earplug
01-09-2010, 12:51 AM
Picking up a brick of CCI Blazer and noticed two men at the counter with some interesting handguns.
They let me check them out. Colt New Service in 44 SPL with a 7.5 inch barrel.
I'd guess it was about 85% with very light freckling old rust.
Other was a very original military 1911 from about 1913-14. Old blue Finish had turned almost plum brown, no rust and it looked completely original to include the two tone magazine. Hammer, trigger slide stop and trigger still had great finish on them. Good edges and lettering did not look refinished.
What almost killed me was they hadn't a clue what they had, they just wanted bullets to shoot.
I suggusted they a least buy some zippered cases for them. They didn't as they were in a hurry to get back to work. They just walked out with the loose guns.
I keep thinking about the two guns sliding around inside their work truck.
:violin:
They let me check them out. Colt New Service in 44 SPL with a 7.5 inch barrel.
I'd guess it was about 85% with very light freckling old rust.
Other was a very original military 1911 from about 1913-14. Old blue Finish had turned almost plum brown, no rust and it looked completely original to include the two tone magazine. Hammer, trigger slide stop and trigger still had great finish on them. Good edges and lettering did not look refinished.
What almost killed me was they hadn't a clue what they had, they just wanted bullets to shoot.
I suggusted they a least buy some zippered cases for them. They didn't as they were in a hurry to get back to work. They just walked out with the loose guns.
I keep thinking about the two guns sliding around inside their work truck.
:violin: