Second run at recovering some lost youth

[bushmaster1313]

Awhile back I posted that my first gun was a used 2.5" nickel Model 19 that I gave up over 40 years ago. I also posted that to recover some of my lost youth I purchased a fine Model 19 replacement, this one with its original box:

What I did not post back then was that I disposed of the original Model 19 because it would not fit in my very small safe deposit box and I traded it for a Model 60. That Model 60 also left the fold. Alas, more lost youth.

Now, thanks to a Forum member, I am soon to possess a fine Model 60, also with its original box:

^^^ Think of it as a second run at recovering some lost youth

 

[Dvus]

If I were to try to recover some of my lost youth, a fast car and some flashing red and blue lights in the rear view mirror would likely be involved. Or at the very least a lot of painful black and blue spots. Either way, your method seems much more cost effective and pleasant. Enjoy!

 

[Krogen]

Nice revolver! Be sure to hang on to this one. They have a way of slipping between one's fingers.

I have never recovered my lost youth. More correctly, I never recovered from my lost youth! What a wild ride!

 

[Hawg Rider]

That's a very nice nickel Model 19 snubby, and I'm glad that you could find one to replace the other one! You didn't mention the s/n or dash number (although it's P&R so earlier than a 19-5). I was fortunate to pick up my minty nickel 19-4 (ca. 1978) a few years ago...great revolver! I had a 4" Model 57 stolen from me back in the late 70s during an apartment burglary, and always regretted losing it. A couple of years ago I finally decided to try to replace it, and found a VG nickel 4" Model 57 (1980) at a local gun show. What goes around comes around. Enjoy!

 

[Retired W4]

Same thing with me with a new M-58 I bought in the mid 1970's. Money was tight and I sold it. Four decades later I found a NIB example that took me right back to 1974. Same with my old M-38. Back then stainless was coming on strong and I bought a new 2 1/2" 66-1. That one survived the hard times and I still have it.

 

[Capt. F.]

Glad I’m not alone in trying to recapture some years gone by.
Three years ago my wife surprised me with a replacement Ruger 3 screw Flattop .357 I was forced to sell when I went off to play soldier in 1968. As soon as it was in my hand it brought back memories of wandering the Maine woods with it strapped on my hip.
Last year I was offered a Flattop .44 from the collector my wife bought the .357 from. I had owned one a few years after selling the .357, but again financial strains forced me to sell that one as well.
So here I am at 74, much more financially stable, however not as nimble as I was at 18, but again wandering the woods, sixgun at my side! Only quandary now is what do I carry, the .357 or .44?

 

[bushmaster1313]

Glad I’m not alone in trying to recapture some years gone by.
Three years ago my wife surprised me with a replacement Ruger 3 screw Flattop .357 I was forced to sell when I went off to play soldier in 1968. As soon as it was in my hand it brought back memories of wandering the Maine woods with it strapped on my hip.
Last year I was offered a Flattop .44 from the collector my wife bought the .357 from. I had owned one a few years after selling the .357, but again financial strains forced me to sell that one as well.
So here I am at 74, much more financially stable, however not as nimble as I was at 18, but again wandering the woods, sixgun at my side! Only quandary now is what do I carry, the .357 or .44?

^^^ Analogous to my story in the OP

Note: The revolvers in my OP look much better compared to the ones they replaced. On the other hand, I don’t look quite as good as I did 40 years ago when I got my first guns

 

[pantannojack]

"She was hotter than a two dollar pistol..." George Jones, the Corvette song.

 

[murphydog]

This is the right way to deal with a mid-life crisis!

 

[bushmaster1313]

You didn't mention the s/n or dash number (although it's P&R so earlier than a 19-5). Enjoy!

In the OP the guns are a 19-3 and a 60 no dash

 

[usm1rifle]

Well, in the spring of 1970, I purchased a 1969 Yenko Camaro with 4200 miles on it for $4250. That memory will never be recalled in the flesh...