Show us your Guns!

[MikePotts]

Inspired by Walter's pics. Here's one that's vintage...in spirit anyway!

Older Wilson Combat 'Professional' with Kramer leather, Mallory 15 'Pliafelt' and one of Burt Avedon's linen Safari shirts.

 

[TPD166]

Carried much and shot little, factory shrouded Colt Cobra (mnf'd 1964) and Lewis Police Special cross-draw holster.

 

[DeaconKC]

Oh Robert, I do love guns with honest wear on them.

 

[Oldsarge]

Yes! As someone once wrote into my blog, it's not that old guns are better but they have more soul. It's all about the soul.

 

[TPD166]

I agree - I no longer have any guns that are "too pretty to carry."

Yes! As someone once wrote into my blog, it's not that old guns are better but they have more soul. It's all about the soul.

Oh Robert, I do love guns with honest wear on them.

 

[Kirk H.]

Carried much and shot little, factory shrouded Colt Cobra (mnf'd 1964) and Lewis police Special cross-draw holster.

OK Robert, I am now drooling. Beautiful!!!

 

[DeaconKC]

Picked up an ATI 1911 yesterday, an extremely well-fitted gun, despite it's low cost. Pictured with a Remington R1 1911 that is going through a slow series of upgrades.

 

[kampkatz]

Picked up an ATI 1911 yesterday, an extremely well-fitted gun, despite it's low cost. Pictured with a Remington R1 1911 that is going through a slow series of upgrades.

Deacon, what material is the inlaid Celtic cross on the handgrip?

 

[DeaconKC]

Deacon, what material is the inlaid Celtic cross on the handgrip?

It is supposed to be ivory, but I suspect for the cost of the grips,[$12] it is a polymer. Had the engraving done, an the store wasn't happy with it, so that was no charge!

 

[Landman]

I haven't been around in awhile and was catching up on this thread. Many beautiful guns posted since I last visited!

I noticed there have been a lot of snubbies posted lately. Here is my contribution.

1961 Smith & Wesson Model 37 Airweight. When I found it the finish was gone on it. It look like it had been carried a lot but shot very little. I cleaned it up the best I could then sent it off to Birdsong for their Black-T finish. Black-T can be applied to both steel and aluminum so the finish on the cylinder and frame now match perfectly. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of it before but it was in horrible shape. Normally I wouldn't refinish an older firearm but in this case I thought it couldn't hurt. The grips are original with the serial number on them. The last picture of it is with an El Paso Saddlery holster.

 

[Landman]

Here is another submission for the thread. I had this out last night to clean and snapped a few pictures of it. The pictures don't do it justice. The lighting makes it look like there is some holster wear but there is not. The blueing is beautiful on this pistol. It is a 1969 T-Series Browning Hi Power. I found it about 10 years ago at an estate sale. It was still in its Browning pistol rug with 2 mags and the manual. Looked like it had never been shot. The grips are custom made by Marschal Grips.

 

[heron163]

nothing wrong with re-finishing a beat up gun...

the model 19 just got back from S&W...

 

[DeaconKC]

heron, those are surely fine!

 

[Kirk H.]

Look what followed me home!! A S&W model 65 with a 3 inch barrel and a Ruger Speed Six with a 2 3/4 inch barrel. Also picked up a S&W M&P Victory Revolver with a 2 1/2 inch barrel. It needs some TLC before I post some pictures of it.

 

[DeaconKC]

Kirk, congrats! Those 3" barrel guns with the full length ejector rods are favorites of mine!

 

[green papaya]

Smith & Wesson Chief's Special with original box

 

[TPD166]

I reacquired a M-65 last year after foolishly parting with the one I bought new back in the '80s - the 3" K-frames were some of the best revolvers S&W ever made. I had a Speed-Six back in the day too and it was also traded off for something I can't remember. Congrats on two (three) great finds!

Look what followed me home!! A S&W model 65 with a 3 inch barrel and a Ruger Speed Six with a 2 3/4 inch barrel. Also picked up a S&W M&P Victory Revolver with a 2 1/2 inch barrel. It needs some TLC before I post some pictures of it.

 

[DeaconKC]

Just picked this up for TLOTH as she likes colored guns!

 

[Oldsarge]

LOL! It looks like Marvin the Martian's disintegrator gun. "Feeling lucky, Earthling?"

 

[DeaconKC]

Anybody else done this? Last year I picked up a S&W Model 10-5 n a bargain, sweet trigger, but i had it as trade bait, so never shot it. Wound up trading it and regretted it immediately. Wound up trading for it this last weekend and it shoots like a good S&W K frame should.