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Posted: 11/12/2015 1:04:29 AM EDT

Sure new guns are nice, but there's just something about a gun with a bunch of wear on it that says don't mess with this guy, he's definitely going to kill you.

So post some pictures and give a little backstory if you want.

This was my first gun I bought for myself. I had some bad experiences with magazine fed guns before, plus at the time I thought a plastic gun meant the whole thing was plastic. It wasn't in the best of shape when I got it, and until I got a 1911 it was my carry gun. It's still my main gun when I'm out in the woods.

I went through a bunch of 1911s trying to find the right one. There was always little things I didn't like about them. This is the one that I finally decided on for my carry gun. It's still fairly new, so it doesn't have that much wear.

Posted: 11/12/2015 8:23:53 AM EDT

[#1]

my last two .45s... the single stack has over 60,000 rounds the Para 40,000.... once upon a time you could get a Limited M card with a .45 single stack

Posted: 11/12/2015 8:38:21 AM EDT

[#2]

My old beat-up LW Commander carry gun.
Been my EDC since 1997

Posted: 11/12/2015 9:07:11 AM EDT

[#3]

Sorry, no pic but I have a friend who inherited his Grandfathers S&W m.27 from his Florida Highway Patrolman days in the 1950s&'60s. That was NOT a pretty gun but every imperfection was from honest use. The blued steel was worn white in all the places where it was held by the holster. The left-side of the frame was dinged up from all sorts of daily bumps. The barrel had a gouge in it (like from being caught in a closing car door).The right-side was perfect being protected against the waist. I believe the man must have regularly applied Linseed Oil to the grips because the are just about black (I though they were Hogue at first glance) from a build-up of dried Linseed Oil and Florida sand. No doubt that gave the grips good purchase on those sultry Florida nights when confronting bad men doing bad things.

Not a speck of rust anywhere.

Whenever I hear Waylon Jennings sing that line from Ain't Living Long Like This about "[looking] straight down the barrel of a lawman's gun" I think of that old S&W.

My friend is not a "gun guy" (but loved his Grandfather). He asked me if he should have it refinished. I talked him out of it.

Posted: 11/12/2015 9:08:37 AM EDT

[#4]

Colt Clapp CCO

Colt Combat Target

Posted: 11/12/2015 11:19:50 AM EDT

[#5]

A 1959 44 Blackhawk I brought home from the family homestead a few years back.

Posted: 11/12/2015 12:30:36 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/12/2015 12:40:30 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/12/2015 12:44:05 PM EDT

[#8]

1916 era Webley .455. Issued to the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars. The QOOH was present at Ypres to the end in 1918. They were present for the introduction of poison gas at Ypres and the introduction of the tank at the Somme. The revolver retains the .455 chambering and I shoot it when I can find .455 ammunition (Fiocchi of Italy makes it on occasion). The ballistics are pretty weenie by today's standards (262gr bullet at about 650fps) but it was probably effective at less than 25 yards.

Posted: 11/12/2015 12:45:19 PM EDT

[#9]

My ccw, just some holster wear.

Untitled by Darren Ho, on Flickr

Posted: 11/12/2015 2:10:07 PM EDT

[#10]

Not mine but I always loved this pic

Here's what SO right about this pistol. The grips and the finish are worn smooth in the extreme; yet not a speck of rust to be found anywhere. Clearly never babied, but never abused either.

Posted: 11/12/2015 2:54:49 PM EDT

[#11]

Where are the polymer framed guys hiding?

I know some of you guys have some beat to shit looking stuff.

Posted: 11/12/2015 3:46:56 PM EDT

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I have a Glock 23 that's been on mys side for 15 years in kydex and leather both with thousands of draws and I cant get it to wear.

Posted: 11/12/2015 3:49:22 PM EDT

[#13]

wear thread turned into a 1911 thread pic thread, lol. Do we have any berettas?

