sacreligious C&R purchases...

[mrbule]

ok...
what C&R guns do you own that have had any collector value destroyed...
refinished, bubba'd, whatever...
guns that make people's head want to explode....

Ill go first..

ww1 Colt and ww2 Remington Rand 1911's

Nazi marked with tangent sight and pre t-series Hi Powers

And its hard to get photos of nickel and chrome....

 

[hairba111]

Hey at least you've got decent firearms. Personally I wouldn't pay much for them but I wouldn't walk away from a deal. Return that old black Army to it's original form and it would be worth a little more.
As for the 9mms, they're okay but not my preference. John Browning doesn't care how you mess with his brainchildren, he's been dead for years.

 

[Darkemp]

ok...
what C&R guns do you own that have had any collector value destroyed...
refinished, bubba'd, whatever...
guns that make people's head want to explode....

Ill go first..

ww1 Colt and ww2 Remington Rand 1911's

Nazi marked with tangent sight and pre t-series Hi Powers

And its hard to get photos of nickel and chrome....

WWII Remington Rand that had been cold blued. Sending out to be Parkerized soon so that it returns to a more correct look.

 

[StantonCree]

The hi powers hurt my heart

 

[browning guy]

I weep for the hi powers.

 

[DarthZed]

Fortunately, I'm not knowledgeable enough to be offended by stuff like "blued instead of parked".
Though I have to admit that the first 1911, does look very Ghetto. Not sure I could keep that one without doing something to it. lol

 

[Mike OTDP]

I've got a couple of PPKs that were refinished. It's a good way to pick up guns cheap.

 

[hairba111]

The jeweling (engine turning) on that Remington Rand can easily be polished out. It's only on the surface. Then you can finish to suit. I would blue it myself.

 

[lee2]

sure i got one.
serial nos. match on barrel, slide and frame.
didnt know for sure until i saw the waffens on the barrel.

 

[MilsurpDan]

Got this M38 Carcano that I saved from a friend whos grandfather apparently sporterized it after he brought it back from the war (its what the story is, I don't know if its true). Thankfully it hasn't been drilled and tapped and I can get the parts to restore it. Its a 7.35 M38 but the real kicker is that its NOT [SA] marked

 

[rj1974]

Im going to go curl up in the corner of the shower and cry for awhile . I feel dirty now .

 

[Jimbob2.0]

ok...
what C&R guns do you own that have had any collector value destroyed...
refinished, bubba'd, whatever...
guns that make people's head want to explode....

Ill go first..

ww1 Colt and ww2 Remington Rand 1911's

Nazi marked with tangent sight and pre t-series Hi Powers

And its hard to get photos of nickel and chrome....

Those hi powers make me cry..............

 

[mrbule]

i dug out a couple more...

late ww2 duraluminum frame Nazi marked. slide in the white ppk and 1944 Beretta m1934

 

[Squaregrouper]

I have a Waffenhampt marked Walther PP that was Parkerized.

 

[dpd3672]

I've got a couple of PPKs that were refinished. It's a good way to pick up guns cheap.

I agree. Generally when I'm getting into a particular type of gun, the first one I buy is a "beater," with little or no collector value. It scratches the itch while I learn more about the gun, and can be shot without stressing about breaking something rare or valuable. Especially with 1911s, there's lots of refinished ones out there, and ones with aftermarket sights, that sell a lot cheaper than pristine ones.