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Post by mike454 on Jan 17, 2023 14:13:56 GMT -5
Not sure if it can be made out, but here is an early 50 special still marked as a 44 magnum. I believe this gun to be a best quality, I have also seen a best quality 44 russian that still has the 44 magnum markings. I mocked the cover up for my avatar. It is a Best Grade. One of the first. Good read about the NRA convention Hamilton took it to… Is the rear sight on that gun a Millet?
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Post by gunsbam45 on Jan 17, 2023 16:53:24 GMT -5
OK. Thanks for the clarification guys. I have probably seen others before now, but just didn't look close enough to realize the frame markings were not changed.
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Post by bushog on Jan 17, 2023 18:46:26 GMT -5
I own that one… I mocked the cover up for my avatar. It is a Best Grade. One of the first. Good read about the NRA convention Hamilton took it to… Is the rear sight on that gun a Millet? Yes
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Post by mike454 on Jan 17, 2023 19:04:09 GMT -5
That always throws me off, I always assume it's a Bowen sight, making me think it's a later post '95 gun.
All the other 50 specials of this pattern I'm aware of have factory ruger rear sights.
I had Bowen add his rear sight to mine when it was down to him for a little work.
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Post by Fowler on Jan 18, 2023 14:23:20 GMT -5
That always throws me off, I always assume it's a Bowen sight, making me think it's a later post '95 gun. All the other 50 specials of this pattern I'm aware of have factory ruger rear sights. I had Bowen add his rear sight to mine when it was down to him for a little work. That is a sexy little beast of a gun I tell you...
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Post by cubrock on Jan 18, 2023 18:45:07 GMT -5
Yeah, it doesn't get much better than that.
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Post by gunsbam45 on Jan 19, 2023 12:45:38 GMT -5
mike454, Were those black micarta grips done in house at BCA?
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Post by mike454 on Jan 19, 2023 14:22:04 GMT -5
mike454, Were those black micarta grips done in house at BCA? Either in house or Persinger. Hamilton said he couldn't be sure even with the gun in hand. These guns seemed to be pretty much the house pattern for the early best quality guns. I know of 5 or 6 that have been done out of about 18 best quality pieces that have come out of the shop. Some differences i've seen are that the earlier guns have hand engraved barrel markings and non Turnbull (Pete Mazur?) case coloring, while the later ones had electro chemical markings and Turnbull coloring. Here is one in the white from an early catalog:
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Post by gunsbam45 on Jan 19, 2023 14:56:59 GMT -5
Thanks. This in the white gun looks like it could have grips by Roy with FA hardware. That one of yours is nice. I'd like to see the other side of the grips just to look at the screw.
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Post by mike454 on Jan 19, 2023 21:22:59 GMT -5
Anything is possible on those grips. Not sure when Roy went to the FA hardware, but you see a fair number of brass escutcheons on his earlier work.
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Post by bushog on Jan 19, 2023 22:00:12 GMT -5
Anything is possible on those grips. Not sure when Roy went to the FA hardware, but you see a fair number of brass escutcheons on his earlier work. Here's the flip side of my gun: I’m sure it wasn’t Roy
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Post by mike454 on Jan 19, 2023 22:33:36 GMT -5
Correct for a number of reasons Was trying to point out that FA hardware isn't a reliable indicator of Roy's work.
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Post by kings6 on Jan 19, 2023 23:12:19 GMT -5
But but but——— where is the bisley spurred hammer?😄
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Post by mike454 on Jan 20, 2023 0:22:45 GMT -5
My first thought upon receiving it: "if this gun had a bisley hammer and carved ivory i'd really have something!" luckily I slept on it and decided I could love it just how it is
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Post by gunsbam45 on Jan 20, 2023 8:06:22 GMT -5
That thing looks just as good on the right side as it does the left! Thanks for the pic and the info.
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