a while back when inspecting one of my nickel guns, he looked for about 5 minutes and then just said that the gun wasn't refinished. While with your gun, being a KC gun or at least in the number sequence, I would bet your comment is true. But there are other guns, some refinished by S&W where thats not the situation.
Just to add more confusion, S&W almost always plated the parts that should be plated (or were originally), be it a refinish of a plated gun or a color change on one.
Nickel RMs are a strange rarity. The 5" seem the most common
We've let the RM subject die down a bit here this year. Its resulted in a minor moderation in the prices (thats a good thing.) If you look around, you can even see one for sale these days, sometimes at less than outrageous prices.
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Huh? What? Huh?
Re Reed, KCPD police chief for a coupla years, 1939-41, charged with cleaning up the force. Apparently the clean up is the topic of the book (which I also just grabbed off the net for $10, unautographed, alas). Looks like a colorful read.
Here's info: http://www.kcpolicememorial.com/history/lear_reed_bio.html
Looks like a good site for those of us interested in the history surrounding the KCPD.
Here's info: http://www.kcpolicememorial.com/history/lear_reed_bio.html
Looks like a good site for those of us interested in the history surrounding the KCPD.
Onomea, I like the fact that Lear was the one apparently that had the force equipped with the magnums. A direct link with our KCPD RM's. The other stuff I have in my pictures was of later vintage. But ole Lear B. Reed was the Chief during the era of these guns. Yes, it is an interesting read (I haven't finished it yet). Very turbulent times. Lots of graf and violence. You did good by snagging that book. I couldn't find another one when I browsed.
Roger
Roger
kwill1911
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Thanks.
