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monet61
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That is truly AWESOME!
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Do you have the lawmans name? Perhaps someone knows more about him. What a great piece of history to have in your collection. I want one.
sheriffoconee
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That's pretty awesome....the cylinder shows use consistent with the history, black powder and corrosive primers in an environment where cleaning it everytime you shot it wasn't gonna happen....the notches seem to speak for themselves...and the ivory tells me the owner had a lot of pride in his big iron.....hope the provenance can be proven....
Finds like this set this site apart from all the others I visit....
Finds like this set this site apart from all the others I visit....
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Yes.
The gun came from his family. I'll tell it all when I get more provenance in hand.
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What a nice find.
She seems to me to have the 4th type barrel and gas collar, which would make her a 3rd model American. Serial number range 20000-32800. Shipping dates for this series being May 1873 to Dec.1874. She may or may not have come from the factory with the lanyard ring installed. However it looks like a factory installed screw, as they went to be nickeled once complete. Guns of this butt style did have the serial number off centred forward on the butt as your example shows.
She seems to me to have the 4th type barrel and gas collar, which would make her a 3rd model American. Serial number range 20000-32800. Shipping dates for this series being May 1873 to Dec.1874. She may or may not have come from the factory with the lanyard ring installed. However it looks like a factory installed screw, as they went to be nickeled once complete. Guns of this butt style did have the serial number off centred forward on the butt as your example shows.
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Whaler64
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That is so cool! I need to figure out how to subscribe to the thread. Real history you can hold in your hand!
29aholic
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Hey Lee
Is there an end to this story I missed??
Is there an end to this story I missed??
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Well, shoot. Almost six years after the original post, and I've added my name to the list of people waiting to hear the story!
What a gun. Those ivory stocks will bring tears to your eyes, won't they?
I believe the word "deadly" would apply to this revolver.
What a gun. Those ivory stocks will bring tears to your eyes, won't they?
I believe the word "deadly" would apply to this revolver.
Lee,
Did you ever get more information on this American? I stumbled across this thread and am also intrigued about its history.
Did you ever get more information on this American? I stumbled across this thread and am also intrigued about its history.
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Hello mR. Administrator,
I've had to go back at those photos so many times and stare at them.. that's the exact sixgun I still hope finding someday, without having to bargain with my fiancèe..
A fantastic, right amount of mix: used condition, and kinda sexual appealing from that largely remaining nickkel... My compliments, think you must be super-proud owning it.
In absolute terms (speaking for myself of course) being my tastes and interests rather - say - various, just two things could presently beat that American - 1), still one more live concert of goddess singer Melanie Chisholm (former 'Sporty Spice') with me again in the third row of the crowd, and 2) finding a certain model of high-altitude US helmet from the late '50s, to finally end my small collection of military aviators' equipments.
Well, #1 is still possible (would be the seventh instance), #2 borders the impossible, and an American sixgun like your's who knows?, but I see it pretty well hard to do.
Tastes are tastes ah ah.. but, a fantastic revolver obviously.
Greetings from this horribly rainy (as of today, 10 days non-stop) corner of North-Western Italy. Ciao - Franco.
I've had to go back at those photos so many times and stare at them.. that's the exact sixgun I still hope finding someday, without having to bargain with my fiancèe..
A fantastic, right amount of mix: used condition, and kinda sexual appealing from that largely remaining nickkel... My compliments, think you must be super-proud owning it.
In absolute terms (speaking for myself of course) being my tastes and interests rather - say - various, just two things could presently beat that American - 1), still one more live concert of goddess singer Melanie Chisholm (former 'Sporty Spice') with me again in the third row of the crowd, and 2) finding a certain model of high-altitude US helmet from the late '50s, to finally end my small collection of military aviators' equipments.
Well, #1 is still possible (would be the seventh instance), #2 borders the impossible, and an American sixgun like your's who knows?, but I see it pretty well hard to do.
Tastes are tastes ah ah.. but, a fantastic revolver obviously.
Greetings from this horribly rainy (as of today, 10 days non-stop) corner of North-Western Italy. Ciao - Franco.
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Sorry!
I forgot about this thread.
The data I have is now added to Post #1.
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Fascinating! The thread precedes my join date so I am glad I got to see it. Thanks, Lee!
One thread like this is worth the price of admission for an entire year! Simply amazing.
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So you sold it. Are you still in contact with the buyer? Just wondering if he did any further research on the gun over the years.
I'm sure the price he paid made it worth your while, but it would have been hard for me to let go of something like that.
I'm sure the price he paid made it worth your while, but it would have been hard for me to let go of something like that.
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