My S&W's

[Rick McC.]

Thanks, all.

I have no idea who did the engraving, but you can tell that it was all done with hand gravers, no machine stuff, much less laser.

I spoke to Roy Jenks about it once several years ago. He said, based on my descriptions, that specific pistol was made to be engraved, and was likely done by S&W, but he couldn't be sure W/O actually having the pistol there.

I never cared enough to risk sending it away, but I think it was probably done by an individual prior to the owner receiving it.

Arley:

You don't have to be necessarily rich to collect these. I found it in a LGS that was being "managed" by two Puerto Rican transplants by way of NYC.

They were both carrying Glocks that they thought were the "best guns ever made."

Obviously not being extremely knowledgable about firearms; I offered $300.00 for the gun, and they took it.

After I got it home and was cleaning it, I found my name engraved on the backstrap, and took that as a sign that I was meant to find it that day.



In addition to the engraving, it has a serrated top bobbed hammer, wide smooth trigger, and has obviously had a very good action job.

It didn't appear to have ever been fired, and I think it was probably a retirement gift.

We have a lot of retirees in this area from up north, with a fair amount of them being retired LEO's. So I figure that the owner passed, and the gun would up with an heir that didn't know what they had, and sold it.

I also have a well worn Colt Cobra with a wonderful action that likely wound up here the same way.

[Caleb]

$300? That's a heck of a deal .