Mine gets carried most often in my IWB Privateer Leather Marauder:I don’t own any pistols or revolvers that are really old and definitely no C&R handguns. I agree with what @silicosys4. said in post #27.
The oldest handgun I own is a Colt Detective Special. This revolver is in excellent shape and I will definitely carry it once I find a holster I like. It was made in 1982.
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So, revolvers are no good for self defense?I save the quaint firearms for the range. Nostalgia and historical interest aren't nearly as good as proper sights and capacity for self defense.
Thanks, but it’s not an original. My son-in-law gave that one to me then apologized that it was a Chinese knockoff. He bought it on Amazon.Nice Barlow. Who made it?
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I can see that. The hat alone...It is a real PITA to carry my French Napoleonic Era Cavalry Flintlock Pistol - Lewis & Clark - Denix Replica IBW.
I collect them. The image appears to show a well made copy.Thanks, but it’s not an original. My son-in-law gave that one to me then apologized that it was a Chinese knockoff. He bought it on Amazon.
I appreciated it anyway. It reminded me of my Barlow that I got when I was 9 or 10 years old.
I actually use it all the time at my reloading bench, but I don’t carry it.
I save the quaint firearms for the range. Nostalgia and historical interest aren't nearly as good as proper sights and capacity for self defense.
C&R with regard to firearms only requires 50 years not really the same as antiques pre 1899.It is a real PITA to carry my French Napoleonic Era Cavalry Flintlock Pistol - Lewis & Clark - Denix Replica IBW.
At the time of me carrying the 1908 Colt The only pistols I had were a MK2 Ruger bull barrel, Beretta M9 (boat anchor), and a Ruger P95. The small size and accuracy of the 08 is why I carried it.I save the quaint firearms for the range. Nostalgia and historical interest aren't nearly as good as proper sights and capacity for self defense.
You have to admit it would dazzle the (redacted) out of some street thug...somewhere between 'flash' and 'boom', he'd be booking the other way. The cops, talking to you after the event, wouldn't believe it.It is a real PITA to carry my French Napoleonic Era Cavalry Flintlock Pistol - Lewis & Clark - Denix Replica IBW.
The '08, and it's older kin, the '03, are among the most elegant firearms ever built. If Browning could manage it 120 years ago, you'd think High Point (or even 'ol Gaston) could have managed something a lot less ugly.The small size and accuracy of the 08 is why I carried it.
Agree wholeheartedly. There's just something about those pistols, to me, the word is "cachet."The '08, and it's older kin, the '03, are among the most elegant firearms ever built.
U.S. Armament was for a while making reproductions of the Colt 1903s and then the 1908s, I believe around 2015 - 2019. I've never seen one firsthand, but the photos (TFB, the gun rags) all looked pretty good.There was an outfit years ago (maybe decades) that took an old 1908 that wasn’t a collector piece and worked it up to more modern specs. It looked nice. It had night sights, little bigger thumb safety, birdsong finish I believe and a few other things. It was a solid gun
Wait, gotta do it...I save the quaint firearms for the range. Nostalgia and historical interest aren't nearly as good as proper sights and capacity for self defense.
NOW THAT's A REVOLVER !!! .... simply perfectAgree wholeheartedly. There's just something about those pistols, to me, the word is "cachet."
I actually found an old Hunter holster for this; not exactly concealable with the 6" barrel, but I don't think I'd feel under-gunned with this 91 year old example of Al Capone's favorite revolver (he also loved the 1911).
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