Wooden Nickel Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Unpacked another box of stuff my uncle has had stored for some years. I don’t know any of the history but wish I could hear the story! First pic is S&W parts kinda dumped from the box This second shows that all the kings men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again.I’m not sure without a story that these are worth me keeping but since some of the best stories are fiction…. Maybe there’s a story in the makin. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Housefire more than likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Looks like it was a pretty good fire anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) There are companies that specialize in selling destroyed guns. Looks like what these are. Just one of several. https://everygunpart.com/index.php Edited January 27 by Warden Callaway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Seems to be very sloppy torch cuts made to demil those handguns. Did the uncle have a police department connection? Those could be evidence guns that were no longer needed to be kept for the future. good luck, GJ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Catorce Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, Wooden Nickel said: Unpacked another box of stuff my uncle has had stored for some years. I don’t know any of the history but wish I could hear the story! First pic is S&W parts kinda dumped from the box This second shows that all the kings men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again.I’m not sure without a story that these are worth me keeping but since some of the best stories are fiction…. Maybe there’s a story in the makin. Come on WN, fess up to it… aren’t these the guns you shot with us at the Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros monthly match last weekend? You mentioned how you were going to overcharge your 38’s ala Elmer Keith and develop a new wildcat cartridge that would take the cowboy action world by storm… with the power factor of .454 casull in a 38sw case shot through a bp cylinder midified to fit in swingout revolvers… you mentioned how you’d try and get your mother-in-law to try one and if it didn’t work, you were sure your father-law would want to try the the second revolver….. looks like you really did take your in-laws to the range after all…good for you! (hows that for a story? ) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Sheridan Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Someone went after those with an oxy-acetylene torch to make the major components useless. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tn Tombstone Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 You could hang onto them until the next gun buy back in your area. 4 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooden Nickel Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 On 1/27/2023 at 5:25 PM, El Catorce said: Come on WN, fess up to it… aren’t these the guns you shot with us at the Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros monthly match last weekend? You mentioned how you were going to overcharge your 38’s ala Elmer Keith and develop a new wildcat cartridge that would take the cowboy action world by storm… with the power factor of .454 casull in a 38sw case shot through a bp cylinder midified to fit in swingout revolvers… you mentioned how you’d try and get your mother-in-law to try one and if it didn’t work, you were sure your father-law would want to try the the second revolver….. looks like you really did take your in-laws to the range after all…good for you! (hows that for a story? ) Going to continue working on the story started by El Catorce, ( sending him some of the wildcat loads as a special thanks). Hope to publish it under the pen name of Half-hand Hank. You can also expect a sequel based upon these two additional S&W’s carcasses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I also suspect that these were torched by a police department somewhere. Maybe cleaning out the evidence room. Lots of agencies don't sell seized, recovered guns back to the public. They get court orders to destroy them after they are no longer needed for court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 12 minutes ago, Wooden Nickel said: Going to continue working on the story started by El Catorce, ( sending him some of the wildcat loads as a special thanks). Hope to publish it under the pen name of Half-hand Hank. You can also expect a sequel based upon these two additional S&W’s carcasses. If you have those, I would love to get the lanyard ring and the grips from these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooden Nickel Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 7 minutes ago, DeaconKC said: If you have those, I would love to get the lanyard ring and the grips from these! DeaconKC If I decide not to keep ‘em you will be on top of the list- I don’t know the what and when but here’s another view 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 @Wooden Nickel Thanks! I do a lot of repair work on S&Ws, parts like those see a lot of loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Davey Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Probably a divorce...... Wife used the torch to show him ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 The grips on the pocket pistol have some value. Hugs! Scarlett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeb Stuart #65654 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) On 1/29/2023 at 7:05 PM, Badlands Bob #61228 said: I also suspect that these were torched by a police department somewhere. Maybe cleaning out the evidence room. Lots of agencies don't sell seized, recovered guns back to the public. They get court orders to destroy them after they are no longer needed for court. Not sure if it's a Montana law or just in my county, but police departments are not allowed to destroy guns. If they are legal, they have to be sold back to the public thru auctions. Only FFL holders can bid. Edited January 31 by Jeb Stuart #65654 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 26 minutes ago, Jeb Stuart #65654 said: Not sure if it's a Montana law or just in my county, but police departments are not allowed to destroy guns. If they are legal, they have to be sold back to the public thru auctions. Only FFL holders can bid. That's the way it is in Georgia too. However, I can't see California or New Jersey selling those evil guns back into circulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vail Vigilante Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 cryin shame.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 all you need are a few more boxes of parts and you might get one out of this deal , if one owned a parts business .............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostrum Damus SASS #110702 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 The first group, absolutely torch-cut. Been there, done that. That's what it looks like. The second set, not as clear in the photos that they were torch-cut -- there are other mechanical ways to demil pistols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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