Ulysses S. Grant's engraved ivory handle NMA's

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Patocazador said:
Gorgeous! :thumbup::thumbup:
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Yes, but those are safe queens, never to be shot or even handled, or hardly ever displayed. Everyone has their vision of the perfect gun, and mine are comparably inexpensive modern Pietta 1851 Navy .36 types in which parts are readily interchangeable so as to create many ACW versions, both Union and Confederate, and they can be shot with few concerns.

Thanks to Maint1517 for first posting about this set in another thread. Some times one thread overruns another.

I no longer belong to NRA, 2AF, GOA, or any other gun organization because once they get their hooks into you, you will get monthly phone calls for additional "donations", and they give your phone number to folks like the Alaska State Troopers and similar organizations, and other folks looking for similar donations. I used to kowtow to it years ago but they never ceased, so I quit. I am on SS and don't have the funds these days.

Sorry if this offends some folks.

Jim
 
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Saw that in the latest American Rifleman! What an awesome brace of revolvers and so aesthetically pleasing with the engraving and the blued finish with the carved ivory stocks!
 
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He also had.....

Ulysses S. Grant: .32 Rimfire S&W Model 1 ½ In 1870, Ulysses S. Grant obtained a second-generation Smith and Wesson Model 1-½ with gold inlays in .32 rimfire. The Model 1-½ was an early Smith and Wesson concealed carry pistol, and was a tip-up break action, carrying five of .32 rimfire. That cartridge was eventually converted to centerfire for the third generation of Model 1-½, and dubbed .32 S&W aka .32 Short. The pistol was eventually donated to the National Firearms Museum by the Grant family.. Continue reading at: http://aliengearholsters.com/blog/concealed-carry-weapons-of-us-presidents/
 
These all look like guns I would like to take to the Range with 1 pound of swiss 3f and shoot them all day starting in the morning and finishing right before sunset.
 
Naw, I keep and admire them, show em to my friends, then sell em and use the funds for guns to shoot. It would be nice to hold them in your hands. Daboy, one really fine looking gun. Thanks for the post.
 
Just a little too baroque to be taken seriously.

Tarted-up cartel pimp guns that have the look of something only looked at. A nonshooter’s wet dream. I’d be pleased to own them though and then I could sell them for the big bucks to buy something a good deal less ostentatious and actually fo-real.
 
Choctaw said:
I'm more of a working gun kind of guy. Overly pretty guns bore me somewhat.
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I sorta get that. I respect very much the craftsmanship, the artistry and skill some of those 19th century artists like Nimshke had, but generally the guns I use and like are fairly plain, only a inherited Browning Auto 5 has any engraving, which was very common on that particular longarm.
 
Working guns can look nice. Don't go hunting with a gun that would embarrass your dog. ;)
 
Tommygunn said:
I sorta get that. I respect very much the craftsmanship, the artistry and skill some of those 19th century artists like Nimshke had, but generally the guns I use and like are fairly plain, only a inherited Browning Auto 5 has any engraving, which was very common on that particular longarm.
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Well, I jumped ahead of myself. I do think finely engraved pistols, shotguns and rifles (especially double rifles) are fascinating pieces. However, I have never had a desire to own such a gun. I'm a pretty simple man (just ask my wife).

Paul, I have found all kinds of different ways to embarrass my dog. She now just pities me with those sad eyes of hers. :(
 
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