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My Dad's pistol
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03/12/21 06:56 PM
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My Dad passed about 5 years ago. A lot of times when I think about him I pull out his old 38 revolver. What is cool is that he used the bones of his stud horse to make the grips. He had to put him down after a broken leg with this pistol. I do a lot of gun trading and to me this one is priceless.
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/12/21 07:14 PM
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/12/21 07:21 PM
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/12/21 07:35 PM
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Story and history is priceless
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/12/21 07:45 PM
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Cool story! What is it? Looks like a Ruger Vaquero, but you said .38. I've only seen the Vaquero in 357...not .38.
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/12/21 09:08 PM
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/12/21 09:54 PM
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Cool story! What is it? Looks like a Ruger Vaquero, but you said .38. I've only seen the Vaquero in 357...not .38. My dad had one of those too. I forget the brand/maker... but it was a double action .38 special.
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/12/21 10:24 PM
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Great gun and great story!
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/12/21 10:44 PM
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/12/21 11:51 PM
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 12:48 AM
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 01:34 AM
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Love the grips and story....
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 01:59 AM
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 02:32 AM
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It’s stories like this and pictures like this that keep me coming back to THF every night. Thanks for sharing. I didn’t know your Dad, but I damn well know I would have liked him. Keep honoring him.
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 02:35 AM
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Got a .38 from my dad whin he passed away... Twas inta fast drawing ... its priceless... & story....
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 02:39 AM
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 03:10 AM
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Cool story! What is it? Looks like a Ruger Vaquero, but you said .38. I've only seen the Vaquero in 357...not .38. My dad had one of those too. I forget the brand/maker... but it was a double action .38 special. You did not answer the question.
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 04:01 AM
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That one is definitely special.
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 06:13 AM
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 12:49 PM
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Thanks for sharing , great piece of family history.
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 01:59 PM
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Cool story! What is it? Looks like a Ruger Vaquero, but you said .38. I've only seen the Vaquero in 357...not .38. My dad had one of those too. I forget the brand/maker... but it was a double action .38 special. You did not answer the question. I did some looking and found those double action 38's were imported by Rohm of Germany.
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 02:07 PM
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Great story!
Thanks for posting it up!
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 02:21 PM
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Cool story! What is it? Looks like a Ruger Vaquero, but you said .38. I've only seen the Vaquero in 357...not .38. My dad had one of those too. I forget the brand/maker... but it was a double action .38 special. Looks like an RG. Posted before I finished the thread, you already identified it.
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 02:26 PM
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Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: My Dad's pistol
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03/13/21 02:33 PM
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Yep that’s the model. Nothing fancy but again priceless to me.
Thanks for the comments on it!
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