Posted: 11/12/2015 5:14:25 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/12/2015 5:15:31 PM EDT

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It actually looks worse in person

Posted: 11/12/2015 5:35:07 PM EDT

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You know it's not cool to be a Beretta 92 fan these days, but they are DAMN good pistols. The ONLY complaints I have with the M9 is the overall size (and sometimes I like that), and I've never been a fan of slide mounted safeties.

But I can deal with a slide mounted safety just fine. And if I'm going to places unknown to God knows what, I'll take an M9. Popular or not popular, they are extremely reliable and very accurate.

Posted: 11/12/2015 5:37:25 PM EDT

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I have a Glock 23 that's been on mys side for 15 years in kydex and leather both with thousands of draws and I cant get it to wear.

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Where are the polymer framed guys hiding?

I know some of you guys have some beat to shit looking stuff.

I have a Glock 23 that's been on mys side for 15 years in kydex and leather both with thousands of draws and I cant get it to wear.

My old G32.3 the slide was nearly grey when I retired it last year. I am nearing my 1 year mark on my G19.4 and it has worn but only in certain spots the kydex touches and leather has not started making much headway on wear though.

Posted: 11/12/2015 5:38:18 PM EDT

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You know it's not cool to be a Beretta 92 fan these days, but they are DAMN good pistols. The ONLY complaints I have with the M9 is the overall size (and sometimes I like that), and I've never been a fan of slide mounted safeties.

But I can deal with a slide mounted safety just fine. And if I'm going to places unknown to God knows what, I'll take an M9. Popular or not popular, they are extremely reliable and very accurate.

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My beef is the 92/M9 feel like a 4x4 in the hand unlike a Glock that feels like a 2x4.

Posted: 11/12/2015 5:39:50 PM EDT

[#19]

.357

Posted: 11/12/2015 6:06:16 PM EDT

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You know it's not cool to be a Beretta 92 fan these days, but they are DAMN good pistols. The ONLY complaints I have with the M9 is the overall size (and sometimes I like that), and I've never been a fan of slide mounted safeties.

But I can deal with a slide mounted safety just fine. And if I'm going to places unknown to God knows what, I'll take an M9. Popular or not popular, they are extremely reliable and very accurate.

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Honestly, I'm at a point in my handgun ownership where I couldn't give two brass-plated fucks what the zeitgeist says about much of anything. I use what I like and has performed well for me, and I don't much care to know the opinion of some newb on Youtube who has owned pistols for all of about 5 years and shoots maybe a case of ammo a year.

I have a very short list of people whose opinions I respect when they say something about a gun, and even then, I reserve the right to disagree.

Posted: 11/12/2015 6:16:41 PM EDT

[#21]

Bought NIB...

Posted: 11/12/2015 7:28:11 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/12/2015 7:54:19 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/12/2015 9:20:00 PM EDT

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This is the only picture I have right now of mine. Most of the wear in on the back and other side.

Posted: 11/12/2015 11:09:50 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/12/2015 11:41:17 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/13/2015 10:39:40 AM EDT

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OK, here you go. This is an ancient 1st Gen G17 that I bought from the PD I work for. A new Chief decided to change our policy and have issued guns, where before you could carry a personal gun if you wanted, or an issued gun if you wanted. Issued gun choices were G17s or Beretta 92FSs. This G17 (serial number CCxxx, made in Spring 1987 according to Glock Talk's serial number project), was bought by the PD in 1987 and was carried by the same Officer from then till he retired in 2008 or 2009. The Chief decided to let us buy the old guns for the trade in price we had been quoted towards the new guns. I bought this gun for $200.00, including 3 brand new mags and 3 original mags (2 of which were sold to one of our brothers behind enemy lines in NY). I also bought an unissued and very good condition 92FS with mostly dead night sights and 6 mags for $225.00. When I bought this G17, it was FTExtract several times per mag. The extractor claw was fine, so I checked and found the spring was about 2/3 the length of a new one. I replaced the spring and it went back to its old, perfectly reliable self. The Officer who carried it wasn't a shooter, so the round count is a lot lower than the pics would make you think. It just has a lot of wear from being carried for 20+ years by an Officer who just saw the gun as a tool to do the job and who didn't care if he banged it off of stuff. I debated on whether to carry this gun when another new Chief let us go back to carrying personally owned guns, but my G19 won out because of ease of carry off duty.

