Show me your holster worn guns with character!

[Black Majik]

This thread is dedicated to those gun that see actual work: guns that get worn on duty, as CCW, pistol classes, IDPA, IPSC, action shooting.

Pistols, revolvers, 1911s, SIGS, Berettas, anything.... just as long as its a workhorse.

If it has a history behind it, post the story also along with the picture!

Used but not abused!

No safe queens, nor babied guns here!

 

[P95Carry]

Black - much used and not abused!!

My dear ol' M85 snub. Lots of holster wear and also tho not too visible here, a slight pitting corrosion line along very top of left side grip - all due to sweat! Ooops!

Said piece is still on part active duty tho as my wife's purse gun carry.

 

[JohnKSa]

I actually did the picture of my two main carry pieces but there was no visible wear in the pics...

 

[Bulldozer]

This Series 70 Combat Commander was my Father's (may he rest in peace) carry piece for almost 30 years. It was passed on to me and I carry it when I'm not packing a K-frame Smith. I also inherited the Alessi gunbelt that is now over 16 years old and was worn almost daily for at least 10-12 years of that period.



This is my Mother's (also inherited) concealed carry/office piece that she had on a daily basis from before the time I was born. My father bought it for her as a gift, and I have the original sales reciept. It makes a great pocket companion in a winter coat or Thunderware. The trigger is like butter. The groups with this thing are just unreal.

 

[thatguy]

S&W pre-27. A totally messed up gun because the serial (S138600) indicates a late 1954 or early 1955 date of manufacture but it letters as having been shipped in March 1956. Plus, it has a four-screw frame, and that supposedly wasn't introduced until 1957 at serial S171000. Go figure. It does have a rework mark meaning the factory did some major repair (dated 1959) so perhaps the frame was replaced and the original serial restamped? It really doesn't appear refinished so maybe the gun failed and S&W sent a new one made in 1959 (explaining the 4-screw frame) stamped with the old serial. I dunno.

Was carried by a cop for many years and shows maybe 50% blue remaining due to holster and handling wear. Smooth as silk, I often carry it loaded with hot 125 JHP .357 Magnums. Lots of character, here.

 

[mattw]

i hope this thread takes off, i like to see worn handguns also. Not from abuse, just hard use.

Here is my favorite: My first handgun given to me by my father for Christmas about 4 or 5 years ago. All of this is honest wear except for the grip screws (i admit to using a small screwdriver). I've probably put about 2000 rounds through it since i've owned it, my father bought it used so who knows how many total. I have gathered from the markings that it was made in 1994 and all the parts except for the MSH and grips (which i have changed) are original I think.





Here is an M1911 that I bought on gunbroker:



I would really like to shoot it some but I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to find parts for it that wouldn't require alot of fitting.

 

[zen_grasshopper]

My series I Kimber Classic Custom which I bought around Aug. 23, 2003, it had 300 rounds through it and had never seen a holster, it looked new. I bought it, and didn't get a chance to shoot it right away because my wife and I went on our honeymoon. I took it with, but she never let me go to the range, we were busy .

After I finally got it to the range and made sure it was reliable, it became my off duty weapon. After the academy in April of 2004 it became my on and off duty weapon. It has been through a few firearms classes, daily carry, and weekly trips to the range.

The wear on the thumb safety is Dremel and wet dry paper, but the rest of the gun is all honest wear. Every time I carry it in the summer I get home and it has rust on it so I have decided to have Tripp do his hard chrome magic.

I like the wear, I think it looks good, helps me remember I use my guns, not worship them while in the safe. By far, my most beautiful gun.

Sorry for the bad pics, just pulled it out of the holster and snapped a few pics.

Jonathan

 

[mattw]

awesome looking kimber, i like your choice in grips

 

[bytor94]

Not that worn yet, but working on it!

 

[riddleofsteel]

.40 P229 Sig

well worn, well loved

 

[riddleofsteel]

Many a mile on this old Model 10 but it still shoots center.

 

[ewb45acp]

O.K. heres mine...

