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DUF Digest, 05-16-12

Man Filmed on TV Show Trying to Sell Stolen Gun | firstcoastnews.com


Stupid Is as Stupid Does: Police arrested a 64-year-old man accused of stealing a rare, antique gun after he was spotted trying to sell it on a television show. Wheat Ridge Police say they arrested Wylie Gene Newton of Erie for allegedly stealing the gun from a private museum in New Mexico in December. The gun is a Colt Dragoon black powder revolver that dates back to the 1800s. It's reportedly valued at $20,000. Police say Newton tried to sell the gun on a reality TV show called "American Guns," which is filmed at a Wheat Ridge gun shop. A viewer who knew about the investigation let authorities know about Newton after he watched the episode, which aired in December. The man on the show went by "Wylie" and took two black-powder revolvers to sell at the shop. Authorities in New Mexico contacted the police in Colorado. On May 10, undercover detectives met with Newton and offered to buy the stolen gun. He was arrested and police recovered the stolen revolver. He is being held in the Jefferson County Detention Center pending extradition.

Man Filmed on TV Show Trying to Sell Stolen Gun | firstcoastnews.com

A buddy of mine and I are thinking of trading handguns. We are residents of two different states. Can we simply do the swap without any paperwork and without running afoul of federal laws, or do we have to use (and pay) FFL's in two different states? TIA.

How long did Colt sell the 'accessory' D frame hammer shroud in a box - the only one I have seen was in the late 60's - early 70's wood grain box?

My catalogs going back to 1950 and 52 show the hammer shroud but I don't think any mention is made of it being boxed.

The Tunnel Wall: California-approved gun safe

Ooops...humor

Our own CWO4USCGRET has been ICU since Saturday with an infection in his back. If you are so inclined a few words with the Man Upstairs would be appreciated, or even good wishes and thoughts, in case Tim gets a computer and gets a chance to read the Forum.

Thanks

Have you ever bought a book or an album just because of the title?
How about a gun?

Forehand & Wadsworth "TERROR" .32 Cal. (WOW)(NR) : Curios & Relics at GunBroker.com

I Used to be a superintendant for a sand and gravel company and have been all over the rocky mountains. At one of our pits in north east Colorado I found a HUGE bone in our hi wall that we were feeding into the plant. it was 35 feet down from old groundlevel. these are old sand bar fingers from ice age run off. The bone is at least 2 feet long and weighs 15 lbs or so. I took it to the museum of natural history in Denver, I have family that works there, one of the scientists said it is a juvinile femur of a Gomphotherium and is 60,000 yrs old. It is related to the mamoth, looks like one....just a shorter trunk and four large tusks instead of two.

Anyway I was wondering could I sell it on GB? I have poked around the net and found equivalent mamoth bones go for $200-$400. I NEVER saw another Gumptherium bone. It would look awsome on a mantel or a wall. I just want to turn it into gun money. What do you think?

I am a member of both the Colt and the S&W forums, I noticed that there are significantly more thread/posts/members on the S&W forum than on the Colt forum and was wondering why. :confused:
To me Colt is better know to non-gun people, especially when talking the Old West, while to me at the same time Colt and S&W are synonymous with quality, Colt seems to hold its value better than a Smith (due to it's name recognition?)

Are there just less people interested in talking Colt? :bang_wall:

the Smith forum has 173,000 threads with 1.7 million posts and 96,800 members (10,000 active members)

I was just wondering since I love both Smiths and Colt's and have a large collection of Boston Police guns about equally divided between Colt and Smith ;)

Does anyone care to venture their thoughts as to the value of an opened, but full (12 cartridges), box of original Frankford Arsenal Colt's Revolver .45 cal. inside primed cartridges. These were made for the Colt SAA Cavalry model revolver for several months in 1873-1874 until they were replaced with the shorter Colt Revolver Ball cartiridges which would also work in the Schofield revolver.

I saw a box, opened but reglued shut, that sold in 2007 at Cowen Auction for almost $750 + buyer's premium, which seems a little high. Any thoughts?

You won't believe this one, folks

Detroit groundskeeper fired after finding loaded gun, handing it to cops | Fox News

With national news coverage I wouldn't be surprised if the grounds keeper and the foreman get reinstated. But, they never should have been fired.
Why, oh why, are there so many pinheads in positions of authority?

I will be going to Denver in couple days. Is the Denver Gun Show this week end worth attending? I mean is it really mostly guns instead of other stuff?

Hello
Can a new in the box never fired revolver (specifically a Diamondback) have a very (and I mean very slight) turn line or cylinder line?
I ask that because I was looking at mine, it has it. Thanks, Ron

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good friend of mine owns a small gunshop in even a smaller community. he's got a remington 541s he says i need to buy ($650). rifle is excellent (98%) condition with box and all related factory paperwork accompanied with two magazines. one mag is the plastic and the second is metal, both 5 rounders. in addition, the rifle is coming with a redfield period scope and rings; nice packqage i would say. i'm just not knowledgeable in the 541; ive always been into revolvers and pistols. what can u folks tell me about the 541 S.......txs as always for ur input ....

I'am considering having a table at the Dallas collectors gun show June 9-10.Does anyone have any information about the show.Have you ever attended?Is it worth going to? Thanks for the help.

I just got back from a long travel day to make this trade.

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1984 M1009 CUCV that the previous owner had started a manual transmission swap and lost interest in the project.

What have you swapped your guns for?