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Old cavalry colt, notches on grip
shootuadeal
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Old Colt revolver, has 7 "notches" on the grip, what do you suppose them are for?[:D]
Not saying its real or anything about the price but check out the 7th picture.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=176036000
Not saying its real or anything about the price but check out the 7th picture.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=176036000
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My grandfather, a full blooded Cheyenne, took that pistol off a dead cavalry trooper after a big battle along some river in Montana in the summer of 1876.
I recognize that gun!
My grandfather, a full blooded Cheyenne, took that pistol off a dead cavalry trooper after a big battle along some river in Montana in the summer of 1876.
Wow! Four years before that Colt was even made! That makes it extra rare! [:D]
quote:Now you and I both know that the timid among us would like to present themselves as heroes with a lot of notches on our side-arms, but take a long look at the grips on this old warrior and you damn sure know that these notches weren't carved there to keep track of coyotes silenced. Something significant happened before each of these epitaphs was written.
Yeah, nobody EVER carved notches in a gun butt for
a. bragging rights.
b. to make the gun seem more interesting to collectors.
Reminds of this old quote:
quote:"The more he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons." Ralph Waldo Emerson
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
I recognize that gun!
My grandfather, a full blooded Cheyenne, took that pistol off a dead cavalry trooper after a big battle along some river in Montana in the summer of 1876.
Wow! Four years before that Colt was even made! That makes it extra rare! [:D]
Oh yeah, what I meant was, my grandfather Pepe Lopez Griggs, a Lieutenant in the Spanish Army, took that pistol from a dead cavalry officer at San Juan Hill, Cuba.
quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
I recognize that gun!
My grandfather, a full blooded Cheyenne, took that pistol off a dead cavalry trooper after a big battle along some river in Montana in the summer of 1876.
Wow! Four years before that Colt was even made! That makes it extra rare! [:D]
Oh yeah, what I meant was, my grandfather Pepe Lopez Griggs, a Lieutenant in the Spanish Army, took that pistol from a dead cavalry officer at San Juan Hill, Cuba.
OK, that makes sense. Now I believe you. [:D]
P.S. I am starting a scrap fake Colt receptacle business tomorrow.[;)]
If you want a good laugh read his description of this other Colt. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=176941100
Oh, he is a cagey old guy, that is for sure! He tells you nothing that could be pinned down as misrepresentation, but leads you along to draw a conclusion that has no basis in fact. Just because the pistol was shipped to the Army hardly means that it ever saw action, much less that anyone was ever shot and killed with that specific pistol. Maybe the notches do indicate seven yotes killed with the pistol...Who knows? How do we even know those are the original stocks? They could very well have been taken from another pistol over the past 100+ years and added on at any time. If you buy into the story of seven kills you need to know that you are buying the actual gun that did the shooting and not simply getting a set of stocks from some other pistol that shot seven men added onto an unrelated pistol. Where is a readable copy of the Colt letter in the listing?
I swear I've seen that Colt listed before--never paid attention to the seller's name though-looks like one of those guns that just keeps getting relisted for years--like the Blasers.
If you want a good laugh read his description of this other Colt. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=176941100
Everyone knows David Carradine was a far superior Tom Horn.