Radicalcleric
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I broke my self-imposed embargo on gun purchases when I recently saw a Colt Offical Police with grips I wanted. I bought the gun just to get the grips. Well, it arrived today and I may have to keep it rather than resell as I planned.
The darned thing is in about 98% condition. Some blue worn from ejector rod from going in and out and that's about it. Not even a hint of a drag line on the cylinder. I already swapped grips so the ones in the photo are a pair of well-worn numbers off a Python. The serial number indicates that it was made in 1958. I can only guess that someone bought this and put it in a drawer for 44 years. The cylinder face looks like it was test-fired only. Some spots and highlights appear in the photo but they are bad lighting only. The gun is cherry.
I know that I am always saying that I don't need or want pristine guns, but this one sort of appeals to me. For the $175 I paid for it, how wrong can I go in keeping it?
The darned thing is in about 98% condition. Some blue worn from ejector rod from going in and out and that's about it. Not even a hint of a drag line on the cylinder. I already swapped grips so the ones in the photo are a pair of well-worn numbers off a Python. The serial number indicates that it was made in 1958. I can only guess that someone bought this and put it in a drawer for 44 years. The cylinder face looks like it was test-fired only. Some spots and highlights appear in the photo but they are bad lighting only. The gun is cherry.
I know that I am always saying that I don't need or want pristine guns, but this one sort of appeals to me. For the $175 I paid for it, how wrong can I go in keeping it?
