Saw a gun today that, being the newbie that I am, seemed rather unique.
It was a Smith and Wesson .455 caliber six shot revolver. It had a six inch barrel. I am guessing by the half moon shape of the front sight and the small checkered wooden grips that it was made in the '40s, but I could be wrong.
On the cylinder face, at each point of the ejector star, between the chambers were stamped markings. "Those are Canadian markings" the owner told me. "This is a Canadian gun." I didn't have the light or magnification to see the marks clearly, so I don't know what they were.
"Want to know how I got it?" he says. Sure,I say. I swear this is what he told me, and I have no reason to not believe him.
"It was brought back after a hunting trip, in the back seat of a car, under a bear. It was smuggled in."
TOO funny!!!
It looked to be in pretty good condition. Actually, when he got it out to show me, it was loaded. He reloads for it and said he still shoots it occasionally.
Nice guy with a cool gun. Then he let me shoot his German .357 Derringer. All this while I was working for him.
It was a Smith and Wesson .455 caliber six shot revolver. It had a six inch barrel. I am guessing by the half moon shape of the front sight and the small checkered wooden grips that it was made in the '40s, but I could be wrong.
On the cylinder face, at each point of the ejector star, between the chambers were stamped markings. "Those are Canadian markings" the owner told me. "This is a Canadian gun." I didn't have the light or magnification to see the marks clearly, so I don't know what they were.
"Want to know how I got it?" he says. Sure,I say. I swear this is what he told me, and I have no reason to not believe him.
"It was brought back after a hunting trip, in the back seat of a car, under a bear. It was smuggled in."
TOO funny!!!
It looked to be in pretty good condition. Actually, when he got it out to show me, it was loaded. He reloads for it and said he still shoots it occasionally.
Nice guy with a cool gun. Then he let me shoot his German .357 Derringer. All this while I was working for him.