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Post by Stump Buster on Jul 29, 2019 21:54:25 GMT -5
+18 or +19 (wherever we're at right now) for the privilege of giving Mr. Keith's Colt a good home.
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Post by shphntr on Jul 29, 2019 22:29:57 GMT -5
Started reading Elmer's articles at the age of 15 and I'll be 62 this September. Also a Past Master of my Lodge so the Colt would be priceless.
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Post by kings6 on Jul 29, 2019 22:56:45 GMT -5
Hijack! Please tell us about the ram in your avatar!
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Post by coldtriggerfinger on Jul 30, 2019 3:01:06 GMT -5
The 44 mag. Multiple reasons. Elmer only hunted 1 time in Southeast. Almost got hisself kilt by a bear at the head of Sitkoh Bay. A place I've hunted many times. He never came back to Southeast. He would hunt the Interior where he could ride horses. Who in their right mind wouldn't want a fine custom 44 mag. Don't like the 44 special cart very much. I'm not a mason. I would Really like a fine custom revolver to pack around.
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Post by Rimfire69 on Jul 30, 2019 6:36:23 GMT -5
The Colt with much thought. I like colts, I like Elmer, and I would shoot it and carry it a little too.
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Post by seancass on Jul 30, 2019 6:37:34 GMT -5
Interesting read! I'd definitely pick the magnum and I'd definitely shoot it every chance I got!
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Post by buzz1761 on Jul 30, 2019 6:42:20 GMT -5
Elmer's because of the history.
Buzz
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Post by Joe S. on Jul 30, 2019 12:42:16 GMT -5
I was leaning towards the Ruger until you said Elmer Keith with provenance. I dont care for the fixed sights but I’d make an exception for what it is.
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Post by Fowler on Jul 30, 2019 13:20:26 GMT -5
The Kieth gun any day, I have guns to shoot if need be. I can buy or build another Bowen but a piece from a historical figure who I admire who liked the gun enough to shoot it a lot and put a lot of honest wear on the gun, that is something that couldn't be replaced. YMMV...
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Post by contender on Jul 30, 2019 13:26:36 GMT -5
With Elmer Keith being responsible for so much history revolving around handgunning,, to own a gun he once owned & used would be a treasure for me. As noted by many here,, you do not get many chances like this to own a true piece of history. And,, you will eventually get the pleasure of passing it along to another person who also appreciates such history. The Colt by a LONG mile!
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Post by 500fksjr on Jul 30, 2019 16:20:20 GMT -5
The executor on the estate of an unidentified gun collector calls you. He informs you that you have been bequeathed one of two firearms. You may choose either revolver with one condition. Neither you, your heirs nor any successor in interest may derive any monetary value from the revolver you choose. You may donate it or bequeath it by you cannot sell it or use it as collateral for a loan. The first revolver is a Best Grade Ruger Single Action Bisley in .44 Magnum crafted by Hamilton Bowen with stocks by Roy Fishpaw. It has not been fired. The second is a well worn Colt Single Action in .44 Special attributable to the ownership and use by Elmer Keith. The ivory grips with Masonic inlays show lots of use as does the finish. The provenance for each revolver is documented and verified. Which would you choose and, equally, important why? What did the person gifting to you, Mean to you?? What was there impact on your life? What did they favor? This may help in your choosing...
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Post by hughree on Jul 31, 2019 5:56:19 GMT -5
[/quote]What did the person gifting to you, Mean to you?? What was there impact on your life? What did they favor? This may help in your choosing...[/quote] Ding, ding, ding! The questions by 500fksjr go to the heart of my hypothetical question. To be clear, I am not in line to inherit a Bowen or Elmer's gun. A bowling ball or Elmer's glue would be more likely. I posed the question after ruminating about how and why I value the firearms that I own, how my loved ones, particularly my young grandsons might value them and, most importantly, if I can communicate those values to them through the firearms I either give them now or leave to them later. A variation of the same question would substitute the Bowen revolver with any modern firearm (customized by the gunsmith of your choice) and replacing Keith's revolver with the firearm carried by your father or grandfather during combat. Perhaps one that saved their lives. Our our freedoms.
Or the single barrel shotgun that your grandfather used to feed the family during the Great Depression. Or the single shot .22 your father used to teach you to shoot straight. Literally and figuratively. Or the first firearm you purchased with your own hard earned dollars. You get the idea. What do we value most? And why?
My hope is that my grandsons will ask the same questions as 500fksfr. About every gun they receive. And the grandfather who gave them.
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Post by CraigC on Jul 31, 2019 10:12:10 GMT -5
I already have a Best Grade .44 Bisley, with grips by Fishpaw's former apprentice, so for me it's easy to choose the Colt. Were it not for that fact, I'd have a hard time deciding but there's a good chance I'd choose the Bowen.
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Post by matt56 on Jul 31, 2019 11:19:37 GMT -5
I’d take the ruger and shoot it. Buy the gun not the story.
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Post by mike454 on Jul 31, 2019 11:46:46 GMT -5
Sometimes the story is the best part, Especially if it can be verified. I have a Bowen best quality, 3 of Elmer's guns and also a few guns from Ross Seyfried, but I think I'd still take the 44 special.
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