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Hi:
Visited the Texas Ranger Museum at Waco after reading "Walking Jack's" post.
The Museum is AWESOME !
Besides not being able to ride, shoot, sing, fight, play a Guitar, or being tall and handsome, I don't have a white Stetson hat or a fancy handgun, so I beginning to think being a Texas Ranger is not going to happen for Jimmy.

Seriously for you guys/girls that have visited this Museum, did anyone observe at the "Bonnie and Clyde" exhibition that the S&W Model 10 2" SB blued revolver with a de-horned hammer that was Bonnie's was a modern S&W with a a ramp front sight and appeared in excellant condition ??

Also at another exhibition a S&W Revolver that was identified as a S&W Model 19 .357 was really a "N" Frame .357 ??
 
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Oh great! Thanks a bunch, Jimmy, for destroying my faith in humanity!!! Next thing you'll be tellin' me is that John Wayne's model '73 Colt and model '92 Winchester aren't period correct for his Civil War movies either.:D
 
"Awesome' describes it well. If you'e in the area i'ts a "must see". I was there about 20 years ago, and spent two days in the museum. I could have spent more time. The guns are fabulous! Aparently many of those Rangers liked Colt 45s and Commanders, and had them engraved; beautiful work. Wish I still had the slides I took there.

I had a laugh, though. In the auditorium they had a slide show presentation combined with an audio tape. Many of the slides showed the customary group of Rangers: big Stetsons, vests with stars on the breast, grim looks, clutching Winchester lever guns or double shotguns. In the corner of one of them, however, one individual had a stocked Mauser broomhandle. it looked like one of the earlier 'large ring hammer' ones, too.
 
[Seriously for you guys/girls that have visited this Museum, did anyone observe at the "Bonnie and Clyde" exhibition that the S&W Model 10 2" SB blued revolver with a de-horned hammer that was Bonnie's was a modern S&W with a a ramp front sight and appeared in excellant condition ??]

Makes you wonder what happened to Bonnies gat and the model 19, huh....;)
Jimmy, was this the one in the display? Baylor U shows this as "the one".
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jimmyj said:
Seriously for you guys/girls that have visited this Museum, did anyone observe at the "Bonnie and Clyde" exhibition that the S&W Model 10 2" SB blued revolver with a de-horned hammer that was Bonnie's was a modern S&W with a a ramp front sight and appeared in excellant condition ??

Also at another exhibition a S&W Revolver that was identified as a S&W Model 19 .357 was really a "N" Frame .357 ??
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Well, Jimmy, I was still holding out some hope that you could realize your dream and become a Texas Ranger, but I think you mighta disqualified yourself for sure now....:D
 
Old TexMex said:
[Seriously for you guys/girls that have visited this Museum, did anyone observe at the "Bonnie and Clyde" exhibition that the S&W Model 10 2" SB blued revolver with a de-horned hammer that was Bonnie's was a modern S&W with a a ramp front sight and appeared in excellant condition ??]

Makes you wonder what happened to Bonnies gat and the model 19, huh....;)
Jimmy, was this the one in the display? Baylor U shows this as "the one".
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The odd features about this gun probably make it unique. But it probably is prewar. The ramp sight is not factory provided. And the trigger has been shortened and/or the trigger giard opened out.And what's with that weird cut under the barrel? Can't be to clear the extractor rod: it's a slimmer one than expected.
 
TS, it looks like that revolver originally had a mushroom head on the ejector rod. I'm guessing that the rod was changed to a later style.

I just noticed that the trigger guard appears to be "warped".
 
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IF'n it was her's it has to be pre-war---those folks were shot to death in the 30's.
They had gunsmiths back then also.
Blessings
 
It sure has old grips on it. I believe it'd shoot low with that front sight. It looks like a 5 screw. Here is my 5 screw made about 1919 for comparison.
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Comparing the photos by Texas Star and jaykellogg it looks as if the trigger guard was cut off and reversed from front to back. Under higher magnification there are small indentations in the TG at the same elevation on both ends. Yes, there were very competent gunsmiths back then.
 
Hi:
AND there an't no Santa Clause or Easter Bunny either .
(Evil Jimmy strikes again !)
(Evil Jimmy previously known as "Wimp Jimmy)


Mule Packer said:
Oh great! Thanks a bunch, Jimmy, for destroying my faith in humanity!!! Next thing you'll be tellin' me is that John Wayne's model '73 Colt and model '92 Winchester aren't period correct for his Civil War movies either.:D
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very good any more.

Hi:
It very well could have been the same revolver. My eye sight and hearing is not very good anymore. (thanks to Chemo)
Jimmy


Old TexMex said:
[Seriously for you guys/girls that have visited this Museum, did anyone observe at the "Bonnie and Clyde" exhibition that the S&W Model 10 2" SB blued revolver with a de-horned hammer that was Bonnie's was a modern S&W with a a ramp front sight and appeared in excellant condition ??]

Makes you wonder what happened to Bonnies gat and the model 19, huh....;)
Jimmy, was this the one in the display? Baylor U shows this as "the one".
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Here we see W.D. Jones' .38 which was returned to its rightful owners in Alma, Ark. after it was recovered aftera shootout in which the Barrow gang was involved,
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My conjecture is a gunsmith in Denton Texas did the work on the S&W that is shown at the Texas Ranger Museum. Bonnie Parker actually had a Colt detective special taped to her leg when she died. It was sold at auction, after the ATF issued and stamped a new serial no.
 
Good for you Jimmy! I'm way jealous. It has been too many years since my last visit. My mother's family was all from there and my parent's lived in Waco for the last 20 years of their lives. Nobody left there for me now so I don't get up that way too often.

Glad to see they still have the Bonnie and Clyde exhibit. It's only about a 4 hour drive from me so I'm gonna try to get back over there soon. I enjoyed your post and I'm glad you enjoyed your visit.
 
Jimmy,

Here's a grainy ol pic....

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From front right to left, Ranger Bob Mitchell, Ranger Lester Robertson, Ranger Glenn Elliott, around 1969



Oh, before I forget, Jimmy did ya see the Colt Monitor?

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Dave, I've got the same picture of the Rangers standing on the steps of the college autographed to me by Glenn Elliot. I should add, that all who have seen the picture, love the caption " A solution waiting for a problem." All my best , Joe.
 
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