On to the pics.

Left side.

Right side.

Some of the slide wear.

You can see exactly where the snap for the holster's thumb break hit the slide over 20+ years.

Gen1 stippling is there, but worn so smooth that it is. basically, useless.

Right side of the butt. LOTS of scrapes and gouges.

The back strap. You can see the glare from the flash at the top of the back strap, showing how worn the stippling is.

HOLY CRAP, LOOK at the rear sight! 20+ years of wear on seat belts, coats, door frames and what have you. I had an extra rear sight in my gun stuff, it has already been replaced with a new one.

Front of the rear sight, showing some of the wear.

By contrast, the front sight is pretty good to go. Shows that the gun spent most of its time holstered.

And, of course, the obligatory Austrian proofs.

Enjoy.

Bub75

Posted: 11/13/2015 11:09:18 AM EDT

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OK, here you go. This is an ancient 1st Gen G17 that I bought from the PD I work for. A new Chief decided to change our policy and have issued guns, where before you could carry a personal gun if you wanted, or an issued gun if you wanted. Issued gun choices were G17s or Beretta 92FSs. This G17 (serial number CCxxx, made in Spring 1987 according to Glock Talk's serial number project), was bought by the PD in 1987 and was carried by the same Officer from then till he retired in 2008 or 2009. The Chief decided to let us buy the old guns for the trade in price we had been quoted towards the new guns. I bought this gun for $200.00, including 3 brand new mags and 3 original mags (2 of which were sold to one of our brothers behind enemy lines in NY). I also bought an unissued and very good condition 92FS with mostly dead night sights and 6 mags for $225.00. When I bought this G17, it was FTExtract several times per mag. The extractor claw was fine, so I checked and found the spring was about 2/3 the length of a new one. I replaced the spring and it went back to its old, perfectly reliable self. The Officer who carried it wasn't a shooter, so the round count is a lot lower than the pics would make you think. It just has a lot of wear from being carried for 20+ years by an Officer who just saw the gun as a tool to do the job and who didn't care if he banged it off of stuff. I debated on whether to carry this gun when another new Chief let us go back to carrying personally owned guns, but my G19 won out because of ease of carry off duty.

On to the pics.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g171.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g171.jpg</a>
Left side.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g172.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g172.jpg</a>
Right side.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g176.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g176.jpg</a>
Some of the slide wear.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g177.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g177.jpg</a>
You can see exactly where the snap for the holster's thumb break hit the slide over 20+ years.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g179.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g179.jpg</a>
Gen1 stippling is there, but worn so smooth that it is. basically, useless.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g178.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g178.jpg</a>
Right side of the butt. LOTS of scrapes and gouges.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g1710.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g1710.jpg</a>
The back strap. You can see the glare from the flash at the top of the back strap, showing how worn the stippling is.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g173.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g173.jpg</a>
HOLY CRAP, LOOK at the rear sight! 20+ years of wear on seat belts, coats, door frames and what have you. I had an extra rear sight in my gun stuff, it has already been replaced with a new one.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g175.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g175.jpg</a>
Front of the rear sight, showing some of the wear.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g174.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g174.jpg</a>
By contrast, the front sight is pretty good to go. Shows that the gun spent most of its time holstered.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g1712.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g1712.jpg</a>
And, of course, the obligatory Austrian proofs.

Enjoy.

Bub75

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Where are the polymer framed guys hiding?

I know some of you guys have some beat to shit looking stuff.

