What is your most aesthetically pleasing revolver?

[Kurusu]

This one gets some love just because it's.....different.....

I will agree there is some beauty in "ugliness".

PS. That's a Swedish Husqvarna M1887 you got there? Isn't it?

 

[the ringo kid]

Im not complaining one bit but, aint the hammer kinda small on this one?

 

[BAM-BAM]

3 inch 66 with checkered Spegel Boot Grips.................

Sorry no pictures..............................

picture a 3 1/2" N-frame w/ flush fit grips------ butt to barrel proportions are the same

 

[Iggy]

38/44 Outdoorsman

 

[Xfuzz]

Some FINE Smiths in this thread....
But it is this one for me.
Blame it on Texas.

 

[doublesharp]

3 inch 66 with checkered Spegel Boot Grips.................

Sorry no pictures..............................

picture a 3 1/2" N-frame w/ flush fit grips------ butt to barrel proportions are the same

Kinda like this but with Spegels? Yeah, that would be a looker.

Spegel extended boot grips on a 586 and this is about my 6th most favorite.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Spegel extended boot grips on a 586 and this is about my 6th most favorite.

Got the same set up on my 4" 586-4(?) factory round butt (1996) but my Spegel grips are Birdseye maple!!!

 

[BearBio]

My Ruger Custom 38-40 Vaquero. Grashorn Sheep horn grips, customized EPS rig, matching Bowie. Conchos are Indian Head pennies.
https://image.ibb.co/c5PpS5/DSC06830.jpg
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A group pic of the Bowie, Vaquero, and an original 1892 Winnie (takedown short rifle in 38-40==peeking in at the top). The Winnie is also case hardened and engraved.
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(Note: In the pictures, the (older) conchos are Mexican coins)

Of course, nothing matches the quiet elegance of Colt SAA 45's with one-piece real ivory.
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[keithherrington]

The answer depends upon proper context...

If you are asking in terms of factory S&W revolvers, then My JM625 (picture 1). If you are asking in terms of custom S&W revolvers, then I have to say one of the custom guns Hamilton Bowen built for me on Model 58s and 520s (picture 2). If you are asking of brands other than S&W (regardless of price) then I have to say my Super Grade custom Ruger Bisley Blackhawk by John Linebaugh (picture 3). And if you asking for the best looking utility or working gun then my Linebaugh custom stainless Ruger Bisley Blackhawk in 45 Colt (picture 4) which shoots 1.5" groups at 50 yards with full power ammunition. Utilitarian simplicity has its own standards for beauty.

Keith

 

[crsides]

pre 27



Charlie

 

[crsides]

First yr 41 mag in blue velour box.



Charlie

 

[turnerriver]

I'm not that fond of nickel revolvers and I'd rather shoot a K frame .22-that being said, I couldn't resist this Kit Gun and consider it one of my finer looking revolvers.
No clinkers in the bunch in this thread.
Regards,
turnerriver

 

[one eye joe]

For me, it's the full underlug Smith. I tried to like pythons, but they are meh to me

WELL, I LOVE MY PYTHONS, WITHOUT APOLOGY ! ! !

I LOVE 8 3/8", AND 4" FULL UNDERLUG SMITHS, AS WELL AS 4" MOUNTAIN GUNS, AND SNUBBIES. ONLY THE 6" LENGTH, DOES NOT ATTRACT ME.. ....

BELOW, L-R ARE PICS Of MY 2 M629s, A NO DASH M617, 3 OF MY MOUNTAIN GUNS, AND MY 8" COLT PYTHON......

 

[Dieseltech56]

These are probably my favorite looking. I have a few blued revolvers that are really nice but I always liked the stainless full underlug the best

686-3 and 686-4

 

[cbore]

Thought I could answer quick. First is my model 19, 4 inch. But then there is my 686P I carry. But love the beauty of my old Belgium made Browning Hi-Power one of my few autos

 

[ISCS Yoda]

So hard to really say.....

I think 4" K frames are the most aesthetically pleasing but I can't fault N frames and a full underlug 686, especially this one, is pretty hard to ignore in the aesthetics department:

 

[RSBH44]

Aesthetically pleasing? This one:

That's the main reason I bought it, looks. It doesn't hurt that it has the second best trigger of any gun I own.

Wish I could like this more than once. Love the birds head grip style revolvers! Especially in that barrel length.

 

[jdlii]

It is hard to pick just one and to those that have posted their choice, wow!

I rescued this one from my LGS a few years ago, cleaned it up, tossed the goodyears added a set of Mr. Gashorn's fine grips and a black Tyler grip to boot. It has been posted before and here it is again.

Mod. 66-2, 2.5" in all of its glory!

 

[Rastoff]

Wish I could like this more than once. Love the birds head grip style revolvers! Especially in that barrel length.

Thanks for the compliment. I would prefer another inch in barrel length, but this one handles really nice.

 

[80sgyrene]

This one gets some love just because it's.....different.....

I too find the old odd revolvers very cool looking.....
My contribution, since all my others are Colts And Smiths.

 

[rbrbrb6]

My USFA 45 Colt Light weight conversion by Hamilton Bowen.

 

[JayFramer]

You know guys, call me a pretentious idiot, but I think the most aesthetically pleasing revolvers are the old, beat up J-frames and service revolvers with tons of holster wear, dryed out and dinged grips, maybe a little paint on the front sight, of course chipped and worn... I'm serious. Guns that have "been there, done that" and that have the scars to prove it.

You know a person can save up money and get a really fancy and shiny revolver... but it takes a lifetime of honest wear and tear, dependable and faithful service, to have a gun like I mentioned.

That, my friends, is something truly beautiful.

 

[the ringo kid]

John, if you dont mind me asking but, how much are these?

 

[Kurusu]

John, if you dont mind me asking but, how much are these?

USFA folded. So It's the price they are willing to sell it and you are in a dispostion to pay.

 

[colt_saa]

That is an amazingly difficult thing to decide.

I have many that are exceptionally pleasing to look at. I could never narrow it down to a single piece. Fortunately we live in America where I do not have to worry about that kind of progressive thinking.

Here are some of my most visually appealing revolvers.

I think the factory did a great job on this model 40

This is one of 25 Model 649s that was pulled from the production line on the first day of production to be embellished with A+ engraving and Ivory. This revolver is currently my Avatar

This is one of the 50 Deluxe Texas Ranger Commemoratives produced in 1973

I was lucky enough to stumble on one of the 5 Master+ engraved Model 45s that were part of the Smith and Wesson Museum collection. I wish the factory had done something better about the grips. Other than that I think the piece is spectacular.

There are also several overall packages that I think are very pleasing.

This Colt Snake Eyes set sits on my office wall and gets lots of conversation

The Deluxe Texas Sesquicentennial commemerative revolver is in one of the built in book cases. Most people call these the Texas Wagon Train.

 

[pawngal]

John, if you dont mind me asking but, how much are these?

Around $2000 on Gunbroker

 

[dr. mordo]

The prettiest vintage S&W I have is my M19-3 snubbie. It's not only my favorite K frame/barrel length, but it's in beautiful shape.

But this recent manufacture 629 Deluxe is a modern classic that is just perfect in its proportions.

 

[Thin Man]

What? No mention of the Model 15 snubby?! As a non-shooting friend of mine once stated when he saw mine, "It looks like a go-cart with a Hemi!".
(Not my gun, but pic needed!)

 

[Muddyboot]

My Model 15, and custom black powder model 1860 Army....made by forum member Twaits

 

[ldryder]

My most asthetically pleasing revolver would be my Lew Horton 24-6