[gunnut75]

A buddy of mine called me about 2-3 months ago and said he had a Winchester 1873 I had to come and see. I got to his store and he had an amazing 95% 1873 made in 1888. It was the NICEST 1873 I had ever seen condition wise. He wanted a stiff price for it but we came to terms and I bought it. He then starts smiling and says that he needs to show me the OTHER one. Apparently the lady who brought the guns to him had a FSS and the 1873 that had been together and in the family since 1889! Needless to say, I didn't even have the money to offer on the Colt. Lucky for me he held on to the Colt until I had enough funds to make an offer and he took it! The 1873 was shipped in April 1889 and the FSS was shipped in August 1889. Like I said, the lady said they were passed down for a long time until nobody really wanted the guns, they wanted the money. Well, they are back together, I don't know what I'll do with them but they WILL stay together.

 

[swamprat]

Beautiful pair! Those are some of the nicest Eagle grips I have ever seen!

 

[drjdog5150]

Amazing score! Can you imagine the stories those could tell...

 

[gunnut75]

Few more pics. I hafta say also that the grips are 98% if they're anything! Flat out fabulous. The gun has 90% nickel on the frame and barrel. However the cylinder is about 50%. Still don't find em like this. Thanks for looking.

 

[Signal_20]

What an amazing find congrats!

 

[Chaffee]

Congratulations on a fantastic find! It seems that great condition old guns can still come out of the woodwork. I'm assuming that the 73 is a .44-40 also?

 

[chaosrob]

Sounds like you have a good friend! Congrats on your new acquisitions

 

[gunnut75]

Yes. The 73 is a 44-40 also. Thanks.

 

[coltsixguns]

Both look great!

 

[Wyatt Burp]

Sorry. Can't think of adjectives to describe these! Someone bought them together and kept them together (until now almost!) and took that good of care of them. I've read somewhere that the 5 1/2" CFSS was the rarest, and this one is nickel with the original grips! Good for you to keep them as a pair.

 

[gunnut75]

Thanks. Like I said before, I haven't decided what to do but whatever it is I guarantee it will be as a group. I didnt get a closeup of it but the etched panel is almost perfect.

 

[serb]

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW

that is all.

 

[rljatl]

Wow, that is a friend. I can't believe the family didn't want to keep them. Boy, I would love to have a pair like that.

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[Old-Colts]

That is a superb pair of old west guns, congratulations. With them both being shipped the same year and coming out of the same family, it would be a crying shame to separate them now. However, I suspect many companion Winchesters and Colts have been separated over the years and these, sadly, will probably be separated by some collector at some point in the future!

 

[cubrock]

Amazing score! Can you imagine the stories those could tell...

I imagine with that pair, the stories would be primarily of sitting well oiled in a dark place.

 

[Jaymo]

Drool, slurp, drool, slurp.

 

[Frank V]

Wow, words fail!
Those are beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.
Are the insides as nice as the outsides?

 

[gunnut75]

Yes they are. I don't think either one was shot more than 100 times.

 

[1toughdog]

Life is good - dang - you lucky dog! Sweet

 

[gunnut75]

I did a complete disassemble on the FSS to look for any crud and it looks just as good on the inside as it does out. Some of the screws still have a beautiful blue. Because of where I'm at with jobs these two will probably be going up for sale AS A PAIR soon as I can't think of any way to tie this kind of money up for right now. I'll get some better pics and post them on here soon.