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Posted: 2/24/2009 2:16:18 PM EDT
[Last Edit: coctailer]
What you guys think?
I'm debating on taking my Browning HiPower and making it more Retro. Like get the old safety lever and heck, even some old sights. I'm not sure about the sights because the front is dovetailed on mine. I'm so fed up with the trigger pull on it, that I'm probably going to try and change the mainspring and possible some other things. So while I'm at it, maybe I can make it more retro. I'm not real fond of the stock grips, but I'm not sure what aftermarket stocks would be period correct. 1972. The year I was born. Are there parts out there that I could do this you think? Anyone else have a project, picture or whatever that would further the discussion of "Retro Handguns"? I realize there are already some pistols pics posted with their coinciding rifles, but I thought we could start a more in depth thread about them. |
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Posted: 2/24/2009 3:58:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: jtb0311]
[#1]
I think it's a great idea keeping such a thing in here rather than letting it get overwhelmed in the handgun or 1911 section. Of course, we will have to define (once again) what "retro" means vis a vis handguns... I think something like this (don't mind the YB rear sight)
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Posted: 2/24/2009 4:33:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: hk45shooter]
[#2]
Sorry to be the party pooper here, but this section is for Retro ARs. I think it has been discussed before about discussing other retro things in here, & it did not fly.
If you broaden the Retro forum to anything retro, next thing you know we'll be discussing Retro furniture. You know the gaudy looking chrome kitchen table & chairs. 
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Posted: 2/24/2009 5:09:12 PM EDT
[#3]
Hey,
Chrome table legs and chairs were at least made in the U.S.A. But I agree, stick to Retro AR's. Retro handguns in general would be crazy with all the handguns out there. |
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Posted: 2/24/2009 9:31:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: stevejness]
[#4]
I think it'd be ok, maybe if limited to one thread. This is the go-to place for Vietnam-era info, and I'd hate to miss something relegated to the 1911 forum, etc.
Also, the shotgun threads have been a very welcome addition to this forum. The Russian AK clone thread was nice to see as well. I think there is enough room for these "off tangent" threads. I get tired of nothing but 20" A1 clones, which is what most topics are about here. Here's my '69 BHP: 
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Posted: 2/24/2009 9:33:13 PM EDT
[#5]
Originally Posted By hk45shooter:
Sorry to be the party pooper here, but this section is for Retro ARs. I think it has been discussed before about discussing other retro things in here, & it did not fly. If you broaden the Retro forum to anything retro, next thing you know we'll be discussing Retro furniture. You know the gaudy looking chrome kitchen table & chairs.
Aaaaaaaah, then why do we have two huge threads about retro shotguns? That many people that frequent here are involved in. Didn't one of them get stickied? |
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Posted: 2/24/2009 9:34:31 PM EDT
[#6]
Originally Posted By stevejness:
I think it'd be ok, maybe if limited to one thread. This is the go-to place for Vietnam-era info, and I'd hate to miss something relegated to the 1911 forum, etc. Also, the shotgun threads have been a very welcome addition to this forum, I think. The Russian AK clone thread was nice to see as well. I think there is enough room for these "off tangent" threads, and I tire of nothing but 20" A1 replicas which is what most topics are about here. Here's my '69 BHP: http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/156/bhp012.jpg NICE PIC!!!!!! That's what I'm talking about!!!! |
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Posted: 2/24/2009 10:04:58 PM EDT
[#7]
Originally Posted By stevejness:
I think it'd be ok, maybe if limited to one thread. This is the go-to place for Vietnam-era info, and I'd hate to miss something relegated to the 1911 forum, etc. Also, the shotgun threads have been a very welcome addition to this forum. The Russian AK clone thread was nice to see as well. I think there is enough room for these "off tangent" threads. I get tired of nothing but 20" A1 clones, which is what most topics are about here. +1 - I'd like to see a little more variety in the retro forum. One or two more stickied threads maybe. We have the Retro shotgun thread. Retro Pistol - .38s, .45s - etc Retro misc. - M-79s, Brunswick grenade launchers - etc |
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MS, USA
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Posted: 2/24/2009 10:08:03 PM EDT
[#8]
Hell, we have a retro shotgun thread a mile long. Why not a retro pistol thread? I'd prefer retro revolvers, but hey...