OK, here you go. This is an ancient 1st Gen G17 that I bought from the PD I work for. A new Chief decided to change our policy and have issued guns, where before you could carry a personal gun if you wanted, or an issued gun if you wanted. Issued gun choices were G17s or Beretta 92FSs. This G17 (serial number CCxxx, made in Spring 1987 according to Glock Talk's serial number project), was bought by the PD in 1987 and was carried by the same Officer from then till he retired in 2008 or 2009. The Chief decided to let us buy the old guns for the trade in price we had been quoted towards the new guns. I bought this gun for $200.00, including 3 brand new mags and 3 original mags (2 of which were sold to one of our brothers behind enemy lines in NY). I also bought an unissued and very good condition 92FS with mostly dead night sights and 6 mags for $225.00. When I bought this G17, it was FTExtract several times per mag. The extractor claw was fine, so I checked and found the spring was about 2/3 the length of a new one. I replaced the spring and it went back to its old, perfectly reliable self. The Officer who carried it wasn't a shooter, so the round count is a lot lower than the pics would make you think. It just has a lot of wear from being carried for 20+ years by an Officer who just saw the gun as a tool to do the job and who didn't care if he banged it off of stuff. I debated on whether to carry this gun when another new Chief let us go back to carrying personally owned guns, but my G19 won out because of ease of carry off duty.

On to the pics.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g171.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g171.jpg</a>
Left side.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g172.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g172.jpg</a>
Right side.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g176.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g176.jpg</a>
Some of the slide wear.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g177.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g177.jpg</a>
You can see exactly where the snap for the holster's thumb break hit the slide over 20+ years.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g179.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g179.jpg</a>
Gen1 stippling is there, but worn so smooth that it is. basically, useless.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g178.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g178.jpg</a>
Right side of the butt. LOTS of scrapes and gouges.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g1710.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g1710.jpg</a>
The back strap. You can see the glare from the flash at the top of the back strap, showing how worn the stippling is.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g173.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g173.jpg</a>
HOLY CRAP, LOOK at the rear sight! 20+ years of wear on seat belts, coats, door frames and what have you. I had an extra rear sight in my gun stuff, it has already been replaced with a new one.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g175.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g175.jpg</a>
Front of the rear sight, showing some of the wear.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g174.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g174.jpg</a>
By contrast, the front sight is pretty good to go. Shows that the gun spent most of its time holstered.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g1712.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g1712.jpg</a>
And, of course, the obligatory Austrian proofs.

Enjoy.

Bub75

THAT is awesome. Wish I could find a reasonably priced gen 1 17.

Posted: 11/13/2015 12:07:43 PM EDT

[#29]

41 Magnum Redhawk bought new in 1986:

Posted: 11/13/2015 12:18:26 PM EDT

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THAT is awesome. Wish I could find a reasonably priced gen 1 17.

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Where are the polymer framed guys hiding?

I know some of you guys have some beat to shit looking stuff.

OK, here you go. This is an ancient 1st Gen G17 that I bought from the PD I work for. A new Chief decided to change our policy and have issued guns, where before you could carry a personal gun if you wanted, or an issued gun if you wanted. Issued gun choices were G17s or Beretta 92FSs. This G17 (serial number CCxxx, made in Spring 1987 according to Glock Talk's serial number project), was bought by the PD in 1987 and was carried by the same Officer from then till he retired in 2008 or 2009. The Chief decided to let us buy the old guns for the trade in price we had been quoted towards the new guns. I bought this gun for $200.00, including 3 brand new mags and 3 original mags (2 of which were sold to one of our brothers behind enemy lines in NY). I also bought an unissued and very good condition 92FS with mostly dead night sights and 6 mags for $225.00. When I bought this G17, it was FTExtract several times per mag. The extractor claw was fine, so I checked and found the spring was about 2/3 the length of a new one. I replaced the spring and it went back to its old, perfectly reliable self. The Officer who carried it wasn't a shooter, so the round count is a lot lower than the pics would make you think. It just has a lot of wear from being carried for 20+ years by an Officer who just saw the gun as a tool to do the job and who didn't care if he banged it off of stuff. I debated on whether to carry this gun when another new Chief let us go back to carrying personally owned guns, but my G19 won out because of ease of carry off duty.

