I usually wait a while (and I might have one or two loose - lol), but this thing is just too cool not to post it up ASAP.

Glen and I completed a deal today, and this is my prize.

Smith & Wesson Combat Masterpiece .38 Special (#K200xxx, ca. 1953)

I hadn't seen anything quite like this for some time and nearly forgot: 'They don't make 'em like they used to.' This thing is absolute proof.

Thanks, Glen!!!

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Enjoy!

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If all goes according to plan, it should soon be wearing some new shoes...

Black Walnut w/Ebony Inlays by Keith Brown

Don't worry, though; VISA got their 'share'.

Honest...

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I'm sure you can.

Good thing 'It's just what the doctor ordered.'

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is one of the nicest handguns ever built by Smith and Wesson. Mine is a 1957 vintage.

The palm swell looks especially right, and the grain is really nice. Very nice gun, of course, too.

I haven't owned but one Combat Masterpiece, and that was a long, long time ago. It's good to
see an 'old friend' again − especially after 33 years.

PS: The Pre-M15 that I had back in 1979-80 was #K106xxx. Believe it or not, I sold it to buy
a stereo (turntable, receiver, speakers).

PPS: The good news is, my priorities haven't changed. Much...

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For helping keep me interested in this, my life-long hobby.

Believe me, that is saying − and more importantly doing − a lot.

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...just flat looks business-like.

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Sincerely,

Hobie

I have a much-used M-15 and an almost pristine M-18. If a man only had one handgun to his name, he could do no better than a good Model 15. And I ain't never seen a bad one!

That thing has a drool factor of 100% and then some.

I picked one up a couple of years back. Like me, it'll never win a beauty contest, but it sure has ridden many miles with me.

Murphy