What "Unique" factory guns do you own??
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Okiecruffler
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Well, not really rare, but few have them. My Savage Striker in .308 with a custom paint job from Okieballistics.
22-rimfire
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I don't own any rare guns. Uncommon perhaps. I have a 2.5" Colt Diamondback in 22LR and the original Colt Trooper in 22LR.
magnumman44
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I have never seen another S&W 629 CL DX with 8 3/8" barrel.
Educate me...what is pinned and recessed?
Educate me...what is pinned and recessed?
woad_yurt
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My two unique-est....
Below is an H&R 676 double action convertible with a 12' barrel & 2 cylinders for .22LR and .22WMR. Not unique but not common, either. It shoots like a rifle, pretty much.
Not unique, either, but interesting, nonetheless, a very early Whitney Wolverine made before they got sued and had to remove the word "Wolverine" from the gun.
Cpirtle: I love your plated Whitney. I'll trade!
Below is an H&R 676 double action convertible with a 12' barrel & 2 cylinders for .22LR and .22WMR. Not unique but not common, either. It shoots like a rifle, pretty much.
Not unique, either, but interesting, nonetheless, a very early Whitney Wolverine made before they got sued and had to remove the word "Wolverine" from the gun.
Cpirtle: I love your plated Whitney. I'll trade!
ACORN
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The chambers are counter-bored and the barrel is retained with a cross-pin.
Bob R
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I think pictures work much better tha words for this. The blue Model 57 is pinned (cross pin in frame just ahead of cylinder gap) and recessed (cylinder chambers counter bored so the rim of the bullet sets flush into the cylinder). The nickle Model 57 isn't pinned or recessed.
hope this answers the question.
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Thanks W. Yurt for the offer but I think I'll hang onto mine.
Oddly eough I saw an original blued Wolverine this weekend at the Medina (OH) show. It was in maybe 80% condition and the guy was asking $500. I actually thought about it for a second..
Oddly eough I saw an original blued Wolverine this weekend at the Medina (OH) show. It was in maybe 80% condition and the guy was asking $500. I actually thought about it for a second..
magnumman44
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Thanks... I understand pinned and recessed now!! Great job using pics to illistrate the point, also. I appreciate the respectful help that many THR members can provide...unlike some others.....
loneviking
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Colt Peacekeeper with a 6 inch barrel. Only made for a couple of years. Bought it new and I've carried it for about 22 years now...
45Broomhandle
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1950s Single-Shot Pistol
Kinda' unique is this S-M Sporter from 1953. It's a .22rf single-shot that was only offered for that one year. Named for Sydney Manson, Pres. of the company, and it was co-designed by W.H.B. Smith, a well-known gun-guru of that era, along with others.
At most, only 600 were produced, according to various accounts. Even Manson admitted in a later interview that the gun had immediate flaws come to light and its sale was discontinued. Replacement parts were not available so if it quit working the majority were trashed.
This one is in excellent condition. Appears to even be unfired. At bottom is a copy of an advertisement for it in The American Rifleman.
Best regards from "The Gunshine State" ~ ~ ~ 45Broomhandle
Kinda' unique is this S-M Sporter from 1953. It's a .22rf single-shot that was only offered for that one year. Named for Sydney Manson, Pres. of the company, and it was co-designed by W.H.B. Smith, a well-known gun-guru of that era, along with others.
At most, only 600 were produced, according to various accounts. Even Manson admitted in a later interview that the gun had immediate flaws come to light and its sale was discontinued. Replacement parts were not available so if it quit working the majority were trashed.
This one is in excellent condition. Appears to even be unfired. At bottom is a copy of an advertisement for it in The American Rifleman.
Best regards from "The Gunshine State" ~ ~ ~ 45Broomhandle
Gator
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Actually the 8 3/8" 629 "no-dash" was in production for one year only, making it the rarest of the P&R'd 629s, but a lot more than 200 were made.
madcratebuilder
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A wartime commercial (1915) broomhandle C96. It gets a lot of looks at the range. A M19 and M27 with 5 inch barrels, don't see many of those.
45Broomhandle
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Flattened Revolvers?
I collect single-shot .22rf guns. Below are an old S&W Model of 91 and a Colt Camp Perry. Both guns were built on revolver frames. Note the Smith still retains the revolver recoil shields.
Have factory letters on both. Colt was shipped 1934 to a Fort Worth dealer. The Smith was shipped 1901 to a Philadelphia dealer. There were 2,525 Camp Perrys made between 1920 and 1941. According to Supica's S&W book there were only 862 of the Model of 91 made. Letter says they were made between 1893 and 1905.
They may not be really "unique," but they're certainly scarce. Nice collectible investments.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ 45Broomhandle
"Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music." ~ ~ ~ George Carlin
I collect single-shot .22rf guns. Below are an old S&W Model of 91 and a Colt Camp Perry. Both guns were built on revolver frames. Note the Smith still retains the revolver recoil shields.
Have factory letters on both. Colt was shipped 1934 to a Fort Worth dealer. The Smith was shipped 1901 to a Philadelphia dealer. There were 2,525 Camp Perrys made between 1920 and 1941. According to Supica's S&W book there were only 862 of the Model of 91 made. Letter says they were made between 1893 and 1905.
They may not be really "unique," but they're certainly scarce. Nice collectible investments.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ 45Broomhandle
"Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music." ~ ~ ~ George Carlin
briansp82593
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Ive been wanting one of those so bad!!
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