This thread, which I somehow miss the first time around, has moved me on several different levels. First of all I am impressed even more with the kind of man and the kind of LEO you are. You are the kind that makes a difference in your professional as well as in your personal life and I appreciate what you do and that you come in here and share your experiences and knowledge with us.
But I also have a Colt 1903 and I am interested in any discussion about them. This one belonged to my dad. He was a B-29 pilot During WWII and wore it in a leather chest holster while in flight. He left the gun to me but I was never able to find the holster.
He told me that he'd only fired 4 rounds through it. When I got I cleaned it up good as it had decades of dust on it and took it to a gunsmith. He field stripped it and examined it and he looked up at me and just stood there for a long time.
I told him the story of it and he said he wanted to check something and he pulled out a book that had a lot of guns listed and their value based upon condition. He said this one was listed in like new condition at 1800 bux. Before I could speak he said he'd give me 2K on the spot. He said if I could wait 15 minutes for him to go to the bank he'd come back and give me the cash.
I told him it wasn't for sale because if I did my old man would come back from the grave and haunt me forever. I was serious about that.
I asked him if it was safe to shoot and he said it was a new pistol but he recommended that if I was going to carry it or plink with it much I should replace the recoil spring. Other than that it was good to go.
I had some .32 ammo for my little Kel-tec and ran a couple of magazines through it. It cycled perfectly. Knocked out the bulls eye at about 30'. brought it home and took some pics and put it in the shadow box with his flag, his pic and his wings and gold oak leaves. It will never be fired again in my life time.
I still have the box it came in new and all the items in the pics are original with the gun. The ammo was and had been in the magazines all that time.
But I also have a Colt 1903 and I am interested in any discussion about them. This one belonged to my dad. He was a B-29 pilot During WWII and wore it in a leather chest holster while in flight. He left the gun to me but I was never able to find the holster.
He told me that he'd only fired 4 rounds through it. When I got I cleaned it up good as it had decades of dust on it and took it to a gunsmith. He field stripped it and examined it and he looked up at me and just stood there for a long time.
I told him the story of it and he said he wanted to check something and he pulled out a book that had a lot of guns listed and their value based upon condition. He said this one was listed in like new condition at 1800 bux. Before I could speak he said he'd give me 2K on the spot. He said if I could wait 15 minutes for him to go to the bank he'd come back and give me the cash.
I told him it wasn't for sale because if I did my old man would come back from the grave and haunt me forever. I was serious about that.
I asked him if it was safe to shoot and he said it was a new pistol but he recommended that if I was going to carry it or plink with it much I should replace the recoil spring. Other than that it was good to go.
I had some .32 ammo for my little Kel-tec and ran a couple of magazines through it. It cycled perfectly. Knocked out the bulls eye at about 30'. brought it home and took some pics and put it in the shadow box with his flag, his pic and his wings and gold oak leaves. It will never be fired again in my life time.
I still have the box it came in new and all the items in the pics are original with the gun. The ammo was and had been in the magazines all that time.
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