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  1. noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Mar 14, 2023

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    OOO... Wryfox!!!

    Neato guns!

    That Colt Model 1903 is fabulous and your original 1863 vintage Colt Model 1860 is the stuff!

    Your Model 1903 is late enough to have my favorite style of stocks and roll markings. Flawless nickel finish is a bonus.

    Only a well-loved Colt Model 1903 lives here; one that was carried extensively at some period in its life. The only thing it offers is perfect function satisfaction.

    Teeners all! 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918.

    Top: Colt Model 1903 from 1916 and a Waltham Crescent Street with Wind Indicator feature from 1915 over - bottom: a Hamilton 992 from 1918 and a Smith & Wesson Model of 1903 .32 S&W Long from 1917. The Smith & Wesson is almost good enough to be a condition rarity for the model.
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    I like the really early Colt Automatics' style of roll markings and the later style of Colt Automatic roll markings. The middle years like mine? Not so much as they lack any style at all.
     
  2. noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Mar 14, 2023

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    I have a friend who keeps bugging me about obtaining a C&R license. He's been after me for years.


    Guess I ought to, huh?
     
  3. Wryfox Mar 14, 2023

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  4. Waltesefalcon Mar 14, 2023

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    I have a C&R it certainly makes life easier, especially if you buy online.

    Wry, I love your single action.
     
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  5. Wryfox Mar 14, 2023

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    Hey Babe, do you like my new Ivory shoes with this black dress?
    My Dear, you would look good in anything......::love::

    1st Gen Colt SAA in 45 Colt, birthed in 1904, deep pooled charcoal black finish sometime after. What beautiful gal doesn't enjoy a makeover every once in a while? Genuine Colt Ivory grips(SAA 2nd gen but a perfect fit on this 1st gen). Action tuning to die for. Light and airy with a hint of readiness for what may come....

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  6. lindo Mar 14, 2023

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    I fell in love with old Colts around the age of ten. That was a long time ago, when Western movies were a feature of every Saturday afternoon for me and my friends.

    Although in those days all we saw on screen were .45 Peacemakers, I was captivated by the first Navy model I saw in a country pub which had a small display of bushranger relics. There had been a notable gunfight outside its doors in 1865 between a local mounted policeman and a bushranger, which ended when the cop was killed. The bushranger was later captured and hanged.

    I loved the octagonal barrel of the Navy Colt, and when I was old enough to start an antique gun collection, a Navy was one of my first acquisitions. Over the years I have bought, repaired and enjoyed restoring a lot of them.

    This is the only one left in the collection, which I reduced to just a few old favourites some time ago. The collectors amongst you will recognise it as a London made Navy in its original case. I bought it with a full set of original accessories - including the .36 Eley paper cartridges, a spare mainspring, two Colt stamped nipples and even its original key.

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  7. Waltesefalcon Mar 14, 2023

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    Lindo, that is a beautiful piece. I can see why you kept it.
     
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  8. pbook4g5 Mar 14, 2023

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    I’ve got a 1989 Winchester Model 94 AE XTR and a 1955-57? Remington 870 Wingmaster 16ga and a couple of modern Walther pistols (P99AS 9mm and a P22).

    I built a few ARs in college but I got rid of them. Kind of want to get back into that but prices and parts are stupid. And I’d rather save that money for watches.


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  9. Waltesefalcon Mar 14, 2023

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    Since Wry keeps showing off his SAAs, here is my one entry, a Bisley made in 1905 and chambered in 32-20. The stocks were made by a pal of mine in AZ.
     
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  10. Wryfox Mar 15, 2023

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    I always wanted a Bisley but they just don't seem to turn up here in Florida. They were a sizeable chunk of the total population of SAAs, so where are they?!

    I had a std SAA years ago in 32-20. Cool little cartridge. To me, the extra barrel weight of the smaller bore gives a better balance than the 45. It went with my Win 1873 in the same caliber.:thumbsup:
     
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  11. Waltesefalcon Mar 15, 2023

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    I have to agree with the heavier barrel giving a better balance. The other thing I like about the Bisley model is the improved ergonomics. The grip angle looks a bit extreme but is very comfortable, the wide trigger is better than the standard narrow one, and the hammer gives just a tad more leverage when cocking.
     
  12. Wryfox Mar 15, 2023

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    Yeah, no doubt about the ergonomics The original model feels great but does jump and turn in the hand. Bisley model solved that. The hammer for sure is much easier to cock. The only thing about it is that as much as the original model looks cool, the Bisley looks a bit....goofy.:p

    Still want one.....
     
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  13. Wryfox Mar 15, 2023

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    Wonderful Wood Wednesday (didn't know that was a thing, didja? well now it is:D)

    1952 Win 94 w/ nicely figured feather burl stock. 1st 2 pics are dull fluorescent kitchen light. But the next with nice sunlight...:eek:

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  14. Waltesefalcon Mar 16, 2023

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    It could be said that I have a thing for Colt revolvers. Being made in 1954, this is one of my newer ones, a Colt 3-5-7, the forerunner of both the Python and the Trooper.
     
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  15. Wryfox Mar 17, 2023

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    RARE bird there, Waltese, for sure. It's really a Python in sheeps clothing. It was the middle child in the lineup that never got the recognition it deserved. I don't think I've seen more than one or two on a gunshow table in my whole life, yet I've seen 100s if not thousands of Pythons. Only 15k 357s made vs 500k+ Pythons, and the Pythons are the big money. Crazy.

    I owned an 8" Python 20 years ago(big sigh) in 38spl. A very cool target model. I paid $175 for it, and sold it for the same about a year later because I thought it was too heavy.(even bigger sigh).:(
     
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  16. noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Mar 17, 2023

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    Here's the brother to Waltesefalcon's 4-inch, a 6-inch 3 5 7 also from 1954.
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  17. Waltesefalcon Mar 17, 2023

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    Ohh, a Python in .38 spl, that's a pretty rare one too.

    I've owned two Pythons, but this is the only 3-5-7 that I've owned.

    Edit: Noelekal, I was mentioning yours in my response to Wry. You beat me to the submit button though.
     
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  18. noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Mar 17, 2023

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    I was reading your mind this morning.
     
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  19. Waltesefalcon Mar 17, 2023

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    That you were.
     
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  20. Waltesefalcon Mar 17, 2023

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    Because I think the 4" 3-5-7 looks slightly unbalanced with the large target stocks, I decided to try something. I pulled out my 3rd Issue Officer's Model, and swapped the stocks from it with the 3-5-7's. The first photo is the Officer's Model, and them it and the 3-5-7 wearing each other's shoes. I think the 3-5-7 looks rather good with the smaller stocks. Sadly the right stock from the 3-5-7 doesn't quite fit the Officer's Model.
     
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