Just a superb model 681, fully and beautifully customized by Ted Yost. Ted built this one for himself and carried it some before a good friend talked him out of it. I am honored to get to handle it now.
Category Archives: Guns
Alchemy Custom Weaponry — 1 of 45 — ANOMALY 45 ACP — A Hammerless 1911??
Buying A Used 1911 Pistol; What To Check & Look For With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.
A Look Back at Pre-Y2K Survival Gear and Conventional Wisdom
By Luis Vakdes As a child in the 1980s who came of age in the 1990s. I lived through an odd era of the gun culture. With the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, a lot of survivalists and those preparing for WWIII suddenly had less to worry about…untilContinue reading “A Look Back at Pre-Y2K Survival Gear and Conventional Wisdom”
Buying A Used Smith & Wesson Revolver; What To Check & Look For With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc.
Nelson Ford Q&A #10 1911 Extractor Tension, Ball Vs Flake Powders, Revolver Lifespan, Glasses Lenses
Today we talk about what to do when adjusting the extractor tension in a 1911 doesn’t seem to be working, ball powder vs flake powder in how it relates to burning forcing cones on K frame Smith & Wesson’s, a story from the Colorado School of Trades Circa 1979, Overstamps on Police Guns for collecting,Continue reading “Nelson Ford Q&A #10 1911 Extractor Tension, Ball Vs Flake Powders, Revolver Lifespan, Glasses Lenses”
Classic Custom Winchester Shotguns — Model 12 & 1897 — 12 & 20 Gauge — Simmons Gun Specialties
Really nice examples of Mid-century custom Shotguns, the 97 likely built for card/turkey shoots, and the 20 Ga Model 12 for upland bird chasing.
Paris Theodore ASP
Here is a treat for everyone today. The ASP. The reworked M39 by Paris Theodore. You can see him in the photo. Not very easy to find these days since only about 3,000 of them ever got made.
Classic Early Richard Heinie — Full House Custom — Colt Combat Commander 1911 45 ACP
Superb early Number RH123 build from Richard’s Illinois shop. This 1973 Colt Combat Commander was built in 1980-81 and is a superb example of the craft in those days. Clearly an Homage to one of Heinie’s biggest influences, Jim Hoag.
Colt Hammerless Guns, 1903/1908 – The Original Auto Pocket Pistols With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc
Today we discuss the Colt 1903 and 1908 Hammerless pocket guns, including the Vest Pocket. These huge sellers were loved and out sold any Colt pistol at the time.
