Lol. Nice. 
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Revolver porn thread.
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TrappedinMD
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Oldcarjunkie
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Congrats! Looks like it was worth the wait.
TrappedinMD
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Thanks guys! Yea shes gorgeous, apparently Ruger is way behind on the carpenter 465 steel for cylinders because its difficult to machine. I have put 22 rounds through it so far, still learning the best grip to handle the recoil. Just ordered a chest rig for it so hopefully I will be taking it with hunting soon. My load is starline brass + Hornady XTP Mag 300 gr HP + Federal small rifle primer + 32 grains Winchester 296 powder. Oh and crimping as tightly as i can without wrinkling the case below the bullet. The bullets still have crimp creep by the 5th shot but not enough to lock up the cylinder.
jimbobborg
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Oldcarjunkie
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NICE!
Magnumite
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Nice! I like that revolver. Pseudo Bowen econo-conversion without the price tag. Just put that item on the short list. It will fill a niche.
Brent
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Oldcarjunkie
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Cool ! I love the old revolvers myself
TheOriginalMexicanBob
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I just picked up this Colt Detective Special. It's by all evidence a WWII military purchase...square butt which was a military specification...serial number in the correct range...prick punch mark under the barrel...what appears to be the "flaming bomb" ordnance acceptance mark. I've already ordered a Colt Archives letter for verification but the evidence so far leads me to believe it was used by either the Counter-Intelligence Corps or Army CID. It's remotely possible it went to the OSS but that's doubtful. It was priced as a standard Detective Special of that era so I think I made a nice score.
Czechnologist
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- Mar 9, 2016
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I'm eager to know what the Colt Archives letter says! Regardless, that's a damn nice DS.
TheOriginalMexicanBob
Ultimate Member
It's the first Archives letter I've ordered I felt justified in paying the extra for expedited service. I think I'll be doing the happy dance when I receive it.
I'll report back what it says...good or bad.
Oldcarjunkie
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I just picked up this Colt Detective Special. It's by all evidence a WWII military purchase...square butt which was a military specification...serial number in the correct range...prick punch mark under the barrel...what appears to be the "flaming bomb" ordnance acceptance mark. I've already ordered a Colt Archives letter for verification but the evidence so far leads me to believe it was used by either the Counter-Intelligence Corps or Army CID. It's remotely possible it went to the OSS but that's doubtful. It was priced as a standard Detective Special of that era so I think I made a nice score.
Very nice !
TrappedinMD
Active Member
I missed a couple posts, got some nice looking guns fellas!
TheOriginalMexicanBob
Ultimate Member
I received an email today referencing my expedited request for the history of my revolver...
"We have completed the expedite research on your Colt Detective Special Revolver and can provide the following information:
Serial number 468798 - .38/c, 2”, Blue finish, Stocks not listed, Special Features: Square butt configuration, Sold to United States Government, Shipped to Transportation Officer, Fort Myers, Rosslyn, Virginia — For: Ordnance Officer
On March 4, 1943, Colt Factory Order # 2756, 280 guns in shipment, Date of Manufacture: February 18, 1943.
This information will go into typing and the letter will go out shortly.
Thank you for allowing us to be of service to you.
Sincerely,
Beverly Haynes
Colt Historian"
According to Charles Pate's book on secondary pistols and revolvers the military used in WWII this shipment was "Believed to be for MI/CIC". So it most likely was a Military Intelligence or Counter-Intelligence Corps" piece. That's more than I knew but less specific than I was hoping for. Still...it's provenance as to being a genuine military revolver. It likely never left the US for a war zone but even if it did for any length of time there's no way of knowing.
TheOriginalMexicanBob
Ultimate Member
Just picked this up today after spotting it at the Gettysburg show a couple of weeks ago...a Colt Three Fifty Seven revolver dating from 1957. It's still as-new and it continually amazes that so many firearms are still new after so many years. They weren't "collectible" when new and were intended to be used.
Colt's Three Fifty Seven model was Colt's deluxe heavy-duty revolver prior to the introduction of the Python. The Trooper was originally in .38 Special and .22LR with this being the .357 Magnum model. Once the Python was introduced the Trooper began to be chambered in .357 as well along with the Three Fifty Seven which ran concurrently in production. About 15,000 Three Fifty Seven models were known to be manufactured and the model was dropped about 1961 as it was pretty much unnecessary priced between the Trooper .357 and the Python. It's kind of a forgotten revolver and is pretty much unknown outside of Colt aficionados.
Here it is with my other two There FiFty Seven Colts...a 4" from 1960 and a 6" from 1957.
Here are the Three Fifty Sevens (at top) with the .357 Troopers. It's pretty obvious outside of the barrel markings they're the same revolvers and no wonder the Three Fifty Seven was discontinued.
Colt's Three Fifty Seven model was Colt's deluxe heavy-duty revolver prior to the introduction of the Python. The Trooper was originally in .38 Special and .22LR with this being the .357 Magnum model. Once the Python was introduced the Trooper began to be chambered in .357 as well along with the Three Fifty Seven which ran concurrently in production. About 15,000 Three Fifty Seven models were known to be manufactured and the model was dropped about 1961 as it was pretty much unnecessary priced between the Trooper .357 and the Python. It's kind of a forgotten revolver and is pretty much unknown outside of Colt aficionados.
Here it is with my other two There FiFty Seven Colts...a 4" from 1960 and a 6" from 1957.
Here are the Three Fifty Sevens (at top) with the .357 Troopers. It's pretty obvious outside of the barrel markings they're the same revolvers and no wonder the Three Fifty Seven was discontinued.
Always enjoy pictures of your firearms collection. Congratulations on the addition of another Colt Three Five Seven, which as you mentioned, is notable as it was Colt's first foray with 357 Magnum, after Smith & Wesson's success with the Registered Magnum and then pre-27s, which presaged the iconic Python.
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