The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - I'm a 1960 model myself

I'm a 1960 model myself (reply)

Warhawk — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:43:40 +0000

I have a 1960 (birth year) Ruger .44, but have yet to aquire a 1960 model Smith & Wesson. Congratulations, those older guns are true gems.

That is a real treasure! (reply)

Catoosa — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:51:51 +0000

And a cool story to go with it.

I much prefer blue guns - they just look like a gun should look. Yeah. stainless is more resistant to rain, sweat, etc. but when it gets all scratched up it looks like crap. Worn blue just gets more character to it.

Keep a well-oiled hog bristle shaving brush in an old metal Band-aid box handy and brush that 19 down when you take it off. 50 years from now it will still be just as good as it is now.

You lucky so-'n-so!

Very nice, the gun, the stocks, the case... (reply)

Rob Leahy — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:16:55 +0000

and a good story to boot.

THAT is one very cool story! (reply)

Hoot — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 03:32:02 +0000

I'd be right proud to own something like that.

Yep. The rest of the story: (reply)

bob — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 01:33:11 +0000

Didja git the photo?
bob

Just as I start thinking seriously about a new S&W M-66... (reply)

Cherokee — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:19:01 +0000

Great package...and a great story to go with it.

That is seriously cool... (reply)

Brian A — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:51:58 +0000

And the story to go with it is as good as the gun. Love the tooled leather case, that is awesome.

Yep. The rest of the story: (reply)

MR — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 01:32:52 +0000

This was owned by the grumpy grizzly old curmudgeon who's day job working in the ID bureau of the Fort Worth Po-Leece Department. He gave me a very usable philosopy on life that has served me well. One day in about 1980, when I was out shining on my first airplane, I decided to run down to the South Hanger on Fort Worth Meacham to see if he was doing the same to his WW2 SNJ-5. Turns out he was there and was putting in a new radio in the old bird. Before I knew what was happening I was shanghi'ed to help, to the extent I was upside down with my head in the floorboard of the front cockpit, trying to grab the end of the antenna cable he was feeding in from the dorsal antenna. I'm there upside down, wedged in, sweat running into my eyes, and I hear,
"Hey Slim do you know what my philosopy of life is?"

"No Don. By all means. What, pray tell, is your philosopy of life?"

"My philosopy of life is: Respond to the way you are treated in like kind times two!
Your friends will love you and your enemies will learn to leave you alone." (That's a slightly abridged version)

Now that made a lot of sense to me. Still does. Then he showed me the photo he took of a co worker lady leaning on his SNJ in nothing but nail polish and makeup.

That was ARCH's father.

Just as I start thinking seriously about a new S&W M-66... (reply)

Art — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:47:15 +0000

Did that pistol case come with it? It looks as fantastic as the six gun. Good for you.

Art

what you really need now... (reply)

bj — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:45:31 +0000

is an older 66 to go with it- the kind with solid metal barrel and nice brushed finish.

No brainer. Perfect for guys like us! (reply)

brionic — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:39:07 +0000

And aside from that and the obvious quality of the revolver, just look at those old Herretts!

Fine deal, amigo.

Just as I start thinking seriously about a new S&W M-66... (reply)

Slow Hand — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 23:27:27 +0000

Hard to pass up a deal like that!

There are plenty of 66's out there to buy later on...

Just as I start thinking seriously about a new S&W M-66...

MR — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 22:57:34 +0000

I get ambushed with a 55 year old one owner cream puff.
A M-19 no dash made in 1960 that was bought new by a Buyer Man I knew from a Dealer Man I knew at the Gun Store (the old REAL kind, not the new department store kind) I grew up hanging out in. Not to mention, it was offered to me a less than the price of the new 66. A defenseless victim - that's what I am. I'm gonna try to whack a pig with it.