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Either that or having a front sight added to a Boomer. Very Nice!
Would probably be relatively easy for a gunsmith to add a white dot front sight to Boomer!
Either that or having a front sight added to a Boomer. Very Nice!
Yes, Vern did the 25/20 too.Did he do the 25-20 also ? The gun S&W should have made instead of the Jet !!!! Did he sleeve the barrel and cylinder down ?
Would probably be relatively easy for a gunsmith to add a white dot front sight to Boomer!
A bog standard Charter Arms .44 Bulldog. I picked it up used, got it for cheap...
It's got "some issues"*, that I'm working through.
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Ejector rod is intermittently "scrapey" feeling when used. Works, but no other revolver I have feels like this. I'll have to, sometime, take it apart, check it out and possibly replace springs.
Lovely guns, both. Osage orange is a photo reactive wood. It will continual darken with light exposure. Honey brown in a few years. Purple black in about 40.@Gordon love the Osage Orange grips! Much blonder than i would have envisioned.
Here is my one and only 44 special, the venerable Rossi M720. Excellent carry piece.
Honey brown also comes in about 50 years if left outside as a fence post... OO is a crazy species. Best firewood ever, as long as you have an enclosed wood stove. Stuff pops and crackles like Rice Krispies.Lovely guns, both. Osage orange is a photo reactive wood. It will continual darken with light exposure. Honey brown in a few years. Purple black in about 40.
Beautiful pieces of craftmanship. I would take any one of them in a heartbeat.Howdy
In the beginning, there was the Smith and Wesson 44 Hand Ejector 1st Model, also known as the New Century, but popularly known as the Triple Lock.
This well worn Triple Lock shipped in 1907. One year before they were officially cataloged. Notice the barrel marking says 44 S&W CTG (short for cartridge). This was before they started marking them 44 S&W SPECIAL CTG, as the later ones were marked. I found this one on the white elephant table of a local auction, because the finish was so worn. I got it for a song. Worn as it is on the outside, it still locks up tight and shoots great.
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This Target Model Triple Lock is a little bit more scarce than the standard fixed sight models. It shipped in 1913. Notice the barrel marking now says 44 S&W SPECIAL CTG.
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This nickel plated Triple Lock shipped in 1915.
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When S&W introduced the 44 Hand Ejector, 2nd Model, in 1915, they did away with the complicated 3rd lock and the under barrel lug that housed it. This resulted in a factory price reduction from $21 to $19. This equates to $54.44 in today's currency.
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In 1926, Texas dealer Wolff & Klar requested an update to the 44 Hand Ejector line. They requested a return to the under barrel lug, although the third lock was not reintroduced. (It never was) This very funky 44 Hand Ejector, 3rd Model, also known as the Model 1926 for the year it was introduced, was carried during WWII by an officer. The grips are very worn, and it has been refinished with nickel plating. Somewhere I have the holster that came with it. This one shipped in 1929.
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This 44 Hand Ejector 4th Model shipped in 1955. After 1957 this model became known as the Model 24.
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A bit more recent, this Model 624 shipped in 1985. I substituted Magna grips for the original over sized target grips.
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Thanks... Like I need more revolvers. That 44 special gp100 looks like a real sweet carry gun, I'll add it to my listI'll play. Charter Arms Bulldog.
Ruger GP100.