I saw this old Colt in a local pawnshop in Burien, WA.
It has a really poor nickel finish on it that is stripping off of the barrel. The wood grips are varnished and that makes the handle slippery as a bar of soap.
I think it would make a great project gun.
Perhaps by spring I can buy it. Then I will have the nickel finish stripped off and then have it engraved and blued. New Hogue grips for that custom fit and then it would make a nice carry piece.
The .38-40 is a usefull cartridge, though one must handload for such a cartridge. I am thinking of pyrodex loads already.
It has a really poor nickel finish on it that is stripping off of the barrel. The wood grips are varnished and that makes the handle slippery as a bar of soap.
I think it would make a great project gun.
Perhaps by spring I can buy it. Then I will have the nickel finish stripped off and then have it engraved and blued. New Hogue grips for that custom fit and then it would make a nice carry piece.
The .38-40 is a usefull cartridge, though one must handload for such a cartridge. I am thinking of pyrodex loads already.