What is your most aesthetically pleasing revolver?

[the ringo kid]

you mean you can't eat it? Bummer.

Kurusu. Who was never bit by a shark but has eaten some.

But he can:

 

[Iggy]

 

[kraynky]

I really can't make up my mind...

John

Yep, that's my favorite one too.

 

[bushmaster1313]

Grips off ebay, plenty of holster wear and a turn line that qualifies as a furrow

 

[bananaman]

IT IS NOT MINE! This was won on G.B. recently. Hopefully a FORUM member got it. To me throw on some wood target stocks, and it would qualify! 1 of these is my "Holy Grail Gun" Bob

 

[cmort666]

I think its this one. A Model 65-5 Lady Smith. Don't care for the Lady Smith script; however, it has everything else I like. Stainless steel, satin finish, three inch barrel, shrouded ejector and fixed sights.

My non-Ladysmith version:

 

[lifesizepotato]

I have a few lookers but I just took a new photo of one of them recently:



4" Manurhin MR93

 

[Walkingwolf]

It is simple, my favorite is always the revolver I am carrying at any given time. Right now that is a NAA Black Widow in my pocket.

 

[Shark Bait]

Here are a few of my favorites:

 

[Gryff]

The 3" M66 has such a beautiful aesthetic for me, although the 4" Colt King Cobra is a close second.

 

[CH4]

I don't own any ugly revolvers. All six are handsome devils, but if I had to choose one over the rest, it would have to be my 66-3 snubby.

I agree. They are dang sexy!

 

[PALADIN85020]

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

Carl, I paid exactly $1,000 for this one back in 2006, and I was pretty sure I stole it. It was new in the box with papers and a black velvet pouch. It was made "under the old Colt dome" in Hartford, CT. Today, these USFA single actions are regarded as some of the finest ever made. I especially love the color case hardening, which was done by Turnbull. Compared to a 3rd Gen Colt I own, the workmanship throughout is superior.

Today? I dunno. My friend Mike Venturino wrote an article on them, found here:

Web Extra: USFA SixgunsGuns Magazine.com | Guns Magazine.com

John

 

[the ringo kid]

Carl, I paid exactly $1,000 for this one back in 2006, and I was pretty sure I stole it. It was new in the box with papers and a black velvet pouch. It was made "under the old Colt dome" in Hartford, CT. Today, these USFA single actions are regarded as some of the finest ever made. I especially love the color case hardening, which was done by Turnbull. Compared to a 3rd Gen Colt I own, the workmanship throughout is superior.

Today? I dunno. My friend Mike Venturino wrote an article on them, found here:

Web Extra: USFA SixgunsGuns Magazine.com | Guns Magazine.com

John

Thank you John, and also thank you for the great article. I cant get enough of these guns:

and I hate seeing such a company go under. Id love to get my mitts on all three of these if they were not so expensive now. The author got a lucky deal in the Serial Number he wanted-id have asked the same because of the Custer fight date.

I prefer the top because of the barrel length but would love any.

 

[Gryff]

I agree. They are dang sexy!

Especially when dressed up for a formal occasion.

 

[Modified]

Hey SixgunStrumpet, please tell me something about this gun:

It appears as though the sight is a tube that was slipped on to the muzzle. Is that the case or is it an optical illusion?

Seriously interesting collection you have there.

Sorry, I missed this post somehow.

Anyway, you can read up on that gun here:

The best 1917 (I'll ever own), maybe ever?

If you check my post history they are all in there somewhere.

 

[Walter Rego]

I too lament the passing of the USFA Single Actions. I would have definitely added a couple of others had the company not closed shop

 

[Dvus]

Of all I think it is this 66-1, although my 27-2 is a very close second. And my custom Super B has had a warm place in my heart for 30 years now.

 

[OIF2]

How about a nice non-registered mag?
Bob

 

[rbrbrb6]

Okay Sixgunstrumpet, what is the back story on the custom single action Colt that is the 4th gun under your pinwheel picture? To a fan of custom single actions, that is fascinating! Sedgley, Croft, O'Meara or who did the work?