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I finally cased my "shiny" pistols
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<blockquote data-quote="aarondhgraham" data-source="post: 4117323" data-attributes="member: 13337"><p>Many years ago I inherited a Model 36 snubbie,,,</p><p>So when I saw a nice Model 34 snubbie at a pawn shop,,,</p><p>I couldn't resist and purchased it on the spot so the 36 wouldn't be lonely.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]410866[/ATTACH]</p><p>The 36 is a round butt and is named <strong>Velma</strong> after my sister,,,</p><p>The 34 is a square butt and is named <strong>Velda </strong>after Mickey Spillane's secretary.</p><p>To even them up I bought those Pachmayer grips that have the exact same outer size.</p><p></p><p>Then I was in that same Evil Pawn Shop and saw a somewhat beat-up 3" Model 34,,,</p><p>It had the ugliest fake pearl grips I have ever seen on a gun,,,</p><p>I had them described as "Mother of Toilet Seat" grips.</p><p></p><p>It looked like someone had dropped it on a concrete surface,,,</p><p>It had a couple of small dings on the sight groove,,,</p><p>And while not rusted, the blue was worn.</p><p></p><p>So I did a bit of judicial file work to smooth those dents,,,</p><p>And did a surprisingly decent job of cold bluing it,,,</p><p>Replaced those plastic grips with laminates,,,</p><p>And ended up with a fine shooting gun.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]410878[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Even with the grips she cost me less than $300.00,,,</p><p>I would love to find a 4" Model 34 as well,,,</p><p>But those guns have gotten too pricey.</p><p></p><p>Since this gun had obviously been "rode hard and put up wet",,,</p><p>I named her <strong>Libby </strong>after Libby Thompson (AKA Squirrel Tooth Alice),,,</p><p>A famous prostitute and madam of a brothel in 1890's Sweetwater Texas.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for looking,,,</p><p></p><p>Aarond</p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aarondhgraham, post: 4117323, member: 13337"] Many years ago I inherited a Model 36 snubbie,,, So when I saw a nice Model 34 snubbie at a pawn shop,,, I couldn't resist and purchased it on the spot so the 36 wouldn't be lonely. [ATTACH type="full"]410866[/ATTACH] The 36 is a round butt and is named [B]Velma[/B] after my sister,,, The 34 is a square butt and is named [B]Velda [/B]after Mickey Spillane's secretary. To even them up I bought those Pachmayer grips that have the exact same outer size. Then I was in that same Evil Pawn Shop and saw a somewhat beat-up 3" Model 34,,, It had the ugliest fake pearl grips I have ever seen on a gun,,, I had them described as "Mother of Toilet Seat" grips. It looked like someone had dropped it on a concrete surface,,, It had a couple of small dings on the sight groove,,, And while not rusted, the blue was worn. So I did a bit of judicial file work to smooth those dents,,, And did a surprisingly decent job of cold bluing it,,, Replaced those plastic grips with laminates,,, And ended up with a fine shooting gun. [ATTACH type="full"]410878[/ATTACH] Even with the grips she cost me less than $300.00,,, I would love to find a 4" Model 34 as well,,, But those guns have gotten too pricey. Since this gun had obviously been "rode hard and put up wet",,, I named her [B]Libby [/B]after Libby Thompson (AKA Squirrel Tooth Alice),,, A famous prostitute and madam of a brothel in 1890's Sweetwater Texas. Thanks for looking,,, Aarond . [/QUOTE]
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