Thanks to Coal Creek Armory!

[Kirk Freeman]

I had two pistols which I found at a recent Indy 1500 gun show for a very fair price, a Colt in .22WRF (circa 1902) and a Smith & Wesson pre-M17 (1946), de-gunkified/DCI'd (Disassembled, Cleaned and Inspected) by the able hands of Gunsmith Bob at Coal Creek Armory in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Thanks, Bob!

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Here they are post cleaning on one of my gun tables.

I shot the Smith today to test fire it (12 rounds) and after further research and discussion this will be the last time I shoot it. The Colt went directly into the safe after a through wipedown with a Barricade.

It is a happy day, it is a sad day.

 

[remauto1187]

That Model of Smith of yours have a history of timing problems yielding KABOOM or are you sitting on a potential goldmine?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Rem, it's a 1946 with 3 digit serial number and using pre-War parts (e.g. the mushroom head ejector).

At the Lafayette show I saw a four digit with an asking price of $1,400 (many times what I paid for this one).

A gun like this has just priced itself off the firing line.

 

[LEaSH]

Beauties.

Do you foresee yourself shooting the Colt anytime in the future?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Sadly no. Another safe queen, or as I call them--an SEP in 3-D.