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Posted: 5/5/2004 5:38:52 AM EDT
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I'll need a bigger picture first.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 5:39:03 AM EDT
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It's a Single Action Colt Revolver in .38 WCF! (what do I win?)
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Posted: 5/5/2004 5:41:37 AM EDT
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Now that the obvious is out of the way, what's its serial number range?
1st gen, 2nd gen? |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 5:44:31 AM EDT
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You or he can go to Colt's website and track it's history there.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 5:44:51 AM EDT
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ive got it on good authority that it was retired Texas Ranger Jim Peters gun so im gonna have to track him down and ask him about it................
colt in .38 w.c.f., gold hammer and screws serial # 167,6XX and another thing that struck me as strange...................if you cock the gun, then decock the gun it goes back to the original shell if anybody knows a value or anything further than what i know on this gun i'd appreciate hearing about it |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 6:04:24 AM EDT
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not only that, where the hell would i find ammo for the damn thing?????
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Posted: 5/5/2004 6:08:58 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/5/2004 7:04:00 AM EDT
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no such luck, i haven't been able to find shit for ammo, none of my distributors carry it or anything
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Posted: 5/5/2004 7:07:15 AM EDT
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I'm not 100% sure I'd want to shoot it much anyway. |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 7:14:20 AM EDT
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ok, found something
38 Remington 38-40 Winchester 38 W.C.F. all interchangable oh come on, its been shot already so why not run a few through it for fun? |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 7:18:45 AM EDT
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IIRC the SN puts it in the middle of the 1st-gen range. That should put it as being made sometime before 1920. I could easily be wrong. Colt won't publish their records online because they make a killing researching this stuff.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 8:02:09 AM EDT
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well, best i can figure after a little research it was made sometime between 1896-1912 (and the fucker looks GREAT in that case)
furthermore, 38 w.c.f. was not a highly popular caliber, making it that more rare also, if the gold is factory, which i'm guessing it is, then holy shit...................... where are all our colt SAA experts? |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 8:02:55 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/5/2004 10:06:08 AM EDT
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This is a bad sign... DO NOT SHOOT IT!!! There's a good change the cylinder will not be lined up with the barrel when you pull the trigger. Most likely the spring that snaps the locking bolt into the cutout in the cylinder is broken. This causes the "hand" that rotates the cylinder to drag the cylinder in the reverse direction as the hand moves back to it's starting point. Not a big deal to replace the spring. I'd take it to a gunsmith familiar with the Colt SAA for replacement and a timing check. There should be plenty of ammo and components out there due to cowboy shooting. You'll just have to look. Kent |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 10:11:28 AM EDT
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Also, I doubt that finish is the original finish. I bet it was redone at some point.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 10:11:36 AM EDT
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Ask in the pistol section Sig230 might know, he knows about S&W revolvers upside down and sideways.
As the other guys said Colt will give you some basic info on the pistol for a small fee. If the pistol does turn out to have been the property of a well known Ranger and you are able to contact him you might want some written proof of that, otherwise stories behind guns and other collectibles add little value without authentification. It would also make it a neat family collectible even if the fellow wanted some payment or a donation in his name to the NRA or some local police benevolance association. |
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Posted: 5/5/2004 10:17:04 AM EDT
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That is the Colt Bling, Bling model. It sells great in the hood.
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Posted: 5/5/2004 10:42:23 AM EDT
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Texas Rangers have never been known for their plain jane guns...................
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Posted: 5/5/2004 11:16:03 AM EDT
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 Funny thing is even though it's marked "38" the bullet dia. is really .400". This ctg.(38/40Win.) was the .40S&W of it's day. Ballistics are the same. You can get brass from Starline and a few places even load factory ammo for it. People over on the SASS Wire could give you a butt load of help with it. Check them out, here's the link. http://www.sassnet.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi Hope this has been some help, talk to ya' later. 
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Posted: 5/5/2004 12:10:32 PM EDT
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good call, you were right, the lock isn't fully engaging, must be a spring broke alright |
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