On to the pics.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g171.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g171.jpg</a>
Left side.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g172.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g172.jpg</a>
Right side.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g176.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g176.jpg</a>
Some of the slide wear.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g177.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g177.jpg</a>
You can see exactly where the snap for the holster's thumb break hit the slide over 20+ years.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g179.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g179.jpg</a>
Gen1 stippling is there, but worn so smooth that it is. basically, useless.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g178.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g178.jpg</a>
Right side of the butt. LOTS of scrapes and gouges.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g1710.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g1710.jpg</a>
The back strap. You can see the glare from the flash at the top of the back strap, showing how worn the stippling is.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g173.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g173.jpg</a>
HOLY CRAP, LOOK at the rear sight! 20+ years of wear on seat belts, coats, door frames and what have you. I had an extra rear sight in my gun stuff, it has already been replaced with a new one.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g175.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g175.jpg</a>
Front of the rear sight, showing some of the wear.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g174.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g174.jpg</a>
By contrast, the front sight is pretty good to go. Shows that the gun spent most of its time holstered.

<a href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/bub75/media/g1712.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn40/bub75/g1712.jpg</a>
And, of course, the obligatory Austrian proofs.

Enjoy.

Bub75

THAT is awesome. Wish I could find a reasonably priced gen 1 17.

Yeah this. Awesome looking gun.

Posted: 11/13/2015 4:28:21 PM EDT

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Yeah this. Awesome looking gun.

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Where are the polymer framed guys hiding?

I know some of you guys have some beat to shit looking stuff.

OK, here you go. This is an ancient 1st Gen G17 that I bought from the PD I work for. A new Chief decided to change our policy and have issued guns, where before you could carry a personal gun if you wanted, or an issued gun if you wanted. Issued gun choices were G17s or Beretta 92FSs. This G17 (serial number CCxxx, made in Spring 1987 according to Glock Talk's serial number project), was bought by the PD in 1987 and was carried by the same Officer from then till he retired in 2008 or 2009. The Chief decided to let us buy the old guns for the trade in price we had been quoted towards the new guns. I bought this gun for $200.00, including 3 brand new mags and 3 original mags (2 of which were sold to one of our brothers behind enemy lines in NY). I also bought an unissued and very good condition 92FS with mostly dead night sights and 6 mags for $225.00. When I bought this G17, it was FTExtract several times per mag. The extractor claw was fine, so I checked and found the spring was about 2/3 the length of a new one. I replaced the spring and it went back to its old, perfectly reliable self. The Officer who carried it wasn't a shooter, so the round count is a lot lower than the pics would make you think. It just has a lot of wear from being carried for 20+ years by an Officer who just saw the gun as a tool to do the job and who didn't care if he banged it off of stuff. I debated on whether to carry this gun when another new Chief let us go back to carrying personally owned guns, but my G19 won out because of ease of carry off duty.

On to the pics.

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Enjoy.

Bub75

THAT is awesome. Wish I could find a reasonably priced gen 1 17.

Yeah this. Awesome looking gun.

Thanks, guys. I really like the gun, especially for the price I got it for. Like I said, after replacing the extractor depressor plunger spring and rear sight, I was considering carrying it for my duty gun for a while. Despite all the wear, it is a Glock, durable, reliable and accurate. It just has LOTS of character!

Bub75

Posted: 11/13/2015 7:04:26 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/13/2015 7:26:01 PM EDT

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Not mine but I always loved this pic

Here's what SO right about this pistol. The grips and the finish are worn smooth in the extreme; yet not a speck of rust to be found anywhere. Clearly never babied, but never abused either.
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/hunting%20photos/equipment/IMG_3931.jpg

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Damn that is bad ass!

Posted: 11/13/2015 7:40:43 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/13/2015 8:15:35 PM EDT

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Posted: 11/13/2015 8:49:30 PM EDT

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A 1959 44 Blackhawk I brought home from the family homestead a few years back.
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That is gorgeous!

I recently saved our family's old, pre-serial number Stevens 620 in 20ga from the homestead farm in Appalachia. That shotgun had been in daily use by my great, great grandfather and later his daughter, my great grandmother for decades. She was a true mountain woman. Her son inherited the shotgun and used it far less, only pulling it out for the occasional snake or rare stranger in the hollow.

