Grandpa's Combo.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:49 pm

My Grandfather's 1907 vintage 38-55 and his Colt Official Police .38 Special. Both are super shooters! TheColt is marked LPD from a near by PD.

I inherited them and a few others when he passed away. I'll miss that Old Man until the day I die!

Rimfire McNutjob · Post by **Rimfire McNutjob** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:03 pm

That 100+ year old wood is still lookin' pretty amazing.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:16 pm

When you're ready to get rid of that '94 just let me know. I'll take exceptionally good care of it.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:19 pm

Jason,
Nothin's better than having an old gun when you know the history it came with.

It just adds a bit more Pizzazz to the ownership. When the history comes from a family member, it even better!
I have a mess of old leverguns and none have history that I know of. Even my fathers guns he left me only go back to the early seventies, and they are all boltguns.----------------Sixgun

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:47 pm

Sixgun wrote:Jason,
Nothin's better than having an old gun when you know the history it came with. It just adds a bit more Pizzazz to the ownership. When the history comes from a family member, it even better!
I have a mess of old leverguns and none have history that I know of. Even my fathers guns he left me only go back to the early seventies, and they are all boltguns.----------------Sixgun

+1 A very nice combo indeed!!!

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:59 am

Sixgun wrote:Jason,
Nothin's better than having an old gun when you know the history it came with. It just adds a bit more Pizzazz to the ownership. When the history comes from a family member, it even better!
I have a mess of old leverguns and none have history that I know of. Even my fathers guns he left me only go back to the early seventies, and they are all boltguns.----------------Sixgun

I wish I knew more about how he came across the 38-55. I have a '73 and a '92 that I knew he shot a little more often. He tended to use an old Remington pump more and more often because of his failing eyesight. I remember he'd come bolting off the back porch with that big old 12 Gage and blast a red squerril or woodchuck and let the dog finish them off. I know for deer hunting here in OH he used an old LC Smith with the barrels cut down and a big old red plastic bead front sight. Don't know what happened to that one.

jb

Poohgyrr · Post by **Poohgyrr** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:03 am

Congrats on those, and use them in good memory.

Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:07 am

Sweet combo,all the more sweeter with the family history

!Thanks for posting.