I Spent the Last Hour Looking for This

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reconciler

Discussion Starter · Dec 8, 2013

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My family and I spent Thanksgiving in Tulsa, OK and while there a family member told me about Woolaroc Museum in Bartlesville, OK. This was the 3700 acre "playground" for oilman Frank Phillips the founder of Phillips 66. I have never seen a higher quality collection of Colts in my life! They don't allow flash photography, but here are a few pictures.

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saintclair

· #2 · Dec 8, 2013

reconciler: Thanks for posting those pictures!!

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swamprat

· #3 · Dec 8, 2013 (Edited)

Is that a Sheriff Model Bisley Flat Top Target?

Answering my own question.:bang_wall:
It is hard to read the note, but I believe it says that the bbl has been shortened to 4" and the ejector rod removed.

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Wyatt Burp

· #4 · Dec 8, 2013

A long flute .41. Now that's interesting.

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swamprat

· #5 · Dec 8, 2013

Wyatt Burp said:
A long flute .41. Now that's interesting.

YEP! & a long flute Bisley!

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don62

· #6 · Dec 8, 2013

I like that long barrel .22 flat top. I didn't know they made them..

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swamprat

· #7 · Dec 9, 2013

don62 said:
I like that long barrel .22 flat top. I didn't know they made them..

The tag says that only 93 were made!

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reconciler

Discussion Starter · #8 · Feb 17, 2022

Forgive me for reviving such old thread but since the Photobucket fiasco I no longer have these photos except in this thread. All of the talk about Long Flutes and unique Colts reminded me of these pictures and just wanted share.

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victorio1sw

· #9 · Feb 17, 2022

swamprat said:
YEP! & a long flute Bisley!

The LF Bisley is slightly out of range, but is close to 330000. It could be original. Sure looks good! These were mostly collected before so many Colt SAA's became highly "screwed with". I recall Phillips at TGCA gun shows late 1960's.

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reconciler

Discussion Starter · #10 · Feb 17, 2022

The family member that took me to Woolaroc grew up in Bartlesville in the 1950's and 60's and worked for Phillips while in school. He told me a story of Phillips's son being a big gun collector and how his office was like a Western Museum. He said he had Winchesters and Colts displayed throughout the office.

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saintclair

· #11 · Feb 17, 2022

Thanks for reviving the pictures of the long flute,

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Canine cop

· #12 · May 29, 2022

While you are roaming around Oklahoma, travel to Claremore OK. When I was much younger, there was a man named Davis that owned a hotel in Claremore OK & in every room & hallway & lobby hung every type of antique firearm. Mr. Davis was a trusting soul & don't think I ever read of a firearm stolen. How many thousands he had is only known to the state. When Mr. Davis was quite elderly, he entered into negotiations w/ the state, that he would sell the entire collection to the state for $1.00 & in turn the state would build a climate-controlled museum to hold the collection & which today is open to the public. You must visit the Woolaroc museum & the Davis museum

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Bibbyman

· #13 · May 29, 2022

Mary and I just came back from Oklahoma tour of museums. Filling in ones we hadn't seen before : Ben Johnson, Gene Autry, Standing Bear, Pioneer Women. We came through Bartlesville but didn't know about the Philips museum. We'll have to go back.

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Jim Martin

· #14 · May 29, 2022

Canine cop said:
While you are roaming around Oklahoma, travel to Claremore OK. When I was much younger, there was a man named Davis that owned a hotel in Claremore OK & in every room & hallway & lobby hung every type of antique firearm. Mr. Davis was a trusting soul & don't think I ever read of a firearm stolen. How many thousands he had is only known to the state. When Mr. Davis was quite elderly, he entered into negotiations w/ the state, that he would sell the entire collection to the state for $1.00 & in turn the state would build a climate-controlled museum to hold the collection & which today is open to the public. You must visit the Woolaroc museum & the Davis museum

One of my old Great Western Sheriff mdls w/a set of my 1 pce Claro walnut grips on it is in that collection.The ser.# on it is GW 345.

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victorio1sw

· #15 · May 29, 2022

Canine cop said:
While you are roaming around Oklahoma, travel to Claremore OK. When I was much younger, there was a man named Davis that owned a hotel in Claremore OK & in every room & hallway & lobby hung every type of antique firearm. Mr. Davis was a trusting soul & don't think I ever read of a firearm stolen. How many thousands he had is only known to the state. When Mr. Davis was quite elderly, he entered into negotiations w/ the state, that he would sell the entire collection to the state for $1.00 & in turn the state would build a climate-controlled museum to hold the collection & which today is open to the public. You must visit the Woolaroc museum & the Davis museum

Yes, when I was about 14 years old, dad took me to that old hotel. It was as you said, and the pistols were almost stacked in glass cases in the lobby -- making them hard to see. While there, I bought a Harpers Ferry M1812 Musket from Mr. Davis, who was about 80 at the time.

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reconciler

Discussion Starter · #16 · May 29, 2022

I visited the Davis collection as well and it is impressive!!! Unfortunately, the photos I took there were a victim of Photobucket fiasco as well.
Jim, I think we discussed that Sheriff's model a few years back during one of our conversations. I had taken pictures of it along with many other rare and beautiful guns they have in the collection.

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victorio1sw

· #17 · May 30, 2022

reconciler said:
I visited the Davis collection as well and it is impressive!!! Unfortunately, the photos I took there were a victim of Photobucket fiasco as well.
Jim, I think we discussed that Sheriff's model a few years back during one of our conversations. I had taken pictures of it along with many other rare and beautiful guns they have in the collection.

Yes, not only one, but two Bisley Sheriff models. Another great gun museum not far away from NE Oklahoma, is the Saunders' in Berryville, Ark. I still have some Polaroid pics taken there 50 years ago. Again taken thru glass, and thus difficult to do.

waltesefalcon

· #18 · May 30, 2022

My mom used to work across the road from the Davis gun musuem and after I would finish my homework I'd go and spend my afternoons in the musuem.

Woolaroc is another great musuem. Phillips's collection is truly impressive.

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