Unbelievable find! Mismarked M-64!

[kennyb]

If you know a certified welder he can confirm that it is stainless by touching the frames of your two guns to a grinder. Stainless will not throw as many sparks. This is a seldom used but authentic method of verification.

yep...i have found sometimes one must keep grinding at it for awhile

 

[handejector]

Laundered and starched? I don't want them with out the original skid marks.

You may be in luck- a second pair was located, and recently authenticated by my appliance repairman, who had a great uncle that almost got drafted in WW II.
We have recently obtained a confirming second opinion from the local produce man, who wears underwear.
It is ludicrous to use the goldfish breeder- he doesn't know roe about this matter.

It happened this way- when the Brinks truck delivered the package to the current owner, he dashed into his office, shaking with anticipation, drew the blinds, and turned out the lights in an effort to maintain complete secrecy. When he opened the package in the dark, the second pair fell out, and was kicked under the desk unbeknownst to him. His wife spotted them on the floor later that afternoon, and he explained what had happened.

Of course, in all fairness, Sgt 127 should have the right of first refusal- we really don't want to split the pair of pairs of underwears.......

If either or both of you can consummate this deal, you must be " Willin' " to travel, since it is cost prohibitive to engage Brinks and four armed guards again. I cannot, of course, divulge the exact location, but to aid in trip planning, I can tell you that they are located somewhere from " Tuscon to Tucumcari , Tehachapi to Tonapah ".
If Sgt 127 cannot forward the funds soon, it is your game. Please travel safely, and if you get " drunk and dirty don't ya know, " I hope you are " still, willin' ".

Sgt 127, please respond soon- a deal like this won't stay on hold forever......

 

[Sgt 127]

"Sgt 127, please respond soon- a deal like this won't stay on hold forever...... "

I know the feeling. Sometimes, you can only hold it for so long, and, then something has to give.

Handejector, I appreciate you backing me on the underwear deal. I know I need to quit farting around and start gathering funds. I am, though curious about the shipping, could it not be shipped by Big Brown? I would think UPS could insure and get it to me safely.

Any better description on the underwear? The General had quite a few years in the Army. Any hash marks? General stars? I had heard it was monogramed....


Depending on what the owner wants on the underwear....I may or may not be able to come up with that kind of money. I hate you just having to sit on them, you have been so kind and helpful. If you have a guaranteed buyer lined up, I would be willing to pass on them. I have the gun, is it really right that I try and gather every historical piece out there? Maybe not. I just don't really want to create a stink.

By the way, tried the idea of keeping the gun in the dark, you dang sure know your stuff, the darker the room, the darker the finish is getting...amazing stuff...

 

[s&wchad]

(Docent to tour group, speaking softly . . . )

"And in this thread, you can see Smith & Wesson revolver enthusiasts engaging in their unique style of humor, which is largely incomprehensible to non-S&W enthusiasts. Therefore, let's move on, shall we? Please follow me . . . "
Noah

Nice try...

I've been scammed like that before at an auction. The guy says {just loud enough for me to hear}, The "mum" has been ground, it's been cut, reblued, restocked, drilled and tapped". Then he ends up high bidder with what I'm certain is Hirohito's personal rifle used for shooting axis deer.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…

...Factory Letters for this and any other model you may wish documented are available from these newly available records now being stored in a safe deposit box at the National Bank of Nigeria...

That's one of the few safe havens left. You'd be surprised how many members have a substantial chunk of their retirement portfolio in Nigerian financial institutions.

...we really don't want to split the pair of pairs of underwears...

{deep breath} There's four??? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Whoa, Dude!!!!!

that piece of American history should be on permanent display at the SMITHsonian for all to see.

Sometimes it's hard to see the big picture, but deep down I know you're right. This grouping belongs in a museum… it's a national treasure. I'm sure the Smithsonian, Cody and especially Fort Knox would love to have it. Just thinking about it makes me tingle!

 

[Foodfuzz]

Well, this set of circumstances certainly poses the question, "What Can Brown Do For You?" I'm sure they will be able to sniff out any problems that could be associated with this set of unique undergarments. Have no undue fear here because as we all have come to know "Brown can carry the load!"
Bob

 

[handejector]

Uh-oh.
I think Sarge is waffling on me.
I hate it when a deal falls through.

Oh well, at least the underwear just happens to fit me.

I hope that starch washes out on the first try.......

I guess I could use the frame for my Gorilla pic.

Before I take it out of the frame, is anybody else interested?
Going once.........Going twice.......

