Walking around the Tanner gun show yesterday, spied this unusual old Colt revolver. Some honest holster wear (I'd call it 80%) but the bluing is original, no rust, no pitting. Picked it up, wow it's really heavy.
Seller says, "Yeah, can you guess what those grips are made of?"
I look again, feel them, "Wow are these some kind of stone?"
Seller says "I'm pretty sure those are jade."
It's a neat old Colt. I have zero use for an Official Police in .32-20. But it's a Colt and the price is shockingly low. I ask if I can check the action. No endshake. Bank vault tight on all chambers. Hmmmm. Checkered hammer, trigger and latch. Feels good in my hand. OK I want it.
The original owner was some sort of Wyoming 'rock hound' I'm going to find out a little more about the guy. Justin also offered to have a geologist friend take a look at the grips for me, if they are for real they are probably worth more than I paid for the revolver.
Which was $275
I need to buy a lotto ticket. Maybe I can win back the $42 I spent on a single box of ammo for this old wheel gun. Found a holster for five bucks, fits it really well. Oh and yes after a quick cleaning the bore is nice and shiny, used but not abused. And according to my research this Colt was made in 1927, the first year of this model.
Going to get a set of repro grips too, not sure if I should shoot it with these grips if they are jade. The left side grip doesn't quite fit at the heel and it's obvious these are 'home' made, but they sure are unusual. Even if they aren't jade, I think I just got the best deal I've ever found at a gun show.
Seller says, "Yeah, can you guess what those grips are made of?"
I look again, feel them, "Wow are these some kind of stone?"
Seller says "I'm pretty sure those are jade."
It's a neat old Colt. I have zero use for an Official Police in .32-20. But it's a Colt and the price is shockingly low. I ask if I can check the action. No endshake. Bank vault tight on all chambers. Hmmmm. Checkered hammer, trigger and latch. Feels good in my hand. OK I want it.
The original owner was some sort of Wyoming 'rock hound' I'm going to find out a little more about the guy. Justin also offered to have a geologist friend take a look at the grips for me, if they are for real they are probably worth more than I paid for the revolver.
Which was $275
I need to buy a lotto ticket. Maybe I can win back the $42 I spent on a single box of ammo for this old wheel gun. Found a holster for five bucks, fits it really well. Oh and yes after a quick cleaning the bore is nice and shiny, used but not abused. And according to my research this Colt was made in 1927, the first year of this model.Going to get a set of repro grips too, not sure if I should shoot it with these grips if they are jade. The left side grip doesn't quite fit at the heel and it's obvious these are 'home' made, but they sure are unusual. Even if they aren't jade, I think I just got the best deal I've ever found at a gun show.
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