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FL, USA
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Posted: 2/24/2009 10:34:17 PM EDT
[#9]
Retro Springfield "GI" 1911A1. Original Colt Wide Ring Grips 
Colt 1911 WW-1 Reissue, Hogue Grips. Can't get much more retro with 1911's, IMHO. 
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Posted: 2/24/2009 10:52:37 PM EDT
[#10]
Ahhhh....Browning Hi-Power, Rolex Submariner, and a Star Saphire Ring. The complete Man-Kit.
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Posted: 2/24/2009 11:15:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JJREA]
[#11]
Alright!!! Sounds like I'm not the only one interested in this.
So is my HiPower Retro Enough? That is the question. It's close, but not really either. Kind of like my 603 upper with and A2 lower I suppose. 
BTW, those 1911's are sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. JTB:, when do you suppose beavertails came out? I think I asked this before somewhere, but never got an answer I don't think. |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 2/25/2009 7:32:54 AM EDT
[#12]
My Retro H/P
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Posted: 2/25/2009 9:30:25 AM EDT
[Last Edit: VAAR]
[#13]
Browning 1905 2nd variation:
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Posted: 2/25/2009 9:42:37 AM EDT
[#14]
In progress...
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USA
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Posted: 2/25/2009 11:26:06 AM EDT
[#15]
1919 Colt Pocket .32 Type 3
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Posted: 2/25/2009 2:18:46 PM EDT
[#16]
Originally Posted By JJREA:
JTB:, when do you suppose beavertails came out? I think I asked this before somewhere, but never got an answer I don't think. I believe they were custom made at least as far back as the 1970s for early IPSC (or whatever it was called back then) shooters, but I couldn't give you a concrete answer. |
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Posted: 2/25/2009 2:36:07 PM EDT
[#17]
Some of you have some really nice looking retro pistols!!!! Especially that Colt!!!
Thanks JTB. I would love to see custom made 1911's from that period! |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 2/25/2009 2:57:31 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Dogpilot]
[#18]
Ok, I'll play.
Victory revolver, aircrew issue form the early 40's through 60-70's essentially a parkerized S&W Model 10. Came in .38 Special and .38 S&W and a High Standard Military. Used for training and a silenced version for wet ops. Used by the company from the 50's until the 80's. 
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Posted: 2/25/2009 3:12:33 PM EDT
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I'm pretty sure I saw a pic of a huey gunner wearing a victory model in Vietnam. I've looked through a lot of books though in my time. It was either that or a M1917. I wish I could see that pic again. I also saw a pic once of an infantry guy with a revolver in a holster, opposite side and backwards. He looked pretty tired too. Could've been a photo op though.
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Posted: 2/25/2009 6:47:19 PM EDT
[#20]
uxb, that thing need anything other than the grips installed?
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Posted: 2/25/2009 7:25:52 PM EDT
[#21]
Originally Posted By VAAR:
uxb, that thing need anything other than the grips installed? I had considered sending it to Cylinder & Slide to get the action slicked up, having it garnet-blasted and re-blued, but have since decided to just find a nice set of original grips and leave the finish alone. Still will probably disconnect the magazine safety and get the action slicked up some. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 2/25/2009 8:28:59 PM EDT
[#22]
I've had this Combat Commander for about 30 years now....
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Posted: 2/25/2009 11:26:33 PM EDT
[#23]
Hey, someone renamed my thread. Hehehehehhe
It's not my favorite handgun, but it sure is retro. I have a few more I think too. 
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MS, USA
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Posted: 2/25/2009 11:31:47 PM EDT
[#24]
1958 Colt 3-5-7
Three pre-1962 S&W flat latch J-frames (left: Model 37 Airweight .38; middle: Model 36 3" .36; right: pre-Model 34, .22 Kit Gun) 
Mauser Model 1914, .32 ACP. 
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AL, USA
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Posted: 2/26/2009 1:01:45 AM EDT
[#25]
I built up a couple of 1911A1's on Essex frames. This one with a Remington Rand slide like my original.
