[AJTONY]

Perhaps not enough bling for a BBQ gun, but here's a SA with a #5 grip frame and basepin latch by Harton, and some nice ivory grips by Persinger
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Could you please show a close up of the base in and latch design by Harton.

 

[mike454]

You can see some pics of the original here:

THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL ELMER KEITH'S HANDGUNS, COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER, "THE LAST WORD - OLD NO. 5", CUSTOM DESIGNED BY MR. KEITH & HAROLD CROFT. - James D. Julia, Auctioneers

THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL ELMER KEITH'S HANDGUNS, COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER, "THE LAST WORD - OLD NO. 5", CUSTOM DESIGNED BY MR. KEITH & HAROLD CROFT. Cal. .44 Special. All blue finish with 5-1/2" bbl that has 1-line address & dual caliber markings on left side. Bore is 6 lands & grooves...

www.morphyauctions.com

Here's mine

 

[AJTONY]

Thanks Mike for the detail picture, Harton did a nice intricate design for the cylinder lock system. I like your octagon barrel, I think it looks good on a flat top Colt. I also have a flat top 51/2" barrel in 357 cal. I got it new when they game out. Only fired 45 rounds in it. As of now it is being engraved will have to show it when it's done.

 

[ArkieVol]

Beautiful smoke wagon. Do you mind telling me who did the work? I love the scroll work.

Dennie Kies, formerly of Colt and USFA

 

[ArkieVol]

Dennie Kies, formerly of Colt and USFA

Sorry...Dennis Kies

 

[AJTONY]

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Could these two COLTS be by the same engraver VALADE!

 

[AJTONY]

ArkiaVol, sorry some how I show duplicates of my COLT.

 

[ArkieVol]

HI AJ.
Beauyiful gun! Quite similar styles. Both of these guns came from Nutmeg and were engraved by master engraver Andrew Bourbon. He signed both guns with his stylized initials “AB” above the serial number.
The wolf on the hammer is also a similar theme.

 

[AJTONY]

Hi ARKIA, yes it does look like the engravers used the wolf head. That is a nice set of COLTS you have.
Valade signed his name on the ejector housing, my S/N is 57311SA.

 

[Cozmo]

 

[feralmerril]

Looking at those cap guns reminded me of a plastic kit gun I put together almost 65 years ago. It was a very realistic looking 7 1/2" Colt SAA .45 colt.
Probably bought and put it together about 1954. Think it had ivory looking
plastic grips. Except for durability it looked like a exact replica clone.
Any of you guys recall seeing one?

 

[Cozmo]

Likely the coolest toy of the 50's. No bs orange tips on these. Might be why 40+ years later I bought a well used nickel 5.5 with ivory. Seems we are lucky to have lived so long.

Mattel "Fanner 50"

If the same toy was around today, we'd likely see a lot of perforated young cow pokes dead in their front yard.

 

[OD*]

To me, the coolest was the Shootin' Shell "45"

 

[feralmerril]

To me, the coolest was the Shootin' Shell "45"

About 1954 I got a sort of underground comic book with a article in it on how to make knuckles out of milk can handles. There was a ad that offered to sell deactivated Thompson machine guns in the front of the magazine and in the back of the magazine was a ad that said, "New barrels for your Thompson!". Sure wish I had saved that comic book! Probably would bring a lot of money today. Anyone else ever see a magazine or comic book like that? I had a uncle that was a world war two vet and liked to read comic books and we traded him. I recall my dad berating him one time for still reading comic books at his age. Also recall a old friend of mine that was a backseat gunner on a plane in the Pacific.
He said he flew with a pilot that would read comic books on long patrols
and have him do the flying while he read comics!

 

[Bartleylaw]

Here is my bbq SAA all the way from Texas! #11 of 30 made for Texas Gun Collectors Association.

 

[Bartleylaw]

 

[Bartleylaw]

 

[Bartleylaw]

 

[Cozmo]

One of a pair.

 

[chad45]

Superbs!
chad45