sixer
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Post by sixer on Feb 21, 2018 18:48:19 GMT -5
Sorry guys, I added some details. Chambered in .44? Of course .44 special |
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Post by newrugersafan on Feb 22, 2018 20:25:06 GMT -5
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Odin
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Post by Odin on Feb 22, 2018 20:30:30 GMT -5
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Post by kings6 on Feb 22, 2018 21:12:30 GMT -5
David Clements is well presented on most of these guns by way of his hammers and triggers. For me, his contribution of these two parts is key to any of my old model guns.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Feb 23, 2018 1:26:11 GMT -5
I wanna see what folks have had done for No. 5 recreations of the Mother of All Single Actions..... I'll start.... I wish I had this one back....I bought it from our fearless leader 2Dogs years ago and was my introduction to the man...the legend. I've learned over time it may not be so much what the gun is but the story behind it and getting your hands on it..... This one is chambered in .44 Special by David Clements. Does not have the fancy cylinder release....  Sorry for the cut and paste job but &%@!&** Facebook still has my pics and I just screenshot it.... Couple additional details on this sixgun. The stocks are fancy pecan by my brother. Very few people are lucky enough to have some of his craftsmanship. This little 44 Special was ridiculously accurate. Between relays on the police range I would clean the 8” falling plate rack from seated back rest over and over at 100 yards. I got bored with that and worked with it until I could pretty reliably keep an 8” plate in danger at 135 yards. I’ve always said, David Clements sixguns were as accurate as any I have shot. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2018 0:45:07 GMT -5
Robb, any idea who did the rust blue on that Bowen #5?
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Post by kings6 on Mar 1, 2018 1:25:48 GMT -5
I’d have to dig the file out on that one but I think it was Turnbull IF Hamilton didn’t do it in house.
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cubrock
.401 Bobcat
TLA fanatic and all around nice guy....
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Post by cubrock on Mar 5, 2018 21:12:47 GMT -5
I had a Clements #5 several years ago. Found it at a gun show and bought it for a song. Later sold it to help fund a TLA. One of the few I wish I had back, along with the USFA Flat Top Target that helped fund a TLA Flat Top Target. Sigh... Speaking of TLAs, I have a "few" Number Fives by Grover. This one takes the cake, though - the prototype, serial number K1. Engraved by Dan Love.  |
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Post by kings6 on Mar 5, 2018 23:14:44 GMT -5
It’s just a matter of time Steve, until it migrates West!😊
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Post by singleaction on Mar 5, 2018 23:42:01 GMT -5
Wrong post.
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Post by singleaction on Mar 5, 2018 23:45:08 GMT -5
How about some details on this beauty?!!! |
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eskimo36
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Post by eskimo36 on Mar 6, 2018 6:58:14 GMT -5
I had a Clements #5 several years ago. Found it at a gun show and bought it for a song. Later sold it to help fund a TLA. One of the few I wish I had back, along with the USFA Flat Top Target that helped fund a TLA Flat Top Target. Sigh... Speaking of TLAs, I have a "few" Number Fives by Grover. This one takes the cake, though - the prototype, serial number K1. Engraved by Dan Love. That plum frame just adds to that gun. |
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cubrock
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Post by cubrock on Mar 6, 2018 8:54:08 GMT -5
It’s just a matter of time Steve, until it migrates West!😊 LOL. You are probably right, Robb! Before there was TLA, Grover made an attempt at his perfect sixgun, inspired by Keith's #5. In the late 60s, he had a 2nd Gen Colt New Frontier in .44 Special engraved and stocked by master Horacio Q. Acevedo. The stocks are engraved ivory with sterling silver butt caps. www.acevedorestorationandengraving.com/history.html Grover added his own custom touches, most notably a custom base pin and welding the base pin plunger hole up and adding a black powder style base pin screw. While it isn't a #5 by any stretch, it is interesting to see an early stop on his quest for the perfect sixgun. I've debated whether to keep them together, when the time comes to rehome them. I've also debated carrying and shooting the mess out of the Colt, just as Keith did with his #5. If I went the latter route, I'd probably have the hammer color case hardened, though it goes well as is with the silver butt caps. I'll most likely just leave it like it is and never shoot it, though.  |
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Post by potatojudge on Mar 6, 2018 10:47:59 GMT -5
Cubrock, what I wouldn't give to spend a day going through your safe(s)!
Interesting the prototype No 5 doesn't have what we classically think of as a "No 5" front sight.
Also, any chance we could get a pic of the butt cap on that NF? It looks like each ivory panel has it's own half-moon cap? I've always liked the look of a butt cap, mostly on older S&W DA guns.
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cubrock
.401 Bobcat
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Post by cubrock on Mar 6, 2018 12:21:37 GMT -5
Cubrock, what I wouldn't give to spend a day going through your safe(s)! Interesting the prototype No 5 doesn't have what we classically think of as a "No 5" front sight. Also, any chance we could get a pic of the butt cap on that NF? It looks like each ivory panel has it's own half-moon cap? I've always liked the look of a butt cap, mostly on older S&W DA guns. Yes, each panel has its own half-moon cap. I just looked and don't have pics of the bottom that would show this. I'll have to take one when I can dig the gun out again. K1 was hand built, along with two other prototypes that went to other people involved in the project (Keith DeHart and Dan Love, off the top of my head). There are definite differences between them and what would later become standard configuration of the TLA Number Five. For that matter, most of the early guns (pre-1990 or so) have differences compared to the later guns, when Grover moved to his new shop in the early 1990s. If you are ever out NC way, give me a shout and we can dig through the safe together. It probably isn't as impressive as you might imagine, but it would be fun for both of us, nonetheless.  |
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