 

[roosterk]

As a means of further documentation, and provenance, General MacArthur actually mentioned these shorts in his farewell address to Congress when he said, and I misquote: "Old hashmarks never die, they just.....fade away".
There wasn't a dry eye in the house,

another historical moment provided by
roosterk

 

[Rugskipper]

"Sgt 127, please respond soon- a deal like this won't stay on hold forever...... "

I know the feeling. Sometimes, you can only hold it for so long, and, then something has to give.

Handejector, I appreciate you backing me on the underwear deal. I know I need to quit farting around and start gathering funds. I am, though curious about the shipping, could it not be shipped by Big Brown? I would think UPS could insure and get it to me safely.

Any better description on the underwear? The General had quite a few years in the Army. Any hash marks? General stars? I had heard it was monogramed....


Depending on what the owner wants on the underwear....I may or may not be able to come up with that kind of money. I hate you just having to sit on them, you have been so kind and helpful. If you have a guaranteed buyer lined up, I would be willing to pass on them. I have the gun, is it really right that I try and gather every historical piece out there? Maybe not. I just don't really want to create a stink.

By the way, tried the idea of keeping the gun in the dark, you dang sure know your stuff, the darker the room, the darker the finish is getting...amazing stuff...

Ya know Sgt, if this is the actual long-lost "Mac 64", it will have the serial # that reads the same forwards and backwards. With all this irrefutable provenance I know a certain dealer in Oregon that would be most interested in it.......
He even photographs his guns in the dark.

 

[UltraCarry45]

Maybe. They mysteriously disappeared years ago, but the authorities may have recovered them. You probably saw the news release.

That gun is carbon steel. The proof is in the underware. look at the rust stains it left.

 

[skeetshooter]

This is the funniest thread I have ever read, after the laughing stopped I decided to check my gun safe,,,WELLLL it seems I also have a mismarked
Mod 64 but alas no undies.

 

[03clyde]

Thanks for the saga to this point. Brings a smile to this old guy's face!!

 

[semperfi71]

You folks are having too much fun.............and..........this thread is abusive to animals, just look at that bloodhound's face!!

 

[Bearcat]

Great prank posting....it got me to read it....feel like I've been "punk'd"

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

If you know a certified welder he can confirm that it is stainless by touching the frames of your two guns to a grinder. Stainless will not throw as many sparks. This is a seldom used but authentic method of verification.

yep...i have found sometimes one must keep grinding at it for awhile

It is not well known, but this is the origin of the round-butt-to-square-butt conversion. On revolvers, that is.

 

[CookE]

Sometimes the blind squirrel indeed finds the nut. And, I think I have found GOLD!

I have never seen anything like this. A mismarked M-64! The crane is stamped M 10-7. I have looked it over carefully, and, there is no chance the stamping has been tampered with. Its clean and without question original. The serial number is 4D09XXX. Perfect bore on this pencil barrel example.

I will be sending off on a letter for this treasure as soon as possible, perhaps Mr Jinks can shed some light on how something like this could slip past the inspectors. It somehow made it through the entire process, blued and shipped without anyone catching on! Unbelievable, huh?

Anyway, here are the photos of the side of the gun, and, the frame stamping. As you can see, the blueing has worn off, just a tiny bit, near the muzzle, exposing the stainless steel underneath. Thank goodness this gun has just a tiny bit of wear on this otherwise pristine example, or, this treasure might never have seen the light of day! To say I am excited, is an understatement. Your comments are most certainly appreciated!

And, as you can see, the frame stamping is PERFECT!!!

I can only imagine what something like this is worth, please, no offers here on the forum, I certainly don't want to break any rules, but, I'll bet more than a few of you are chomping at the bit!!

Of course it is PERFECTLY!!!!! marked. That's because IT IS a M 10-7. Sorry, no GOLD find here......CookE

 

[duckloads]

this is crazy

 

[vytoland]

turn off the lights......the party's over.

 

[keith44spl]

How the heck did I miss this deal? !!!

That does it, no more spring safaries for me...But, did pick up this LNIB mis-markered 29 at a little village in Tansania that only chambers 44 Specials and so stamped on the side of the barrel, go figger.

Sold it to a guy that claimed to know somebody that was an expurt on such things...Man am I sick, gotta go now...

