Guns with Character

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what would you say is the firearm with the most character?
were talking about the guns that you love despite there flaws and scars
the ones that have soul and personality the one that you could throw $1000 at and it would ruin it because you love it for what it is

for me i love the old GI 1911s they have more soul than a full custom
or the classic Smith & Wesson revolvers

for oddities with character i love the lever action shotgun from terminator 2

you guys know the ones i mean the awe inspiring guns that made us fall in love with shooting

whats your favorites?
 
I have three that get weekly workouts. One is 1913 Colt Pocket Hammerless .32, moderately worn but not pitted, with ivory grips, a S&W 2nd Model Hand Ejector converted from .455 to .45 Colt, and barrel cut to 4" (my Indiana Jones gun) - very accurate, with dings, scratches and bluing wear, and lastly, a Colt .38 Super from 1952 (the year I was born), with very mild buing wear, but "retro'd" with big 1911 spur hammer, 1930's checkered trigger and mainspring housing, and scroll carved grips. They all have enough wear that I can set them on a rock, get them wet, or carry them constantly and not worry about their looks. They are"working" and carrying guns, to use them as the tools they were meant to be. I have other, prettier guns, but I do not hesitate to carry and use these, because they can all do head shot at 20 yards (bad guy must stand very still!), and are unquestionably reliable. They are all vintage looking, and that has it's own warm and fuzzy thing about it. AND, it's kind of cool to stand these three up against other guys tricked out and expensive guns, and outshoot the pretty, expensive ones with ratty looking guns. Any one else take pleasure in that?
 
I know I've sold more than one pistol for not having any character. The common flaw seems to be too much plastic in the construction.

My list of guns with character are in order of appearance;
1911-just about any one without front cocking serrations.
S&W revolvers
Hi-power
SAA and clones
 
1911, astra 600, colt saa, winchester 94, anything that uses blackpowder and caps(unless it's those modern rifles with scopes and plastic stocks.) Usually stuff designed before 1950.
 
Denfoote has it almost right: The Walther P.38 should stand on an equal footing with the Walther PPK.

OK, with that having been said, NOW you can close the thread.
 
I've got two SW 586's, a no dash and a dash-1. Beautiful guns, well made, smooth - pre lock.

The no dash

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and the Dash-1

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For me it would be equally the S&W model 36 snubbie, the S&W model586 with 4" bbl and the S&W model 27 with 4" bbl all with shiny blue finishes and wood grips.
 
30mag: "Watch The Untouchables. Pretty much every gun has character in it... I like the sawn-off double barrel shotgun."

It was a 12 gauge Overland. Here it is:

http://www.longmountain.com/movieguns/TheUntouchables

And here are ALL the others:

http://www.imfdb.org/index.php?title=The_Untouchables

I especially liked Stone's Colt Detective Special backup gun, his Colt Police Positive and his Smith & Wesson Model 10.

Nitti's nickeled Star B was rather too flashy for the real life Nitti (who tagged himself a couple blocks from my old loft), but just right for the movie character.
 
I have three that get weekly workouts. One is 1913 Colt Pocket Hammerless .32, moderately worn but not pitted, with ivory grips, a S&W 2nd Model Hand Ejector converted from .455 to .45 Colt, and barrel cut to 4" (my Indiana Jones gun) - very accurate, with dings, scratches and bluing wear, and lastly, a Colt .38 Super from 1952 (the year I was born), with very mild buing wear, but "retro'd" with big 1911 spur hammer, 1930's checkered trigger and mainspring housing, and scroll carved grips. They all have enough wear that I can set them on a rock, get them wet, or carry them constantly and not worry about their looks. They are"working" and carrying guns, to use them as the tools they were meant to be. I have other, prettier guns, but I do not hesitate to carry and use these, because they can all do head shot at 20 yards (bad guy must stand very still!), and are unquestionably reliable. They are all vintage looking, and that has it's own warm and fuzzy thing about it. AND, it's kind of cool to stand these three up against other guys tricked out and expensive guns, and outshoot the pretty, expensive ones with ratty looking guns. Any one else take pleasure in that?
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SharpsDressedMan - Photos please!

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Here's the three I was talking about. The Colt Super is a sleeper. It had a factory barrel that was not so accurate that I had replaced and "fitted" with a Bar-Sto. The factory sights are now dead on for 25 yards, and it will group under a 50 cent piece if I do my job. It just doesn't LOOK like it should do that.
 
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Gotta be the original blued Colt Peacemaker with 5 1/2" barrel:

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I don't own one, but I'd like to someday.
 
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