Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Does anyone else think this is a shame? Barrel cut down and nickled on Colt #2 https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/74/1284/serial-number-2-colt-pinched-frame-single-action-army-revolver#:~:text=Manufactured in 1873 as the,and government test model revolvers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Well, I can’t say much about the barrel cutting. I am always saying “It’s your gun. Do as you please with it.”. I love those grips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 well as they , were looked on as a tool , I am pretty sure , whom ever did it , had an idea , in their mind , it would be more useful , for their purpose what , that was , who knows ? I have seen , what I think are bad ideas done to stuff over the years , old , new , it happens all the time I can disagree with what is done by others , I can only say , I will not be party , to what I disagree with CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 I'd shoot it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Reminds me of the Frontier Six Shooter that's 10 years newer. It lettered with 7-1/2" barrel. Nickel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 said: well as they , were looked on as a tool , I am pretty sure , whom ever did it , had an idea , in their mind , it would be more useful , for their purpose what , that was , who knows ? I have seen , what I think are bad ideas done to stuff over the years , old , new , it happens all the time I can disagree with what is done by others , I can only say , I will not be party , to what I disagree with CB I agree, whomever got this Colt had no idea it would last this long and become a collector's item worth a bunch of money! It's still a shame that it's not in it's original condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Howdy, There is something familiar about those grips..... Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 That was done well over 100 years ago. Colt was just another gun manufacturer and not the icon it eventually became. Have you ever owned an item that now you wish you had taken better care of? The fact that someone did that to the gun probably adds more to its historical value than the serial number itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 7 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Well, I can’t say much about the barrel cutting. I am always saying “It’s your gun. Do as you please with it.”. I love those grips. True. It was someone's gun and they can do what they like with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 I see nothing wrong with bobbing the nose of that gun. The blue one came from the factory with a seven and a half inch barrel. I had it cut to five and a half so it would match the stainless one. Also the five and a half inch barrel just feels better in my hand. OH NO!!! HE'S RUINED THE COLLECTOR VALUE!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatin Charlie Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 11 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: I agree, whomever got this Colt had no idea it would last this long and become a collector's item worth a bunch of money! It's still a shame that it's not in it's original condition. As old as Coffinmaker is he's probably the one with the hacksaw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 A shame perhaps. At least it survived. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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