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Post by Carolinaman on Jun 4, 2017 6:15:12 GMT -5
Burgs, That's a really nice M-27 and I don't want to drift this thread, but I pulled out a slap jack out of my drawer to make some room for some other stuff. Saps were a wonderful tool. It was a guaranteed OFF switch for A Holes. Just a gentle tap right on top of the noggin and they'd drop like their bones had been extracted. Usually didn't even leave a mark. In a really bad situation (like the guy is on top of you choking you out) you can turn the sap edgewise and go for the temple. You might be surprised, as was one of my friends, to discover that this can pop an eyeball out. He wished that this was a phenomenon that had been 'splained to him in advance, just because it was somewhat unexpected. But everybody certainly knew about it after that. But hey, all in all, it's better to just not fight with the nice policeman. Saps were an authorized equipment item, and our uniform trousers had strong side sap pockets built in just below the back pockets. Other guys carried them tucked under the Sam Browne belt in the back. Of interest is the maker is "JAY PEE" Long Slugger.... I got a laugh out of that as it is also the screen name for one of the Mod's here... Thanks for sharing the picture. Best, Chris
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Post by CXM on Jun 4, 2017 6:28:08 GMT -5
Not exactly a Model 27, but a S&W '357 Magnum' made in 1949... sometimes called a 'Pre' Model 27... The 3.5" barrel makes this Magnum a really sweet gun to shoot or carry... It has one of the best revolver triggers I have ever used... it makes the gun feel like it is a part of the shooter's arm. When this revolver was built, there was only one 357 Magnum in the S&W line and the big 'N' frame gun was it... the Combat Magnum (later the Model 19) was about five years away and the 'j' frame 357 was decades away... At the time this was "the most powerful handgun in the world. This gun is a good example of the 357 Magnum produced after S&W resumed commercial production after switching to only making revolvers for military contracts during WWII. The set back front sight of the pre WWII Registered Magnums and 357 Magnums has been replaced with a flush front sight like the rest of the S&W line... it does however retain the high quality finish and checkered top strap. As you can tell from the photos this was a 'working' gun... it originally belonged to an Air Force Lieutenant General who carried it with him to such garden spots as Morocco, Lybia and South-East Asia. He carried it during Viet Nam on bombing missions in B52s... This is another gun I wish could talk... Enjoy... V/r Chuck
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2017 12:25:04 GMT -5
Chuck,
That's an amazing pistol. A general who carries a magnum is definitely my kind of guy! Do you have the general's name? I'd like to look him up.
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Post by CXM on Jun 4, 2017 13:24:17 GMT -5
Please see private mail... V/r Chuck Chuck, That's an amazing pistol. A general who carries a magnum is definitely my kind of guy! Do you have the general's name? I'd like to look him up.
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Post by Vant on Jun 6, 2017 12:19:46 GMT -5
Beautiful wheel guns guys. -Vant
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Post by trooper on Jun 8, 2017 22:52:41 GMT -5
With some grips by John Culina. One that's moved on down the road. Sold off my Python and bought my first 27 twenty five years ago, don't regret it a bit. I only wish I had it back so I could sell it to one of those rubes who seems to think they're worth three grand. If there was ever a gun that's become ridiculously over valued it's that one.
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