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Post by buckheart on Feb 22, 2012 12:13:05 GMT -5
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Post by Lee Martin on Feb 22, 2012 13:05:29 GMT -5
Ah, the old Phelps revolvers. I remember seeing them at gun shows back in the 80's. Big single-actions, but very well made from what I could tell. -Lee www.singleactions.com |
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Post by whitworth on Feb 22, 2012 13:43:18 GMT -5
They are huge!
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cable
.327 Meteor
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Post by cable on Feb 22, 2012 14:29:56 GMT -5
had one, got it from phelps. was interesting to hold. musta weighed 6 pounds. had rifles that were handier. beautifully made. i actually had i a holster that fit it, and a matching knife sheath, for a massive bowie. kinda fun to wear as a joke. hard to keep it from falling down and tripping you. wish i had kept a picture of that whole rig.
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RpR
.30 Stingray
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Post by RpR on Feb 22, 2012 14:59:57 GMT -5
Of the various large frame manufacturers, I wonder how many are out there in total?
That would, or one of the other, be a good candidate for a truly odd ball five shot wild cat.
I know the one manufacturer made five shot 50-110 revolvers.
If I had one and money burning a hole in my pocket, I would have custom stocks made with more wood at the top of the stocks.
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Post by majorKAP on Feb 22, 2012 17:30:04 GMT -5
I notice that the seller is from Ham Bowen's town.
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akray
.30 Stingray
"Alaska is what the Wild West was"
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Post by akray on Feb 22, 2012 18:00:08 GMT -5
I can't see the auction from this computer, but the Phelps revolvers went for about $3000.00 a few years ago.
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Post by 5shooter on Feb 22, 2012 18:10:01 GMT -5
I was checking out the Elmer Keith collection at Cabellas in Boise this morning and there is one in the collection. Elmer cut the 45-70 barrel flush with the ejector housing. The thing is so big it is hard to say how long the ejector housing is, but the barrel is still over 6" long.
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cable
.327 Meteor
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Post by cable on Feb 22, 2012 20:29:26 GMT -5
I was checking out the Elmer Keith collection at Cabellas in Boise this morning and there is one in the collection. Elmer cut the 45-70 barrel flush with the ejector housing. The thing is so big it is hard to say how long the ejector housing is, but the barrel is still over 6" long. Keith also had an original Wilson 45/70 revolver made around the early 1900s; maybe 1906? have seen a picture of him holding it. he had problems with its reliability but liked the idea. at least two folks made these later guns: Phelps, whose guns are steel, and Keck who made the frames of a bronze type alloy. have handled examples of each. liked phelps best for its steel construction. cant remember if the two fellows actually started out together or not. very interesting pieces. |
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Post by Cannon on Feb 22, 2012 23:47:27 GMT -5
Somewhere, I've got a picture I took at the Cody shooting range of a bunch of Kent Lomont's revolvers laid out on a table. As I recall, there were two of the big 45-70's, along with Bowens, Linebaughs, FA's, and a host of others that all showed they had been USED. I recall at least one with the ERH held on with electrical tape. I'll have to see if I can find that photo.
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