Post by mbaneacp on Oct 29, 2014 23:55:00 GMT -5
So I'm at an undisclosed location in the Midwest trying to work a deal on a new series... I'm at a friend's gunshop who does a lot of business with police departments on old confiscated guns...we're shooting the bull and I'm halfway looking at he dregs of the last lot. Go ahead and check out what's left, my friend said. He hadn't had a chance to really sort through it. Like bobbing for apples. One apple at the bottom caught my eye...I fished out a grungy nickel-plated 4-inch revolver and held it up for him to see. "Whatcha got?" he asked. Triple-Lock, I said. Early model...original grips...in better shape than it looks. I ran the action and it was like it just came off the assembly line in 1908. Sharp rifling...little pitting in the barrel...dark, but looked like it would clean up. Not sure about the nickel...it wasn't flaking off that I could see, but you'd need to give it a thorough cleaning to really tell.
I told him I'd take it as is, as soon as he decided what to do with it. Got my fingers crossed. If I get it, I'll post pixs here. Been a looooooooong time since I stumbled on one of those old dogs!
Michael B
I told him I'd take it as is, as soon as he decided what to do with it. Got my fingers crossed. If I get it, I'll post pixs here. Been a looooooooong time since I stumbled on one of those old dogs!
Michael B
