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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:09:55 PM EDT
Its Friday, was just cleaning a random gun in my collection that I usually EDC in the summer and figured id share.
Definitely nothing special compared to anything around here, but I love it. Grew up in Massachusetts, and my father and mother were no gun toting republicans by any means. Mother didn't like the things and my father was indifferent, or so he told me. Come to find out when I was 13 YO, snooping around, I found some .38 Sp rounds laying around and my fathers LTC (license to carry in MA)... Told me that before I was born, he had a pair of snubnose .38's but sold them after I was born because my mother forced him too. 
Flash forward a year to being 14, and I was HOOKED on guns. Joined ARFCOM and was trying to convince my father to buy an AR. Unfortunately he passed suddenly a month or so later. Well, years went by and in 2014 my mother went to sell the house. I had heard a year earlier from one of my fathers old friends that there was no way he sold both .38's and that he knew there was one still in our house. Decided to snoop around and thanks to some thoughts on this board, I looked all around where he would have kept it accessible by his bedside. Well his closet next to the bed had a stairwell up to the attic. Snooped around and found the .38 sitting in a cigar box under insulation in between the floor joists of the attic right above the door. It was a Smith and Wesson Model 49. Long story short, I never did get to shoot with my dad, or have any gun collection passed down, but I love having this thing. 
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:11:26 PM EDT
[#1]
Cool
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:12:31 PM EDT
[#2]
Nice find. Looks to be in great condition for sitting in a box all this time
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:12:32 PM EDT
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CSB.
For real, that is a great find. Lucky thing you mentioned it to your dad's friend. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:12:34 PM EDT
[#4]
Awesome story, glad he didn't sell both guns.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:12:44 PM EDT
[#5]
Cool story.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:13:40 PM EDT
[#6]
Pretty neat.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:13:44 PM EDT
[#7]
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Its Friday, was just cleaning a random gun in my collection that I usually EDC in the summer and figured id share. Definitely nothing special compared to anything around here, but I love it. Grew up in Massachusetts, and my father and mother were no gun toting republicans by any means. Mother didn't like the things and my father was indifferent, or so he told me. Come to find out when I was 13 YO, snooping around, I found some .38 Sp rounds laying around and my fathers LTC (license to carry in MA)... Told me that before I was born, he had a pair of snubnose .38's but sold them after I was born because my mother forced him too.
Flash forward a year to being 14, and I was HOOKED on guns. Joined ARFCOM and was trying to convince my father to buy an AR. Unfortunately he passed suddenly a month or so later. Well, years went by and in 2014 my mother went to sell the house. I had heard a year earlier from one of my fathers old friends that there was no way he sold both .38's and that he knew there was one still in our house. Decided to snoop around and thanks to some thoughts on this board, I looked all around where he would have kept it accessible by his bedside. Well his closet next to the bed had a stairwell up to the attic. Snooped around and found the .38 sitting in a cigar box under insulation in between the floor joists of the attic right above the door. It was a Smith and Wesson Model 49. Long story short, I never did get to shoot with my dad, or have any gun collection passed down, but I love having this thing. http://i65.tinypic.com/2njwy0p.jpg Sorry about your dads passing. Congrats on finding the Model 49 I have a 649 that is the same but stainless steel. Awesome BUG, glad you at least have that. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:13:55 PM EDT
[#8]
Good find. Should give you a life time of enjoyment.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:14:32 PM EDT
[#9]
Sorry to hear about your dad, but it's awesome that you found one of his guns. It's also awesome that he hid it instead of selling it
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:15:08 PM EDT
[#10]
Good story and one nice pistol. Thanks for sharing, glad you found it.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:15:10 PM EDT
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You owe that guy a steak dinner, and leave an open seat because your Dad will want to be with you guys too.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:16:24 PM EDT
[#12]
Very nice revolver. You could strip and re stain and refinish the grips if you wanted to do so. I have done that with good results to a M10.
Was it in the leather holster all these years? |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:18:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Very nice revolver. You could strip and re stain and refinish the grips if you wanted to do so. I have done that with good results to a M10. Was it in the leather holster all these years? Very true. It was, also had a ziplock bag with ~30 rounds and the receipt from the pawnshop he got it from. $50 
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:19:10 PM EDT
[#14]
I can't see the picture (issue on my end), but glad you found the pistol and know you will keep it forever.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:21:37 PM EDT
[#15]
I bet your father smiles up above when he sees you fondle it!
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:28:56 PM EDT
[#16]
Awesome story, OP!
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:28:56 PM EDT
[#17]
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Very nice revolver. You could strip and re stain and refinish the grips if you wanted to do so. I have done that with good results to a M10. Was it in the leather holster all these years? I'd leave it just as is. That thing is in beautiful shape and the grips are original to the gun. No reason to change a thing. Edit: I see the grip does have some finish wear, but I'd still leave it alone. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:32:20 PM EDT
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kcolg30 likes this thread...
 Nice snubby. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:32:41 PM EDT
[#19]
Damn nice gun. Cool story.
...and yeah, I agree your dad will be on the range with you when you finally shoot that thing. Congrats.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:34:09 PM EDT
[#20]
That 49 is SLICK.
I'm glad you found that, OP. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:34:28 PM EDT
[#21]
I would feel like I won the lottery. Very special.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:39:18 PM EDT
[#22]
Cool story, glad you found it.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:42:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good story and one nice pistol. Thanks for sharing, glad you found it. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:46:12 PM EDT
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That's pretty cool. Similar deal, when my great grandfather passed we found a perfect condition Savage 1907 .32acp in his things. My grandmother remembered him having it but no one had seen in in 40 years!
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:50:15 PM EDT
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Wouldn't that be your moms gun now?
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:51:42 PM EDT
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Wouldn't that be your moms gun now? It was, but she wanted to turn it into the local PD. Told her to FOAD, nicely
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:52:14 PM EDT
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It was, but she wanted to turn it into the local PD. Told her to FOAD Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Wouldn't that be your moms gun now? It was, but she wanted to turn it into the local PD. Told her to FOAD
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:52:37 PM EDT
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Cool very. Make sure to pass it to your kid, op. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:53:20 PM EDT
[#29]
Finally a cool story, that is actually the real deal. You're lucky to have had a Father that cared so much for you. Thank you for sharing.
I wouldn't change a thing on that beauty, it's perfect the way it is now. |
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:56:43 PM EDT
[#30]
Very happy for you.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 10:56:50 PM EDT
[#31]
Great story
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Posted: 4/22/2016 11:05:30 PM EDT
[#32]
very cool
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Posted: 4/22/2016 11:07:32 PM EDT
[#33]
Very nice shape considering it probably saw very little attention for years.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 11:34:20 PM EDT
[#34]
Very cool OP. My dad had 3 guns and 3 boys. I got the 16 gauge model 67 Stevens pump shotgun I learned on.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 11:39:40 PM EDT
[#35]
Very nice. Adding, it's always cool to read stories like this here. Enjoy.
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Posted: 4/22/2016 11:41:20 PM EDT
[#36]
Glad you have one of your dads guns!!!
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