New to me 14-3...

I heard this low-pitched whisper...Rooooooooooooodentmaaaaaaaaaaaan...

Something was calling me. It's an all too common symptom of that dreaded chronic ailment, the "I WANTS..."

So I acquired this 14-3 with SN 1K334XX. I think it dates to 1970. The grips have the SN stamped inside. Looks pretty good.

The box is 98% as is the instruction/parts list. Not dog eared or stained. Cost a staggering 12.95 for refinishing by the factory at the time.

Any other 14-3 lovers?

Thanks for the kind words.

Here is a picture of the box and a couple other photos. I know my photos aren't very good.

That is a very nice one!

The prefix of "1" on my SN puts it much later than yours.

I took it to the range, ran 6 rounds thru it, just to make sure it works, which I really didn't doubt. Not saying it's gonna be a safe queen but I want to keep the usage low, as I have many others to shoot.

I will share the date from Roy Jinks' letter when it arrives. I also ordered a letter for my 41 which they told me on the phone dates to Nov 98

I have a letter on my 28-2 which I desperately wanted since a 28 was the first gun I ever bought and like a fool I sold it a few years after I had bought it. It dated to 1972.

The one I got was made in 1976 and was shipped to Farwell, Ozmun and Kirk, which sold all kinds of stuff, like a Sears from long ago. Maybe they were a wholesaler. I I think they had a fire there, so it was Farwell to Arms.

Interesting that it was bought locally, and presumably stayed here its whole life.