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Or so I've heard.....heathens I say.
I saw this one about 8 months ago.
It resurfaced today.
Price was way to good not to add to the kids collection.

I Really liked the grips. They were the draw for me on it.
Someone actually knew the contours of a horses head.

Is it as old as it looks?
Caliber?

Maybe older than it looks late 1800's
It's in 38 S&W.....not special

I don't know you personally but I don't like you. That one is special in ways other than caliber.

Very interesting. I've got brass if you want it.

sakodude wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 8:09 pm Very interesting. I've got brass if you want it.

I probably won't shoot it much and you know me of course I have ammo...lol

Kansashunter wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 8:05 pm I don't know you personally but I don't like you. That one is special in ways other than caliber.

Thanks...it's.Definitely not factory engraved but probably dealer engraved in a NY style.

The grips are old though probably pre 1910 with that style medallions.

Ron I did some checking and before 1895 my guess right now would be around 1886

JunkCollector wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 8:29 pm

Kansashunter wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 8:05 pm I don't know you personally but I don't like you. That one is special in ways other than caliber.

Thanks...it's.Definitely not factory engraved but probably dealer engraved in a NY style.

The grips are old though probably pre 1910 with that style medallions.

Ron I did some checking and before 1895 my guess right now would be around 1886

Very Kool gun

Thanks Ron
Here is the whole gun.
Probably should have done that earlier but well....the bulb is awful dim sometimes

JunkCollector wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:40 pm Thanks Ron
Here is the whole gun.
Probably should have done that earlier but well....the bulb is awful dim sometimes

I can see that fitting nicely in a cross draw holster at a BBQ or Sunday Meeting

Nice! I’ve got two of those and they are a hoot to shoot. Great score

JunkCollector wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:40 pm Thanks Ron
Here is the whole gun.
Probably should have done that earlier but well....the bulb is awful dim sometimes

Damn! That is a sexy gun. Nice score

That is a historically ugly ass pistol.

If John Wayne had a pimp gun!! I LIKE it!!

That is pretty interesting, the history behind it would be fun to know

Chiro1989 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 2:32 pm That is pretty interesting, the history behind it would be fun to know

It sure would
The history on the grips is what I'd be most interested in.
I don't know if it really shows in my pictures but whoever did them was an artist.

That horse is contoured all over really well too IMHO

NOSTALGIA!

I don't remember the trigger guard configuration, but my rural-dwelling grandmother had one of those 4" top-break .38 S&W's in a nickle-plated version as her house gun. Had a bent barrel, sight or other defect that caused it to shoot significantly to one side. On one visit, my Dad used it successfully to kill a very erratically-behaving, possibly rabid squirrel.

In that era, I had no appreciation for the comparative rarity of .38 S&W vs. Special and probably made an economic pain in the ass of my young self shooting it. As she got into her frail years, it got traded off to set her up with a Ruger MKI. It lacked the history and the couple of cool stories, but it was a much more practical option for her at the time *SNIFF* 8_(

Zee wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 2:23 am That is a historically ugly ass pistol.

:imwithspidermonkey:

I think that is beautiful.

farmboy II wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 11:37 pm I think that is beautiful.

You’re from Oklahoma.

So is my wife.

She thought I was handsome.

Oklahomans have poor judgement.

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 11:45 pm

farmboy II wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 11:37 pm I think that is beautiful.

You’re from Oklahoma.

So is my wife.

She thought I was handsome.

Oklahomans have poor judgement.

Maybe not all....your hot.
BTW this was 400 OTD so basically a no brainer buy.

JunkCollector wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:06 am

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 11:45 pm

farmboy II wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 11:37 pm I think that is beautiful.

You’re from Oklahoma.

So is my wife.

She thought I was handsome.

Oklahomans have poor judgement.

Maybe not all....your hot.
BTW this was 400 OTD so basically a no brainer buy.

I would tend to agree with you. But from a different perspective.

Yeah that’s an “interesting” revolver…. Very cool old shooter. I still call it folk art. A highly tooled holster to go with it wolf Abe perfect.

Zee wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:42 am

JunkCollector wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 12:06 am

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 11:45 pm

You’re from Oklahoma.

So is my wife.

She thought I was handsome.

Oklahomans have poor judgement.

Maybe not all....your hot.
BTW this was 400 OTD so basically a no brainer buy.

I would tend to agree with you. But from a different perspective.

It's OK never claimed to be smart