Two of my favorite K-Frame .357's.Thanks for sharing them with the rest of us.
Gee, Richard. I'm surprised you like the Kennedy gun. It has scratches all over it!
Two Early Combat Magnums
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Gee, Richard. I'm surprised you like the Kennedy gun. It has scratches all over it!
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Not to be too picky, my friend, but Bill Jordan's Combat Magnum was K260001. You should teach yourself to include the whole serial number. The K is significant . . .
Indeed it is. Much obliged.
Gee, Richard. I'm surprised you like the Kennedy gun. It has scratches all over it!
... and very beautiful scratches by one of my favorite "gun scratchers".
As good as Alvin White was at engraving metal and inlaying gold, I think his ivory carving is a notch above his engraving and those carved ivory grips are some of the finest ivory work to adorn any revolver.
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Prodigious revolvers! They are marvelous to behold!!
Bill, I was Just thinking about this gun and the great “debate” between k260001 and K260003 this week. I acquired K 260062 and it’s box this week. Great stuff. Thanks Dave
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K260001 was shipped to William Jordan on January 5, 1956. S&W reserved the lowest serial number for him. I remember as a kid seeing him on "You Asked For It" with his new Combat Magnum. K260002 was shipped to H. L. Dickerson, Brooklyn, NY on January 26, 1956. K260004 was shipped to MG Julian Hatcher, NRA, on January 20, 1956. K260006 was shipped to GEN George Van Orden, Evaluators Ltd., Quantico, VA on January 3, 1956. This Combat Magnum was to be used in tests by the U. S. Marine Equipment Board. It is the first Combat Magnum shipped by S&W.
This accounts for K260001 through K260006.
Bill
This accounts for K260001 through K260006.
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Here is some additional information on K260006.
Regards,
turnerriver
Regards,
turnerriver
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Great information on K260006. Thanks for posting it.
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Beautiful.
By the way my Firefox (updated yesterday) shows the other pictures, but not Doc44s and flags the Forum as an insecure site with no certificate.
Opera shows everything (probably also exposes it to the Russian and Chinese intelligence services, bit who's keeping score?)
By the way my Firefox (updated yesterday) shows the other pictures, but not Doc44s and flags the Forum as an insecure site with no certificate.
Opera shows everything (probably also exposes it to the Russian and Chinese intelligence services, bit who's keeping score?)
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My uncle lived with my grandparents as an adult before he was married and he subscribed to Argosy, True, and other men's magazines. They were popular reading for my brothers and me on Sunday afternoon visits. They were full of articles on hunting, fishing, other sports, and various illustrated stories of a more risque nature.
Thanks for posting those beautiful pictures. I can see them fine with my Microsoft Explorer (Win10).
Thanks for posting those beautiful pictures. I can see them fine with my Microsoft Explorer (Win10).
K260006, the rest of the story--maybe.
An old landlord of mine, Capus Waynick, owned Combat Magnum K260006 and showed it to me in the early 1980s.
He was the Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard from Jul 1957-Dec 1960.
He told me he acquired the gun at Camp Perry while there with NCNG shooters, but didn’t say what year this occurred.
Camp Perry matches in 1957 were held from Aug 9-Sep 10, 1957.
Gen. Van Orden, Evaluators Ltd., was heavily involved in the shooting industry during that time.
Van Orden’s son, George, won a trophy at the 1957 Camp Perry match.
It is my belief that Gen. Van Orden would have been in attendance at the 1957 matches.
Waynick did not tell me from whom he acquired the Combat Magnum, but given that Waynick and Van Orden were probably both at the 1957 Camp Perry matches, the time line suggests that Gen. Waynick may have gotten it directly from Gen. Van Orden at Camp Perry.
Or maybe Waynick got it from another party at Camp Perry who got it from Van Orden.
Who knows? But it makes for interesting speculation…
An old landlord of mine, Capus Waynick, owned Combat Magnum K260006 and showed it to me in the early 1980s.
He was the Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard from Jul 1957-Dec 1960.
He told me he acquired the gun at Camp Perry while there with NCNG shooters, but didn’t say what year this occurred.
Camp Perry matches in 1957 were held from Aug 9-Sep 10, 1957.
Gen. Van Orden, Evaluators Ltd., was heavily involved in the shooting industry during that time.
Van Orden’s son, George, won a trophy at the 1957 Camp Perry match.
It is my belief that Gen. Van Orden would have been in attendance at the 1957 matches.
Waynick did not tell me from whom he acquired the Combat Magnum, but given that Waynick and Van Orden were probably both at the 1957 Camp Perry matches, the time line suggests that Gen. Waynick may have gotten it directly from Gen. Van Orden at Camp Perry.
Or maybe Waynick got it from another party at Camp Perry who got it from Van Orden.
Who knows? But it makes for interesting speculation…
