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Here was another Vegas find. The back strap is a little toasty but outside of that it's one of the best Bisley's I have come across.
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1911 Bisley
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A very nice Bisley, with an interesting letter. A late manufacture showing the advent of the stamped-knurl hammer. The 41 caliber with 7-1/2" barrel is hard to find in a Bisley.
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Very nice gun in a very cool caliber. 7-1/2" barrel and shipped west of the Mississippi. Thanks for sharing this one.
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What a beautiful example of a Bisley, never mind the back strap.
And it shipped on my birth date, November 28! I’ll never be so lucky as to run across something like that. Congratulations on your acquisition.
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Well sheet, you're holding up pretty good for being 111 years old. Well done sir.
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Very nice Bisley!
That was only for Black Powder frame, 1887-1895.
I couldn’t recall the specifics. Still, a .41 Long Colt with a 7 1/2” barrel is fairly uncommon.
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That's a good looking Bisley. Interesting choice of caliber for whoever wanted in back in 1911. Since it letters as a one gun shipment, maybe the original owner had the hardware store order it for him ?
The .41 Colt wasn't particularly known to be an accurate cartridge although with carefully selected components it could be made to shoot quite well. Maybe the owner had previous experience with the .41 Colt and already had a Lyman tong tool and mold for it ? Fun to speculate.
The .41 Colt wasn't particularly known to be an accurate cartridge although with carefully selected components it could be made to shoot quite well. Maybe the owner had previous experience with the .41 Colt and already had a Lyman tong tool and mold for it ? Fun to speculate.
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Mike's comment brought to mind the scene from "The Grey Fox" where Richard Farnsworth as Bill Miner steps into the gun shop and walks out with a Bisley...and then uses it to persuade a change of heart in the next scene. One of the coolest little movie vignettes of all time for a Bisley fan.
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