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Old09-01-2010, 10:59 PM #1
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Hi ,I am a new member on this forum and want to share some pictures off the guns in my collection, ..

this is the top gun in my collection ,an unfired single action pre/post war colt
one off the 27 last sold in 1972,with colt letter caliber .38 special
the second colt is a .45C first generation ,with long flutes cylinder,colt letter ,shipped to Simmons hardware company st louis Missouri,26 dec;1913 special features,furnished with a double action cylinder of long flute configuration,gun in shipment ,one,engraved in 1972 and signed under barrel,ivory carved grips
     

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Old09-01-2010, 11:01 PM #2
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Hi ,I am a new member on this forum and want to share some pictures off the guns in my collection, ..

this is the top gun in my collection ,an unfired single action pre/post war colt
one off the 27 last sold in 1972,with colt letter
Great way to start welcome
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Welcome! That is a beautiful firearm.
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Gotta love those Colts!
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this one is 41cattlebrand colt,made in 1906 engraved by D.W.Harris
ivory grips

the blue one is a.45C first generation ,with colt letter made in 1915 and shipped to Iver-Johnson ,ivory raised mexican eagle grips

the stag gripped colt is a first generation .45C made in 1909
    
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this is a 44-40 single action made in 1919 ,engraved by J.Adams ,ivory grips
the blue one with plain ivory grips is a refinished 41 colt ,made in 1899
the black 7,1/2 inch colt is a second generation 357 magnum
the colt on his original box is an etched panel 44-40 in untouched condition
with colt letter
     

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a Wilbur Glahn engraved single action colt made in 1909 ,cal 38-40
raised ivory grips with bird motif

the nickelplated colt is a blackpowder frame serial 505XX,original ivory grips

the colt with bowie knife is a blackpowder colt made in 1882,original ivory grips
   
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Defaultmy smith &wesson and iver-johnson guns

just began recently to collect other guns than the SAA colt's,my few smith&wesson's
38 lemonsqueezer in original condition
5 inch target serial 4xx,mother of pearl grips
32 lemonsqueezer in original box
nickelplated Iver johnson in box
     
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this is the last one ,another iver johnson
 

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