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Hidden grip suprise
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Site Supporter   Location: Casa Grande AZ Joined: Sat Jan 5, 2013 Posts: 1729 Real Name: 425-622-1646 
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So after my dad passed a few years ago I was going thru some of his shit. I found some target / bullseye grips for a K frame that were just so so. Was going to toss them because the Smith model 19 was one of Bill Jordans personal guns given to him by S&W and then Bill gave it to my dad in 1964 with a birthday card. Yes I found the birthday card … and S&W letter that confirmed it was a gift to Bill. I put the original grips back on it so these ugly ass target grips were going in the trash
A few weeks ago I thought on a whim to take the target grips to a wood guy and asked him to clean them up. Boy did he. Turns out they are birdseye maple and valued at about 400 bucks from the mid 1960's .. they came out beautiful So the before picture in the case on the model 19 circa 1970.( with scope) .and the after photos from yesterday  http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp23 ... kvzxpj.jpg[/img][/url]    _________________ Give me your hand my love and I shall...no..not that one..thats my gun hand..the other one..and I shall walk with you thru the valley of the shadow of death |
| Thu Jul 19, 2018 12:58 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Can't say Joined: Sun Sep 7, 2014 Posts: 8134
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Cool story.
Lesson - never throw out something old, unique, and handmade from decades ago. It's probably worth something to someone. And sometimes worth a LOT of money. Those grips will buy a new pistol! _________________ I defend the 2A. US Army Combat Veteran and Paratrooper: OIF Veteran. BSM and MSM recipient. NRA Lifetime. Entertainment purposes only. I'm a lawyer, but have not offered you legal advice. |
| Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:04 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Casa Grande AZ Joined: Sat Jan 5, 2013 Posts: 1729 Real Name: 425-622-1646
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or half a pistol is what I am thinking.. Or maybe when I am dead somebody will find them in a drawer and toss them out
_________________ Give me your hand my love and I shall...no..not that one..thats my gun hand..the other one..and I shall walk with you thru the valley of the shadow of death |
| Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:17 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 12993
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Before that happens, hand over all that old gun trash in the case to me so I can clean them up and shoot them.
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| Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:26 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Casa Grande AZ Joined: Sat Jan 5, 2013 Posts: 1729 Real Name: 425-622-1646
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RENCORP wrote: Before that happens, hand over all that old gun trash in the case to me so I can clean them up and shoot them. no..they are all under the bed in the guest room except that stupid model 400 that blew up when I fired it. ( lower left corner in the pick..looks like a tube) _________________ Give me your hand my love and I shall...no..not that one..thats my gun hand..the other one..and I shall walk with you thru the valley of the shadow of death |
| Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:27 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Maple Valley Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2013 Posts: 859 Real Name: PW
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What's the story/history with the Case/badges/handguns?
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| Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:11 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: NE WA Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 Posts: 5508 Real Name: The Dude
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Some interesting ones in there for sure.
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| Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:44 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Nova Laboratories Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2011 Posts: 18540 Real Name: Johnny 5
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Damn. I thought it was gonna be how to smuggle candy into a theatre using your AR grip.
_________________ NO DISASSEMBLE! Thomas Paine wrote: "He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." |
| Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:43 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Casa Grande AZ Joined: Sat Jan 5, 2013 Posts: 1729 Real Name: 425-622-1646
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PW45 wrote: What's the story/history with the Case/badges/handguns? Oh..just some of my dads stuff.. Seattle PD 1962-1995..I have them all..and there were actually 6 cases like this. Most of the badges ( over 600) I was able to track down sons and daughters if the badges were numbered, and get them to next of kin..with shitloads of thank you letters in return....some that did not have numbers or departments that recycled numbers, and I could not find children or grand children I still have ..I have this one Texas Ranger badge from pre 1940's number #26 that was issued to a Ranger but no known surviving offspring..so that sits in a drawer..and after 9/11 it is a felony to have NYPD badges..so they sit in a drawer also..one NYPD detective badge 1st class, I was able to track down and his son is now a NYPD capt. I did send him his dads badge..he sent me shitloads of NYPD stuff and a great thank you note on his dept letterhead. \ _________________ Give me your hand my love and I shall...no..not that one..thats my gun hand..the other one..and I shall walk with you thru the valley of the shadow of death Last edited by munchie on Thu Jul 19, 2018 5:26 pm, edited 4 times in total. |
| Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:45 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: The banana belt of MT Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 Posts: 8590 Real Name: Brian
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Now that is just too awesome of a story!
To save you googlers, "Bird's eye Maple is a sugar maple. The figure is reportedly caused by unfavorable growing conditions for the tree. The Sugar Maple attempts to start numerous new buds to get more sunlight, but with poor growing conditions the new shoots are aborted, and afterward a number of tiny knots remain. Birdseye Maple is frequently sold in veneer form, but solid lumber is available as well. Being tiny knots, the birdseye figure is most noticeable and pronounced on flatsawn pieces of lumber." _________________ "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."- Hunter S. Thompson |
| Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:47 pm |
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Site Admin   Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52193 Real Name: Steve
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Great story, munchie!
It's good to hear from you, man. How's Arizona treating you? Or maybe I should ask . . . how are you treating Arizona?  _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:27 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Casa Grande AZ Joined: Sat Jan 5, 2013 Posts: 1729 Real Name: 425-622-1646
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MadPick wrote: Great story, munchie! It's good to hear from you, man. How's Arizona treating you? Or maybe I should ask . . . how are you treating Arizona? AZ is a big shithole...its poor and very corrupt..its only nice from oct-feb..I am selling this house next year and moving to Chelan or Wenatchee..AZ sucks..everything is trying to kill you here..plants, bugs, snakes and women..all dangerous ..and its 106 right now at 745 pm Pinal county Sheriffs dept makes less than Dicks drive in..State troopers make as a captain less than 20 bucks an hour and have not had a contract in over 10 years ..what does that tell ya? But you can buy a 3 bed 2.5 bath house for 160K brand new _________________ Give me your hand my love and I shall...no..not that one..thats my gun hand..the other one..and I shall walk with you thru the valley of the shadow of death Last edited by munchie on Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:50 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
| Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:45 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52193 Real Name: Steve
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We could always count on you for an honest assessment.
 _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:48 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Casa Grande AZ Joined: Sat Jan 5, 2013 Posts: 1729 Real Name: 425-622-1646
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MadPick wrote: We could always count on you for an honest assessment. And look up on facebook my buddy Joe Luhn Arizona city AZ ( crazy Joe's) ..he has some cool shit for sale ..and I am not opposed to buying and bringing back to WA ( wink) ..going to spend all of AUG on my moms boat ( 67 ft chris craft made in 1950) just me and the dog before she sells it..She asked me and my sister if we want it in the will and my sister said no..that means I would have to buy her half out at 200K ,,cant afford that.. so we told our mom to sell it.. probably going from SEA to Portland then up to BC..who knows..just me and the dog shitloads of beer and a fishing pole..in fact the boat has a fuel apt next week..250 gallons _________________ Give me your hand my love and I shall...no..not that one..thats my gun hand..the other one..and I shall walk with you thru the valley of the shadow of death |
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