Excellent! Always a pleasure to see vintage firearms (especially in this condition). Ron

 

That's a beautiful and rare gun. Congratulations on that one Russ!

 

Such a fine revolver, Congrats on picking this up.

 

Does that say "Micro" on the hammer...like the company who made gun sights?

You know, every time I see a gun this age in this kind of excellent condition, I always wonder...how has it survived over a half-century in such good condition. Did an enthusiast or collector make the conscious choice to put this revolver aside somewhere, in a safe perhaps? Different collectors have different ideas about quality and the rareness of guns. But clearly someone saw this revolver as important and decided to take care of it.

There are lots of things I've never seen, and that rear sight is one of them. Never seen one like that. Could we see some photos of it? Is it a factory sight?

I know absolutely nothing about guns like this...production numbers, shipments, manufacturing processes...nothing. But the beauty of this old gun cannot be denied.

Congratulations on acquiring such a fine revolver.

 

Yes, the hammer says "Micro". The rear sight is a factory item. I'll post a photo of it soon...

 

Snakeman99, that is a fine looking OMS that you have. I just checked my 1949 OMS in both calibers and they do not have the "micro" hammers. They are in the 60000 serial number range. I somewhat remember seeing those hammers in some vintage shooting books, possibly written by Roper.

 

Russ. That is a gem and a terrific find. Thanks for posting.

Cam.

 

Several years ago a gentleman from the next county was showing one of these for sale several times at a local gun show. I looked at it a bit longingly because I just thought it was such a cool gun and it was really in great shape with the box and papers, he bought it from the original owner. I had never seen one before that I guess it was a ‘52 model If that’s the last year. He was asking about $750 for it I think.
. it appeared at several of the shows I attended. I never bought it, couldn’t justify it at the time.


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Here's one that I recently sold (1950 production) that included the original box. This example was even nicer than the one I have now...

 

Here are a few photos of the unique rear sight:

 

Here are a few photos of the unique rear sight:
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That rear sight is a small masterpiece of design. It doesn't just sit on top of the gun like a lot of target sights do with their sharp corners and angles. This sight flows into the overall design of the gun and becomes an integral part of it rather than being just an appendage like a local gunsmith could've tacked on.

See, this is what I see as lacking a lot of modern day revolvers (and pistols). They look engineered and built by a by-the-numbers process. The little revolver that's the subject of this thread looks unique to me, even though the style of it is seen on millions of other revolvers.

Thanks for posting the photographs of the rear sight.

 

Very interesting how that rear sight has features that continued on in defensive combat style semi auto rear sights. What an outstanding revolver you have!

 

Beautiful gun, Russ!

 

Nice example of a model that is getting harder to find. Isn't the rear sight the standard Coltmaster sight that was also used on the 2nd Series Woodsmans ?
Interesting marking on the hammer too. I can't imagine that Colt's was contracting out that part. There is just a tiny bit of information in TBOCF about Colt's engineer Arnold Goodwin and the short actions that he developed for the OMM. Is there any indication that some kind of short action modification may have been done to your OMS ? If so, possibly Micro performed the work.

 

Super nice! Thanks for posting this beautiful revolver.

 

My 1950 .22LR OMS

 

Wow, those grips are awesome!

 

Thanks, Ropers by Mr. Gagne.

 

A Pristine Specimen Russ...

Congrats !!

And Al...what a Superb Rendition of a 50's Classic...!!

Nice Score Brother !!

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I suspect that Micro tuned the action and as is common with many custom gunsmithing shops, they put their logo on the gun to identify their work.

 

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Great looking OMS! I see that the half-year 1949 full knurled ejector knob made an appearance on the I frame, too.

 

WoW! that is beautiful. Finding one at all would be great. In that condition, unbelievable. I can't even see a turn mark on the cylinder.