Here's the real thing. 
This will be the next retro handgun project. 
I also have a nice S&W Victory Model 10 and a NIB Model 49 from about the mid 60's. Also a S&W Model 36 that my Grandfather carried as a security guard at the Anniston Army Depot around the time I was born! |
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Posted: 2/26/2009 11:40:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JJREA]
[#26]
Nice on all accounts 45Bravo!!
I know it's not quite a combat handgun, but nevertheless, it's kind of HiStandard-ish and quite Retro. 
I'm probably really stretching it, but hey, a GI or Spec Ops somewhere could've used something like it. Maybe. Hehehhehehehe For training?
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 2/27/2009 12:23:16 AM EDT
[#27]
Its a pistol, a rifle, well Stoner designed it. I got carried away one day and modded my AR-7:
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Posted: 2/27/2009 11:51:59 AM EDT
[Last Edit: coctailer]
[#28]
Er...............this thread may be going sideways.
We should probably be sticking to Vietnam Era military sidearms. |
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Posted: 2/27/2009 11:57:21 AM EDT
[#29]
Circa 1973......
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Posted: 2/27/2009 2:12:47 PM EDT
[#30]
Originally Posted By coctailer:
Er...............this thread may be going sideways.
We should probably be sticking to Vietnam Era military sidearms. Yeah, I agree. My bad. Sorry!!! |
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Posted: 2/27/2009 2:13:13 PM EDT
[#31]
Originally Posted By mic214:
Circa 1973...... http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/mic214/Firearms/BHP1.jpg NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 2/27/2009 3:17:00 PM EDT
[#32]
To go a bit further on oldie Vietnam Era AR's. This is the Israeli IDF F4 Phantom Seat Pan version of the AR-7. Interesting blend of FAL grips and Mauser sights. Folds up quite small.
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Posted: 2/27/2009 4:25:54 PM EDT
[#33]
Originally Posted By Dogpilot:
To go a bit further on oldie Vietnam Era AR's. This is the Israeli IDF F4 Phantom Seat Pan version of the AR-7. Interesting blend of FAL grips and Mauser sights. Folds up quite small. http://homepage.mac.com/greystoke.eng/.Pictures/Picture%20Examples/AR-7%20Armalite%20Israeli.jpg Could you post a picture of it folded? |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 2/27/2009 5:09:35 PM EDT
[#34]
Hey all. Been lurking for a few months, since I really have nothing to contribute, having no ARs myself, and no immediate prospects for one, but this is a thread I can relate to.
This is my little Colt .32, circa 1906. The finish is pretty bad, but she's still solid and still shoots. http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7012/copyof1000018rp1.jpg http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2333/1000008tj6.jpg |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 2/27/2009 7:04:10 PM EDT
[#35]
The AR-7 broken down. Interesting to note, they ground off the Costa Mesa info on the magwell and put it on the barrel. The extension beyond the sight is for ATF and not original.
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Posted: 2/27/2009 11:07:20 PM EDT
[#36]
Originally Posted By Kilroy6644:
Hey all. Been lurking for a few months, since I really have nothing to contribute, having no ARs myself, and no immediate prospects for one, but this is a thread I can relate to.
This is my little Colt .32, circa 1906. The finish is pretty bad, but she's still solid and still shoots. http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7012/copyof1000018rp1.jpg http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2333/1000008tj6.jpg That is a beautiful pistol! |
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USA
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Posted: 2/27/2009 11:50:20 PM EDT
[#37]
I'll play...
1942 Colt Commando (War-time Parked Official Police in .38, this one is month 2 of production and Ordnance Marked!) 
1944 Ithaca 1911A1 
1966 Browning High Power 
1912 Mauser C1896 (Pre-War Commercial w/ Old-Style Safety) 
I'm in the process of moving, so the picts are re-cycles from elswhere on the boards, until I get settled in and take new ones... -RH |
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Posted: 2/28/2009 1:33:43 AM EDT
[#38]
Webley Mk VI made in 1917. Has been converted from original .455 caliber to fire .45ACP.
