My first .44 Special

[Bob Wright]

This was my first .44 Special, and first custom revolver:

This was an old Colt New Service .455 Eley. It was one of those guns from the Canadian Mounties and was re-worked to .45 Colt. I bought it through an ad in Popular Mechanics for $24.95, adding $5.00 for select cpondition, in September, 1954. Around 1960 I had it converted to .44 Special, added a S&W rear sight, and a Micro ramp with Patridge blade, and an Ace trigger shoe. I made the walnut grips. One of my girl friends at school gave me a Lyman 310 Tong Tool for .44 Special, and another gave me a Redding powder scale. Got me started on my fondness for the .44 caliber and reloading.

I was separated from this gun in 1971 when it was stolen from a gunshop where I had left it for a new mainspring.

Bob Wright

 

[Captain H]

What a pistol. Sorry to hear that you no longer own her. I bet you keep an eye out for it at every gunshow.

 

[Bob Wright]

I hope I don't ever see it again. I shudder to think what time, and thugs might have done to it.

Bob Wright

 

[newfrontier45]

Nice Bob!

Reminds me of a Colt 1917 I passed on several years ago. It had been cut to 4", fitted with adjustable sights and had stag grips. It was fairly well done work but priced right at $250. Still kicking myself for not getting it.

 

[Bob Wright]

I have had several Model 1917s, the last was going to be something like you described, but a military collector wanted too badly.

Bob Wright