Su Amigo,
Dave

General Delievery
Truth or Consequences NM, US of A

 

[wheelgun28]

If that M-64 was mine Id sure be worried about someone stealing it. I think you need to hide it someplace really good. Hey I know where, take off the grips and when no one is looking hide it inside the toilet tank, way down in the bottom of the water. Since its stainless steel it will stay looking nice. Id say dont check it to often wait maybe six months or so. Maybe you should add a bowl cleaner tab in the tank so the water stays nice too.

 

[jspick]

I have been away for a while and just now have read this thread. I think McArthur had two of these guns because when I was in high school I did yard work for the widow of the General's chief cook. She gave me a Smith just like the one pictured and it is chambered for the 38 too.

John

 

[stantheman86]

I've got that beat, on top is a 686 that was mistakenly blued at the factory, made WITHOUT adjustable sights! Now THIS is finding gold! At least the guy at the gun show told me this, he said it was very, very rare, and I believe him, because no one lies at a gun show!

Almost as cool, pictured below is a VERY close copy of a Ruger GP100, made by S&W in close collaberation with the Ruger factory, made for a foreign police contract. Only 3 were ever made. S&W even mistakenly stamped Ruger trademarks on it,and forgot to add the S&W logo, of these only 1 was ever made. I had it lettered by Jinks and he did indeed confirm this was a "Ruger & Wesson" made in 2001 as an attempt to "build bridges" between the top two revolver makers in the world.

 

[jspick]

I just got home from a gun show and had hoped to escape the "gun show" atmosphere. But try as I may it isn't going to happen today. LOL LOL LOL LOL

John

 

[Frailer]

...no one lies at a gun show...

Now *that's* funny.

 

[BUFF]

I lied at a gunshow once. A fellow showed me one of the .38 S&W Victories that had been bobbed, rechambered and nickel plated before being sent home. The owner said, "It's sweet, isn't it!!??"

I said, "Yes, it is."

 

[ralph7]

I've got that beat, on top is a 686 that was mistakenly blued at the factory, made WITHOUT adjustable sights! Now THIS is finding gold! At least the guy at the gun show told me this, he said it was very, very rare, and I believe him, because no one lies at a gun show!

Almost as cool, pictured below is a VERY close copy of a Ruger GP100, made by S&W in close collaberation with the Ruger factory, made for a foreign police contract. Only 3 were ever made. S&W even mistakenly stamped Ruger trademarks on it,and forgot to add the S&W logo, of these only 1 was ever made. I had it lettered by Jinks and he did indeed confirm this was a "Ruger & Wesson" made in 2001 as an attempt to "build bridges" between the top two revolver makers in the world.

it is too bad someone did the common 1" barrel weld addition on your rare 686. if it was left in the stock shorter barrel length, i would have traded straight up for my unfired volcanic that i wisely had nickled and a hologram sight installed.

 

[Jswiney9]

Of course it is PERFECTLY!!!!! marked. That's because IT IS a M 10-7. Sorry, no GOLD find here......CookE

wow, you brought this back from the dead huh? apparently you didnt read this whole thread

 

[stantheman86]

The same guy who sold me the rare fixed sight 686, which some fool at S&W stamped a "581" inside the frame, also tried to sell me a de-spurred Colt Peacemaker which he said was easier to conceal, because that annoying and useless thumb spur wouldn't get in the way.....

I also bought a rare Model 64 today, it looks like a 64 just much smaller and the cylinder only has 5 holes in it. The dealer told me S&W left a batch of 64's in the oven too long and they shrunk, also mis-marked with a 60. VERY, very very rare, most were destroyed by the factory but 1 survived. Above is a picture of it. You won't see another one, at least this is what the dealer told me.

 

[CajunBass]

I can't believe all this. NOT one of you "experts" has had the courage to tell the OP that what he really has is a Glock 19, carefully painted, to make it look like a blued Model 64. As little as I know about such things I can tell THAT!

I can see there's just no trusting the people here.

 

[wheelgun28]

Ok guys I think I scored big today. This is the proto type S&W SAA gun. Its clearly a S&W by the barrel markings and they are so clear to read. The owner told me it was used by Hollywood in every classic western ever made, aka Spaghetti Westerns. He was firm on the price of $3500 so I know its real. I am sure one day it will be in the museum as its so rare. I guess because they were spaghetti westerns S&W changed they way they spell it.

Check out this piece of ultra rare history...

I forgot to mention its not for sale at any price

 

[handejector]

Ok guys I think I scored big today. This is the proto type S&W SAA gun.

Actually, S&W did consider making a SAA clone in recent times because of the Cowboy market.
So many people jumped into it, they decided against it.

This has been great fun, but I think it time to pull a MacArthur, and simply fade away......