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq41/hamock/Web16.jpg http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq41/hamock/Web13.jpg |
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Posted: 2/28/2009 11:14:42 AM EDT
[#39]
Originally Posted By rainierhooker:
I'll play... 1942 Colt Commando (War-time Parked Official Police in .38, this one is month 2 of production and Ordnance Marked!) http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/rainierhooker/CommandoSm.jpg 1944 Ithaca 1911A1 http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/rainierhooker/1911A1.jpg 1966 Browning High Power http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/rainierhooker/BrHPSm.jpg 1912 Mauser C1896 (Pre-War Commercial w/ Old-Style Safety) http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr133/rainierhooker/C96sm.jpg I'm in the process of moving, so the picts are re-cycles from elswhere on the boards, until I get settled in and take new ones... -RH WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Posted: 2/28/2009 11:35:09 AM EDT
[#40]
RH, GREAT pics!!!
I carried this MkIV Series 70 Gold Cup down South during the mid-80's, stil have it: 
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MI, USA
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Posted: 2/28/2009 6:22:12 PM EDT
[#41]
Originally Posted By JJREA:
That is a beautiful pistol! Thanks. I was at a gun show, and there was an estate sale there. They had two of them. This one, and one with the shorter barrel (but still with the bushing). I actually wanted the other one but (to show you how little I knew about 1903s) I thought the grip safety was broke, because it wasn't sticking out.  So I talked them down $100 and got this one.
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KY, USA
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Posted: 2/28/2009 6:44:51 PM EDT
[#42]
Wow. You guys have got some nice pieces. This cheap phillipino clone is the best I can do. It gets the job done though, and looks close enough for now...
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Posted: 2/28/2009 8:50:26 PM EDT
[#43]
Originally Posted By mentalstampede:
Wow. You guys have got some nice pieces. This cheap phillipino clone is the best I can do. It gets the job done though, and looks close enough for now... http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/mentalstampede/Guns/IMG_2561.jpg Can't knock RIAs. My RIA CSP is the most reliable 1911 of the half-dozen or so I own. I carry it often. The only thing I've done to it is change the uncommonly yucky GI sights to Fusion white-dots. Now, I like shooting it better, but I don't shoot better... |
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IA, USA
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Posted: 2/28/2009 10:01:26 PM EDT
[#44]
Originally Posted By VAAR:
Originally Posted By mentalstampede:
Wow. You guys have got some nice pieces. This cheap phillipino clone is the best I can do. It gets the job done though, and looks close enough for now... http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/mentalstampede/Guns/IMG_2561.jpg Can't knock RIAs. My RIA CSP is the most reliable 1911 of the half-dozen or so I own. I carry it often. The only thing I've done to it is change the uncommonly yucky GI sights to Fusion white-dots. Now, I like shooting it better, but I don't shoot better... Agreed, I just got rid of my RIA 1911, and wish now I'd kept it. I put on a military rear notch off an A1 (little wider) and an arched mainspring housing, and It fed all my reloads well. |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 3/3/2009 10:17:18 PM EDT
[#45]
Yes Virginia, there still are a few 1911A1's left in inventory. Look carefully and you see some 1911A1NM's on the back of the rack. Some days I love my job!
CWIND |
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Posted: 3/4/2009 9:56:46 AM EDT
[#46]
You look like you deal with marksmanship!!!!!!
NICE! |
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Posted: 3/4/2009 8:55:28 PM EDT
[#47]
CWIND, I hate you.
Picture thread: 
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NC, USA
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Posted: 3/4/2009 9:07:20 PM EDT
[#48]
Here two of mine....
and this one.... 
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NY, USA
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Posted: 3/4/2009 9:30:08 PM EDT
[Last Edit: m1sniper]
[#49]
Original Colt 1860 Army model carried by my Great,Great Grandfather.He was a Major General during the Civil War. Retro,or just old??????????
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Posted: 3/4/2009 11:06:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JJREA]
[#50]
I was kind of going for the ole "Vietnam Era" type thing, but hey. A nice pistol is a nice pistol. Jeremy, I've never fondled or shot one of them Russian things. Tokorev, right? How is that thing? It looks like it's in beautiful shape!
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