dh1633pm
Contributing Member
bassjam, you make a good point. Good advice from others can be vetted with existing knowledge.
Collecting in the Up-State... I don't know, I've only been to that part of the country a little - Snappy Grillers, John Deere and Kodak country, if I recall? - most of the folks I knew up there were more into shotguns... but, as a collector, there are certain handguns that just scream Americana: Colt single actions, S&W double-actions (especially Hand Ejectors), Ruger Blackhawks. I think for a first you can't go wrong with the M&P (or more modern Model 10) Smith or a Colt's Official Police - it's what Barney Fife carriedI live near Syracuse.
VERRRRY cool! 1927 or M1A1?He has a Thompson with about three barrels.