Pre War 38/44
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Big Ol Gooden
Good Ol Biggen.Very nice....
Good Ol Biggen.Very nice....
Sun195
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Hubba-hubba - that's one nice looking revolver!
bannockburn
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Ahhh...money, that's what I've been missing.
Ahh money. There is the rub. I lucked out with the Outdoorsman. My department will sell handguns after a few years. Long story short the Outdoorsman was recovered many years ago (1999) during a warrant service on a burglary suspect's house. In the Fall of 2004 I discovered it in the evidence gun room. Nobody knew what it was. It was listed in the records as being a K-38 Masterpiece.
I went through great lengths to see if the owner could be located. I had the ATF do a hand search through their records (nothing on computer before 1957 - I think) and I even spoke directly to Roy Jinks by phone. It wasn't listed as stolen on NCIC either.
It was manufactured in September of 1953 and shipped to the Rex Gun Company in NYC. It was shipped with the 6.5" barrel and it never returned for additional work. From there it pops up in 1975 at a pawn shop in Flagstaff, AZ. After that it became mine in the summer of 2006. It was a long wait, but I knew it wasn't going anywhere and nobody else was interested. Just a old, big, chunky revolver to my fellow officers.
The dealer will purchase the weapons and the sell the ones that individual officers are interested in. He gave me a very reasonable price. Said that the few hundred dollars he wouldn't make he would get back, and then some, on the Ruger autos, Astras, Stars, Llamas, Taurus,Maks, Fegs and Hi-Points.
It was a lucky find for me.
Oh as a footnote the dealer will not buy the Loricins, Ravens and what not. We literally have a couple barrels full of those guns and other makes. The department will not sell directly to officers so they just sit there.We contacted a local foundry to see if they would melt them down, but they weren't interested. So we have acollection tht keeps on growing.
I went through great lengths to see if the owner could be located. I had the ATF do a hand search through their records (nothing on computer before 1957 - I think) and I even spoke directly to Roy Jinks by phone. It wasn't listed as stolen on NCIC either.
It was manufactured in September of 1953 and shipped to the Rex Gun Company in NYC. It was shipped with the 6.5" barrel and it never returned for additional work. From there it pops up in 1975 at a pawn shop in Flagstaff, AZ. After that it became mine in the summer of 2006. It was a long wait, but I knew it wasn't going anywhere and nobody else was interested. Just a old, big, chunky revolver to my fellow officers.
The dealer will purchase the weapons and the sell the ones that individual officers are interested in. He gave me a very reasonable price. Said that the few hundred dollars he wouldn't make he would get back, and then some, on the Ruger autos, Astras, Stars, Llamas, Taurus,Maks, Fegs and Hi-Points.
It was a lucky find for me.
Oh as a footnote the dealer will not buy the Loricins, Ravens and what not. We literally have a couple barrels full of those guns and other makes. The department will not sell directly to officers so they just sit there.We contacted a local foundry to see if they would melt them down, but they weren't interested. So we have acollection tht keeps on growing.
jensdbarclay
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I use a chop saw and a backhoe to get rid of the cheap ones. There is a 1917 Brazilian in our evidence room just waiting for the disposal order for me to take it home. Out of about 100 guns in there, that's the only one that keeps me awake at night.
Cosmoline
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Amazingly nice finish. Esp. in light of what 99% of wheelguns look like after a few decades! Very, very nice find. And a classic handgun to boot. One of the top ten greatest in my book.
Brian Williams
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Nice piece, I had a 1952 HD and it was a great gun but I prefer K frames and sold it to a good home.
vanilla_gorilla
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Very beautiful piece. I wish it could be mine.
deanodog
I'v been collecting revolvers for the last 10 years. Most have been purchased from GunBroker or AuctionArms. A C&R FFL is a must for collecting. Pawn shops and small town gun shops are some of the best places to find old revolvers too.
I'v been collecting revolvers for the last 10 years. Most have been purchased from GunBroker or AuctionArms. A C&R FFL is a must for collecting. Pawn shops and small town gun shops are some of the best places to find old revolvers too.
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