Ready for a Colt .357 BBQ!

[slick6]

Here is my "Dolled-up" Colt model .357(Pre-Trooper)BBQ revolver(Or, more accurately, a "Pre-Python", since this gun was the "Granddaddy" to the Python)! What are your opinions of it?:

 

[Jim101]

A real beauty!


Jim

 

[Vern Humphrey]

That's a great gun -- the M357 is actually closer to the Python than to the Trooper, and is every bit as good.

I have had an M357 for more than 40 years -- I carried mine on my first tour in Viet Nam, so it has a special place in my heart.

 

[mbs357]

ooooooooooooooooooooo
That is all.

 

[Leadbutt]

Wish my 6 incher looked that good, great wheel guns,love mine

 

[Cosmoline]

The engraving is excellent, but personally I'd prefer the early target stocks like the ones on mine. You must have big hands!

 

[Bronco45]

Nice old 357 Colt. Like the Herretts" finger groove grips on there.

 

[Gordon]

Nice! These guns are a toss up for my favorite .357 = a 3.5" Model 27 S&W or a 4" Colt .357 model. I have both can't decide. Your gun is beautiful. The grips look totally out of place. If you can't find a service size set of Stag or Ivory(which would complete the gun and make it to die for!), I'd find a nice set of the original 'target' grips, the same as officers models of the same vintage, ORE an early et of Python grips.My .357 is more accurate than my Model 27 Smiths BTW.

 

[Standing Wolf]

That's mighty pretty!

 

[slick6]

Well, the Colt(Herrett's)finger groove grips, might look big-but, they are much thinner than factory target grips-and, they feel great(Even in my medium sized hands!)however, I just put them on this Colt .357, to see how it would look(As I don't shoot this gun(It has never been fired))! I do have the original figured wood "Service" grips for this revolver!

 

[Gordon]

"original figured wood "Service" grips for this revolver!"
For Bar-B-Ques of course!

 

[medmo]

I think I just had a spiritual moment. I'm going to re-scroll through your pic's and see if it happens again. Amazing

 

[stans]

Definitely a BBQ gun there, but for formal BBQ's. That looks so nice and the engraving appears to be very well done, not the electric pencil stuff that I see from time to time. And it's blued! Sweet looking piece there.

 

[slick6]

Colt .357 "Engraving(Close-up, Pic's)!

Here are some close-up pictures of the engraving on my Colt .357:

 

[Cosmoline]

My vote for photo shoots on this wonderful revolver would be mother-of-pearl grips. I know they have the New Orleans pimp reputation, but on all the OP's, PPS's and other old Colts they really look cool. They bring out a wonderful "old timey" look in the revolver. Ivory would also be excellent, assuming you could even find them.

 

[slick6]

Cosmoline:

1)Thanks for the suggestion!

2)How about posting some pictures of your recent, Colt .357 find(As I would love to see this revolver!)?

 

[Cosmoline]

I'll be posting picks of mine soon, but my ditigal camera is nowhere to be found. It was ancient anyway so it's probably high time to get a new one. Anyway mine can't compare with that engraved wonder. I'm in awe of that revolver.

 

[slick6]

Cosmoline:

Well, you still have a "Classic" Colt .357 revolver, that is definately very unique and rare! Since you don't see very many of these, it will be very interesting to see your Colt .357? Yours, being an early production model, will have the duo-tone blued finish, with the shiny(Unblued)barrel tip! Mine is solid blue-because my Colt .357 was made near the end of the Colt .357 production run(Circa, 1960!)when all of these guns were solid blue(As the duo-tone bluing, had been discontinued on these later models!)!

BTW, what condition was your Colt .357 in(Both in the finish and mechanically, overall?)? Thanks!

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Mine, serial number 104XX shows holster wear (as it should -- I carried it in a flap-type waxed leather holster made for e by a shoe-repairman in Lawton, Oklahoma) and now wears Hogue grips (I still have the original Colt grips, of course), but is otherwise in outstanding condition.

Not bad for a gun that spent a year in some of the worst jungle in the world.

 

[mjb]

My mouth is watering!!

 

[Brian Dale]

Wow. That's pretty.