The Vintage scopes page owner on facebook showed off this bit of history. It is the cutaway model used in the 1984 catalog.
Category Archives: Historical
Colt 2021 Model Anaconda Print Advertisement
In this post we take a look at the November 2021 print advertisement for the Colt 2021 model of the Anaconda pistol. Also in this post are a couple of images of the 6-inch and 8-inch variations.
Colt Python Elite
Today we have this beaut from Karl. This is the python Elite. This was a custom shop only offering towards the last few years the original Python was sold.
Greg Ferris “HZ-57” Modular Pistol
Today’s Throwback Thursday pistol is a mid-1980s build from San Antonio, TX-area gunsmith Greg Ferris. You may remember Mas Ayoob, Kerby Smith, and The Blue Press writing up Ferris’ two gunfights with local gang bangers who tried to rob his store. The first incident ended with one robber getting chewed up with 12 Gauge buckshotContinue reading “Greg Ferris “HZ-57” Modular Pistol”
John Nowlin Sr. Racegun Revolvers
Sorry for the belated start of Wheelgun Wednesday. Today, we have a couple of revolvers from the late John Nowlin Sr., a gunsmith better known for his semi-pistols and match barrels. First up is a Smith & Wesson Model 64 modified for Bianchi Cup/NRA Action Pistol competition. Second is a hard-chromed Smith & Wesson ModelContinue reading “John Nowlin Sr. Racegun Revolvers”
Colt New Frontier
From the “I wish I could be that lucky “pile. A guy I know stopped by the house Sunday to show me this new pistol he just bought from an old woman for 20 bucks and ask me how much I thought it was worth. Never fired.
Mike LaRocca 10mm Revolver Conversion
For Ten-Millimeter Tuesday, we have a 10mm conversion of a Smith & Wesson Model 27-2 suitable for either pin shooting, USPSA Revolver, or ICORE competition. Mike LaRocca is better known for his street-worthy custom carry guns, but once upon a time in the 1980s, he did build comp guns. Prior to going solo, LaRocca hadContinue reading “Mike LaRocca 10mm Revolver Conversion”
Pachmayr “Combat Special” Combat Commander
Here is one you don’t see every day – a Pachmayr Combat Special conversion of a Colt Combat Commander. This one is kind of basic, with wrap-around Pachmayr Signature stocks and a Pachmayr rubber-coated mainspring housing. The Wilson #68 grip safety appears to have been added after the fact, as Pachmayr would have used oneContinue reading “Pachmayr “Combat Special” Combat Commander”
Clark “Pin Master” Compgun
For “.38 Super Saturday,” we have a former member of Pistol_Purview’s pistol collection. This one is a Clark Custom Guns “Pin Master” conversion from the mid/late-1980s. The Pin Master was a variation of the original Clark Bowling Pin Gun muzzle weight that was carved out with a 45-degree expansion chamber compensator. It resembled the muzzleContinue reading “Clark “Pin Master” Compgun”
Ross Seyfried’s Smith & Wesson “.44 Magnum” (5-Screw Pre-Model 29)
We have another “Forty-Four Friday” today, featuring Ross Seyfried’s Smith & Wesson “.44 Magnum” Five-Screw Pre-Model 29. Seyfried bought the revolver in the mid-1970s from Joe DeSaye. Action work was performed by the late Fred Sadowski of 300 Gunsmith Service. The revolver currently wears stocks made by Seyfried himself.
Scattered Shots 