A classic Texas lawman's rig. Pre-war Heavy Duty, nickeled at the local bumper shop to hold up, and fitted with nice old second-cut stags, then carried in an S.D. Myers holster. It letters as shipped in 1937 to a constable of Jefferson County in Port Arthur, Texas. In 1937, Port Arthur was a *rough* place to be a Constable.

Honest Arch

Hey Arch , I've got the same gun , you saw it once when we had CSA in Tejas , the one you had at the time had bullhead grips w/ ruby eyes , you said " if these have consecutive serial #s , one of us is leaving here with 2 pistols, by the way , what are second cut stags?

That is great!! I'd take one like that with a known history over a pristine collectors piece any day!

I remember the gun. Back in the day, grip makers would take a "second cut" off the antlers, which was more yellowish, and smoother than than the primo stuff used first. In the cheapest examples, used mostly on knives, they would carve in fake "bark" in the otherwise smooth material, and stain it to look natural. Over the years, some folks considered it inferior, and other folks liked it better, and sought it out for their iron.

gus.

And the classic holster!

Tell me that's going in your personal collection and is NOT for sale.

Please, have mercy!

Considering what I paid for it, I may have no choice but to "collect" it. The waters of Gunbroker are deep, however, and it never hurts to float a cork...

JLF

I am interested in it. Drop me an email, amigo.

Matt

Those are the type of stag grips/stocks that I've always thought looked best, but I never knew they had a name.

Thanks, Jack!

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