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February 22, 2009
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The one I have is a Hawes Western Derringer, manufactured in West Germany... back when there was such a thing. Picked it up in Schweinfurt about 1989 or so.
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
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March 27, 2009
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Check out the front sight! This is one that never fails to open eyes or get a comment!
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January 24, 2009
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Looks like the front sight was custom filed to perfectly match someone's ammo. It also looks like it's had plenty of happy days in someone's holster & plinking at various things.
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Charger Fan said:
Looks like the front sight was custom filed to perfectly match someone's ammo. It also looks like it's had plenty of happy days in someone's holster & plinking at various things.
I will get a close up, the front is a silver quarter!
February 16, 2010
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This one's not mine, but I'd love to find a well worn Colt 1917 and do it up all Fitz Special style (or a S&W 1917 ... just no cut trigger guard then).
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March 2, 2008
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So would I, I think those are very interesting revolvers. If that one was mine, I'd spend some money restoring and fixing it up.
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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March 27, 2009
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I would add that one to rest of the pile of beaters.. gotta love the abused!!! Is that a 9mm? not up on old colts!
February 11, 2010
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Ammo box behind gun says .45 auto rim. 
-Blacktop
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May 2, 2009
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Blacktop said:
Ammo box behind gun says .45 auto rim.
-Blacktop
yup, but the cases up front are NOT 45 auto rim....I think they are 45 ACP.
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February 16, 2010
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Yep the Colt and S&W 1917 revolvers were .45acp and made for Army contracts in for WWI.
February 16, 2010
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I went hunting for more pics of that Fitz and found a post on the Colt forum from its owner
He's had some work done on it since the original pic (and apparently it has some interesting history).
http://www.coltforum.com/forums/colt-revolvers/34688-colt-1917-fitz-special.html
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Zundfolge said:
I went hunting for more pics of that Fitz and found a post on the Colt forum from its owner
He's had some work done on it since the original pic (and apparently it has some interesting history).
http://www.coltforum.com/forums/colt-revolvers/34688-colt-1917-fitz-special.html
Ya know what?
There's no denying that it's a unique & cool gun, but to me, most of it's uniqueness & coolness was in it's existing character. Once the grip frame was "fixed", it lost a lot of that character…
It looked a whole lot more authentic & unique to me, wearing the original Bondo(?) filled wood grips & electrical tape…
"you can't buy respect, it has to be earned" 
I would have merely replaced the rotted tape, cleaned & oiled the gun, and hit the range!
Thanks for the link, Zundfolge.
February 16, 2010
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Charger Fan said:I would have merely replaced the rotted tape, cleaned & oiled the gun, and hit the range!
I'm inclined to agree with that.
January 4, 2011
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I'm ashamed of you guys. Guns are like bosoms: there is no such thing as an ugly one. Some are just a LOT prettier than others - and remember, I've been riding a Harley for the past 40 years so I have seen some not so pretty guns.
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April 20, 2010
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Went to a gunshow yesterday afternoon, and picked up this High Standard Sentinel MKII. The tag on it said 'broken'. I brought it home, popped the sideplate off, and just as I suspected, the whole inside looked like it had 35 years of dirt and somebody had poured about 5 times the needed amount of some kind of oil in it, making a sticky tar-like mess. Did a quick 10 minute cleanup and lubed it with ATF now it cycles great.
I bought the ugliest gun in the place, and maybe the cheapest too- $125 out the door. I'm thinking it will be an excellent old shooter, and maybe future candidate for Hotbluer someday. Has a lot of bluing loss but no deep rust pits.
-Lonwolf
"The lion and the tiger may be more powerful, but the Wolf does not perform in the circus"
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March 27, 2009
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lonwolf Great Score on the HS!!!!! Welcome to the pork! 
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May 2, 2009
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Excellent buy--you did great !!!
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January 24, 2009
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That's a smokin' deal, way to go!!
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March 2, 2008
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WOW, great deal! I always have an eye open for one of those- I'd go twice that price and still feel good about it.
The great thing about DW's (and the HS's) is that most people have no idea how easy it is to clean/fix/tune-up these guns yourself.
SHHHHH! Keep it to yourself!
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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