Three Gun Sets

[Jeff Timm]

Having been born in the first half of the last century, I can still remember desiring the Browning Three Gun Set.

This was available, pre-GCA '68. It consisted of one Browning Hi-power in 9mm Luger, one Browning .380 (aka 1910) in .380 ACP and one Baby Browning in .25 ACP. Available as a boxed set. It came both service and heavily engraved. The .380 could be had in either alloy or steel frame, as could the Baby.

Perusing the catalogs and such on the internet, I note that only two manufacturers cover such a range of pistols today. Beretta and Taurus. Have I missed any?

Geoff
Who notes Glock can damn near do all three sizes in 9mm !

 

[natedog]

A lot of major gun manufactuers have the 3 sizes for their pistols: full, compact, and subcompact.

 

[JohnKSa]

Kahr and Walther could...

 

[Jeff Timm]

Natedog commented, "A lot of major gun manufactuers have the 3 sizes for their pistols: full, compact, and subcompact."

True, but do they cover .25 ACP, .380 ACP and a major caliber full size service pistol?

The Beretta Bobcat, in .25, the Cheetah in .380 and the Model 92 in 9mm for example.

Geoff
Who notes Colt could have done it, before WWII.

 

[Dr.Rob]

I'd bet somewhere there is a General officer's set from Colt... 1911, 1903 and 1908.

 

[Tamara]

Three gun?

You could get a J, K, L, N, and X-frame from Smith. If they marketed 'em together, that would be a set!

 

[pauli]

True, but do they cover .25 ACP, .380 ACP and a major caliber full size service pistol?

it could be argued that the niches those calibers filled 35 years ago are filled by different caliber today. the tiny pocket pistol is now at least a 32, and probably a 380; the backup might still be a 380, but it's more likely to be a compact 9; the full size pistol, however, hasn't changed so much.

the trend has been towards more gun in a smaller package, and these days, they're actually usable for something other than throwing at your attacker

anyway, my point is to look at the size and role of the weapons, not at the ammunition per se.