I took care of my grandpa on his deathbed in that house. After he was gone, our farm went unoccupied and sold by my mom to a local cousin who takes great care of it as a historic homestead. Before we handed it over, I found an old, old .50cal Hawken (which my uncle kept) and the Stevens in a closet. The Stevens had a oily rag stuffed down the barrel and a round still in the chamber. It needs a bit of attention after my grandpa left in in the closet for too many years, but, man, that homestead shotgun has a lot of history to it.

One of these days I'm going to do a thread on it and get ARFCOM's help in taking care of the rust spots, but it will otherwise stay as is. Nowhere near as beautiful as that .44, though!

Would love to see a homestead gun thread one of these days that has pics and stories of landscape, generations and use to go with each example.

Posted: 11/14/2015 8:49:35 AM EDT

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My PD trade-in German P228

Posted: 11/14/2015 9:30:57 AM EDT

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Posted: 11/14/2015 11:38:08 AM EDT

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1016151732a by 4DAIVIPAI2K5, on Flickr

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Glock by 4DAIVIPAI2K5, on Flickr

Posted: 11/14/2015 10:55:04 PM EDT

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My first P7 that I carried for awhile.

Posted: 11/15/2015 12:25:06 AM EDT

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'95 CZ 75 Pre-B SAO:

93' CZ 75 Pre-B:

88' Hi Power:

'78 S&W Model 49:

Posted: 11/15/2015 4:09:08 AM EDT

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A mid 90's Colt that has been carried a bit and has been through sone misfortunes.

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1950's J frame with some carry wear and some rust speckling.

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1980's police trade in import model 10.

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Posted: 11/15/2015 6:48:56 AM EDT

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Thanks, guys. I really like the gun, especially for the price I got it for. Like I said, after replacing the extractor depressor plunger spring and rear sight, I was considering carrying it for my duty gun for a while. Despite all the wear, it is a Glock, durable, reliable and accurate. It just has LOTS of character!

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Cool gun, but I would say you removed half of the character by replacing the rear sight.

Posted: 11/15/2015 7:20:15 PM EDT

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Cool gun, but I would say you removed half of the character by replacing the rear sight.

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Thanks, guys. I really like the gun, especially for the price I got it for. Like I said, after replacing the extractor depressor plunger spring and rear sight, I was considering carrying it for my duty gun for a while. Despite all the wear, it is a Glock, durable, reliable and accurate. It just has LOTS of character!

Bub75

Cool gun, but I would say you removed half of the character by replacing the rear sight.

I thought about leaving it, but I couldn't shoot it very well. The sight was so worn that the sight picture was crap. I kept the worn sight, just in case I decide to put it back to all its worn glory.

Bub75

Posted: 11/15/2015 7:23:03 PM EDT

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Minor wear.... Nothing serious.

Posted: 11/18/2015 2:58:49 PM EDT

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My EDC

Posted: 11/18/2015 8:44:51 PM EDT

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You young guys make me laugh calling a glock made in the 1980's "old" ??
I have a number of guns made over 100 years ago with honest wear and some of the old 60/70's cop revolvers show lots of wear.
I also find it strange some people must be real hard on guns as some less than 30 years old are pretty beat. My late 60's smith j frame carried nearly daily ( in an ankle holster no less) looks better

Posted: 11/18/2015 9:57:26 PM EDT

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The middle gun is a 1956 python I bought used in 1978 and used it for everything until I got a Glock 23 in the 90's courtesy of our SO. The bottom gun is a 22LR diamondback I got sometime in the late 80's and carried whenever I was doing field work. The finish is gone on both, and cylinder locking bolts have had to be replaced on both, but they both still go bang whenever needed. The top python is my wife's and has not been fired since 1985.

Posted: 11/19/2015 2:30:47 AM EDT

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Your Python and Diamondback make be feel warm inside. I can read between the lines and see that you really want to part with them, so let me go ahead and buy them off of you. Thanks and you're welcome.