Part of collecting older Colts (I have three SA Army .45 and a C&B .36 1851 Navy) comes from our spirit of freedom and the wilder Western era- and also, just as our Bill of Rights-the old saying "God didn't create men equal-but Samuel Colt sure as hell did.
Friend of mine, had his younger daughter along on fishing/picnic on a nice private stretch of a good trout river-as there were Black Bears around, he packed his .44 Smith and Wesson Triple Lock revolver-just "in case" along with some pepper spray. They were having a sandwich and a soda,when a canoe with two very drunken and rowdy "bikers" came around the bend, spotted them, and decided to "crash the party"-- The first scumbag just got out of the canoe as Al pulled out the S&W from under his fishing vest and the scumbag bellowed out loud- "Hey *&^hole, two of us, only one of you, whatcha gonna do now".
Al just pointed the S&W at the big gut, cocked back the hammer and said, in a very soft voice "Actually, Mister, there are 6 of me now". Apparently the scumbag had a change of heart, turned tail and hauled bass down stream. Without that cannon, who knows?? Reminds me of what the late Bob Brister recalled in his book "Moss, Mallards and Mules"-- Big Abner said- "Man carryin' a big pistol most likely not always gonna have to use it-just showin' it do the trick"__
I agree, Colts and older lever Winchesters are overpriced, and the scandal caused by Richard Wilson has tainted the Colt collecting Gruppen- Have you ever seen the way the Luger collectors operate- make the double gun lads seem like "chump change"
Word I hear "on the street" is the BATF is already meeting to tighten the "gun show loophole" for a NICS and 4473 on every gun sold or traded- even if I lived next door to Dean Roming in Andover and wanted to buy a double he was selling, they want that recorded too. And all the vintage shootfests are also going to be "invaded" with undercover BATF laddies- Be advised.. Yes sireee--
Last edited by Run With The Fox; 02/05/09 12:44 PM.
