The “WOW” gun of your collection?

[moralem]

Because they are not so pretty I often forget the old war horses that should not go unrecognized in my pile of guns......I don’t quite think of what I have as a collection but more of a menagerie of what I like. But here are two American pieces that should always be on my list of Wow! guns. My Augusta Arsenal rebuild based off of a WWI Colt frame and a type III Remington Rand slide and my 1917.

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[stu1ritter]

My 5" pre 27 would have to be my WOW gun, wearing its Herrett Ropers in American black walnut.

Stu

 

[NYlakesider]

I define myself as a shooter /accumulator, not a collector per say!

My 547 3" seems to generate a lot of attention. Many people take a quick look it and say nice Model 13 you have. I then say read the caliber on the barrel. Then its open up and they see that funny looking extractor system and say W.T.F!

I find its a rare person that knows about that gun at all and even rarer to find some one that has ever seen or held one before.

Other than that one I have a Indian Arms.380 that is virtually unknown to most people. I have a nice Model 29 8 3/8 in the wood box and that seems to garner a lot of attention as that one most all shooters know a lot about. Thank you Dirty Harry.

 

[DRYHEAT]

These rate #1 & #2, not in any order.

Blue is a marked Utah Highway Patrol (retired) 27-1 from 1967
Nickel doubles as a survival/rescue mirror.

 

[Charlie Foxtrott]

For me it is s toss up.

Between my model 57 no dash that has the best bluing job that I have ever seen on a gun anywhere. And my Nickel plated 29-1.

 

[Bosquebass]

The only wow I hear about any of my old worn out guns is "WOW, you mean that old thing still shoots"?

 

[loknload]

Probably the two WOW guns in my collection is my S&W 629 8 3/8 .44 and my 007 marked Walther P99.
Some people that get to see the inside of my safe are just amazed to the size of my collection!

 

[weatherby]

I agree it depends on the audience which to choose.

For someone not that into guns I'd probably grab this one.
It's kind of like a piece of art.





For someone into revolvers and different I'd get this one.




Now for someone into old school and precision like me it would be my baby.
This is "my" gun.

 

[TAROMAN]

Might be this one if it had some nicer wood:

 

[H Richard]

For someone who is in my home, and mention handguns, I invite then into my home office where I have some antique/early hand ejectors in display cases on my desk. Depending on how that conversation goes, they might be invited downstairs to my gun vault.

 

[BEEMER1]

A Lomont Custom Auto Mag, 16" octagonal barrel chambered for 44 AMP, Leupold scope.

It's not a Smith but it still says WOW.

 

[LedFowl]

As an accumulator of shooter-grade hardware, it's a tough call, as most of my stuff is worn, some even refinished (audible gasp).

I'd probably impress my history loving, old-movie-buff friends with this presentable Colt m1903, made 1929.

 

[Iggy]

.41 Colt Thunderer.
Nothing fancy about it other than it was given to me by the last train robber in Wyoming.

Gunsights

I use to hang out at his restaurant and motel when I was in college and got to know him quite well.
When he sold out and moved back east with his daughter, he gave me the gun.

 

[Charlie Foxtrott]

Wow a Colt model 1904!

I think that is the first one that I have ever seen.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Thread needs some tiny examples

These are the three that have generated the most recent ooohs and aaahs.

1920s New Departure .32 (with thanks to Iggy!)

1954 Chiefs

1955 Centennial (most non-gunners have never seen one)

 

[jmace57]

The one OTHERS always want to hold and fondle is the nickel 29-2 with 8 3/8" barrel. So, I guess size does matter.

Or this gold plated 1903 Colt

 

[yep380]

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[moralem]

Well forgive me for coming back to this thread so often but I seem to forget more than I remember and just saw this one in the back of the safe. Not reallly a wow gun but in combination with the grips I think it makes and impression......my model 29-2 with custom carbon fiber grips made by the son in law not very practical for shooting or gripping but certainly for showing off.

 

[RKmesa]

My "wow guns" vary based on day of the week and tenor of the person I'm showing them to. If you asked me this last week, it would be this set that I posted here: Craftsmanship At Its Finest - The Perfect Fusion of KB Wood and Quigley Steel I keep pulling them out of my safe and looking at them over and over again with my mouth forming a "W O W" every time I look at them.

But... since we are in the 1961-1980 thread, these two might be ones that I would pull out and show...

629 engraved by Tom Freyburger:

19-4 Engraved by Claus Willig:

 

[Iggy]

WOW! seems inadequate..

More like Holy C44P!! those are beautiful.