 

[pcf]

Here's mine

 

[Harlie]

About time some one asked about the real guns, not the Safe Q's and Barbq's. A working piece says a whole lot more than does shine and glitter. Can't post pic's, but carry a S&W Sc that has character and is carried daily.

 

[TimboKhan]

Frustratingly, I am using the Universities computer lab right now and they won't cut and paste, but Thatguy, should you ever want to part with that pistol, remember me first. I have been looking for that exact model of pistol, preferably ex-cop gun, for the longest time. Why ex-cop gun, you ask? As thatguy said, "Smooth as silk...", plus like he also says, lots of character.

 

[mattw]

TimboKhan, try using the key strokes..

ctrl+c is copy and ctrl+v is paste. usually they will have it disabled some how but i don't know if its possible to disable the key strokes.

 

[davek]

My Grandad carried this pistol in the Pacific during WWII. It's a commercial 1911 that was made in 1913. It originally belonged to my Great-Grandad who gave it to Grandad when he went to war.

It's hard to tell, but in the second pic you might be able to see four notches carved in the grip. I only know of one background story regarding this particular gun which happened in Iwo Jima. Grandad was in the middle of a fight when his M1 Carbine either ran out of ammo or jammed (don't remember which) but for what ever reason he found himself fighting with the 1911. Well, when he ran out again, he was about to change the magazine when he noticed that a Jappanese soldier was charging at him hoping to bayonet him.

Grandad did exactly what they do in the movies in such a situation. He threw his empty handgun at the enemy. Well, the Jappanese must have thought it was a grenade so he dove for cover. That gave Grandad the time he needed to pull his back up .38 snubby he always carried and that, as they say, was that.

Not sure if that unfortunate fellow is represented by a notch seeing as how it was the .38 that got the last word in...but the Colt definately earned an assist.

That pistol stayed in a holster on Grandad's coat rack "Just in case" till the day he died. Additionally, I used that handgun when ever we had a cow or pig that needed to be put down. Didn't carve any notches for them.

I still shoot it occasionally and it is still extremely accurate and 100% reliable...if you use the one and only magazine in the world that it likes. It does always manage to bite the skin between my thumb and pointer finger every trip to the range no matter what precautions I take.

 

[Black Majik]

Davek,

great story! I definitely enjoyed reading it. For a 1913 gun that hasn't been refinished, thats in incredible condition!

Looking great so far guys. I've really become fond of worn looking 1911s.

I have a secret. I love the way worn Kimber Customs look.

Zen,
Dont refinish your Kimber. It looks absolutely beautiful.

 

[mattw]

worn finishes on well-maintained firearms is one of the few places that you can actually see hardwork. kind of like when you get done with football practice and you're bleeding from a few places and are covered in head to toe with a sweat-water-dirt-grass slurry and a girl says "eww you're nasty" then you say "this is what hard work looks like"

 

[Gunsnrovers]

The Colt Hammerless my wife's grandfather used to carry when collecting for the newspaper he owned.

 

[mattw]

Wow, i'll bet that is one sweet shooting pistola! I've always wanted to get one of those but couldn't find any in decent shape for less than $700.

 

[Daath7]

Here's a pic of my main CCW. She's ugly but shoot's Great! I bought her in this condition for the price $351 OTD plus I would'nt mind beating it up!

 

[farscott]

Here is mine. This is a 1976 Colt Government Model that was worked over by John Harrison of Precision Gunworks to be a replica of a Wilson Combat Special. It wears the Pachmayr grips seen in one of the photos. The frame is hard chromed, and the slide has one of the polymer finishes on it. The slide has been refinished twice since it left Colt. The rollmarks are now very hard to see with the naked eye.

 

[isp2605]

My 1908 Pocket Hammerless. Born 1921. The guy I bought it from was a banker and use to carry it all the time. I carried it quite a bit as a 3rd hooked to my vest straps under my uniform shirt. I still carry it on occasion just for old time sakes. Great shooter. Has never jammed and puts HydraShoks right where it looks.

 

[Dionysusigma]

As soon as I get some pics of my now-broken-in Bersa... :banghead:

Good to see some pictures of real guns.