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Let me extend my condolences in your loss. I always called my Father “Dad” and like you, it was as he wished. He was a D-Day veteran and I lost him in the Spring of 2017 at age 91. Your Father was just a couple of years older than I am and we came along at a time when revolvers were what made...

In my days @ Wake Forest, we had cigarette machines at each dorm… 25 cents! Now even the machines are illegal in many places! A few years ago I saw loose cigarettes sold in a Bahamas bar as “onesies” for a dollar each! 😜 🐸

There ya go! “Back in the day” folks like J&G would sell a police trade in Model 28 for peanuts and even had them without barrels for less. The same was true for Model 10s, etc. If you wanted a custom gun, or a race gun built for competition, the dollars made sense. 🧐 As I mentioned earlier...

That would be a definite yes. Somewhere around the first or second week in September IIRC. 🐸

Well 47K, I was going to procrastinate, but I never got around to it! 😜 Froggie 🐸

Speaking of making it to places Jebus35745, I’m still thinking about your Ohio Gatherings. Do you guys admit amphibians? When and where is the next one planned for? 🐸

jcelect hit another point I espouse. Will the final result be something you actually want when it’s done? I’ve seen several strange builds for sale that lead me to ask myself “Why?” And as jcelect suggested, they can’t even recover the money they dumped into labor much less total cost of the...

I’m somewhat behind the curve on I frame prices, having only bought 1 in the last few years. Since it was sort of rare and on my “ list” I paid a premium for it… but I wanted it! As for the RP in question, I’d be comfortable @$500 and maybe @$550, but I’d have to really want it @$600, but then...

I refer back to Froggie Rule #23… the part that says “if the product is a gun so expensive in its factory version…” and say, I’d change 1 thing and go ahead. Buy a (relatively) cheap Mod 28 cylinder through GunChoker or fleaBay and save the original take off barrel and cylinder so the gun can...

SPC, since your K22 Masterpiece falls into that time frame, it has some specific features. These revolvers are sometimes referred to as “narrow rib” guns because they came before the heavier barrels (early ‘50s on) that had a wider rib to complement their heavier barrels. The pride of...

Thanks, Gary. I guess I’ll have to have the number run on the later one. From all reports I’ve gotten, though, these guns were popular and seldom stayed long on the shelf before shipping, so it’s sounding more like 1948 all the time! 🐸

That pleasure went both ways, Dan. You were one of the earliest welcomes and the things I got from you, especially those of Journals, added to my info background. Only you can know what kind of help you provided. Best regards, Charlie 🐸

David, it’s good to “bump into” you again my friend…it’s been far too long. From what you are saying here, it is highly likely that K49993 and K64401 shipped in 1948, unless they somehow got stuck back on a shelf and shipped later. Is this correct? This agrees with other (non official) info...

Yep, $45 was the last “good” price I saw for primers right before they went berserk. I guess I should have bought more then. 🧐 🐸

Going out on a limb here, but I seem to recall bullet starters like that used with some dueling pistols. The most undeniable fact is that is definitely a bullet starter. Some of the very best were rifled to match the barrel and had 3-4 pins in the starter to match holes in the face of the...

I too hope that Gary is referring to the value of the grips rather than the gun. IMHO, that gun without grips wouldn’t lose half of its value. YMMV. 🐸

Well, I just got back yesterday from 5 glorious days at the S&WCA Symposium. I met a huge number of folks I previously knew only by screen name and enjoyed getting to know them all “for real”. One of the highlights of the week was getting to meet and chat with the Big Gorilla himself! I found...

In some respects I would have to agree, in fact I sold 2 HFTs in favor of my early post War. k22, but for EDC, the I frames (and some Js) just suit me better. My ‘50 vintage 32 HE my ‘53 Baby Chiefs Special carry well and shoot accurately, and give me assurance of being sufficiently well armed...

Many years ago I was all excited about the Handgun Silhouette game, and figured a TC Contender in 32-20 would be the very thing. However, when I approached no less personage than Skeeter Skelton (who had written much about his love of the 32-20) he surprised me by shutting down the idea in...

In a rare event, I got interested in the early 32s when most people didn’t know what an I frame was! I did sell off a couple to friends and family, but with surprising prescience, I’ve held on to most of them. When that recurring question, “What is the last gun you would sell?” arises, my 32...