Jeppo
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Absolutely stunning @Prosecutor !!!!!!!
I just bought a 3913TSW (short grip / no rail) about 10 minutes ago...so no more 3rd Gens for me this weekend![]()
This is the first of a couple Third Generation Smiths showing up this week. It is a 3953TSW.
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I found PART of a handgun yesterday...
I have no idea what the finished product was supposed to be.
I found PART of a handgun yesterday...View attachment 65246
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I have no idea what the finished product was supposed to be.
WHA,WHA,WHAT!!!!!!! It's black, it's square, but not a Glockenspiel!
Close. I had to throw in some used charcoal to seal the deal.I understand now. You traded 6 pair of socks, a broken ladder back chair, a dull cross cut saw, and an over ripe watermelon for it. How far did I miss it?
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Let’s play a little game. What the hell is this? Dad brought this to me stuck in a tool box. It had been in the toolbox in a wood shop for at least forty years. Think it’s 32 caliber since those bullets fit.
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I showed it to an elderly gentleman and he just said “that’s an ole owl head.” LOL. There is a circle with an owls head in it on the grip. Oooookkkk.
This is the first of a couple Third Generation Smiths showing up this week. It is a 3953TSW. This is the DAO version of the 3913TSW. It is a single stack 9mm with 7+1 capacity. Alloy frame and stainless slide. Short grip for easy concealment. Really nice DA pull.
It appeared (until this evening [emoji16]) to have been unfired or close to it since leaving the factory. Felt fantastic and it’s probably going to be a favorite carry gun.
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Excellent deep concealment gun and DA makes for great safety. Looks like a good purse gun for a female as well. I like the barrel length for site picture on the smaller grip. Good find.
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Jeppo is two steps behind you.Well...picked up another “no rail” short grip Smith & Wesson 4553TSW today. Came with the box and 3 mags. Still in search of the perfect deep-riding IWB holster for this model.
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He hasn't left many crumbs lately for me to sweep up.Jeppo is two steps behind you.
Keeping up with @Prosecutor IS my day job. Haven't solved the bank account issue yet.Jeppo, keeping up with @Prosecutor is going to require a big bank account and quitting your day job. Good luck but you're moving along nicely.
He hasn't left many crumbs lately for me to sweep up.![]()
God job on that old Colt.I've been searching for a shooter grade Colt 1903 Hammerless for years that I could actually afford. Dream finally realized when a found a decent example for $399. It was in good mechanical condition with an excellent bore but the blueing was completely gone and the exterior was covered with rust, pitting and dings/dents. Instead of paying someone to refinish the gun I decided to try and Cerakote it myself. I have several other projects that need finishing anyway so I should be able to recoup my investment in a blast cabinet and a curing oven.
Disassembled and cleaned:
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Dunked in acetone:
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After blasting with aluminum oxide:
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Coated and baked:
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Assembled and ready to shoot:
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Perhaps it was being used as a beer tap handle?I found PART of a handgun yesterday...View attachment 65246
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I have no idea what the finished product was supposed to be.
Perhaps it was being used as a beer tap handle?