Very cool
Sydney Gun Show - scored a Cop 'n' Thug
Home from the Sydney Gun Show. Scored a 3rd gen New Frontier 44-40 and a '92 Winchester 32-20 that will probably show up on Old-Colt's Companion thread.
But the buy of the show came from a dealer who thought it was just another common spur-trigger suicide special and priced accordingly. It is a Colt New Police 38 known to collectors as the Cop and Thug due, to quote Flaydermans, "The low relief scene depicts a 'cop' arresting a 'thug' ". Only a few thousand made and relatively scarce. This one has some stains but retains most of it's bluing and clear etching and the grips are unmarked.
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According to Flaydermans they were found in serial number range 14450 to 21500 with New House and New Line models. This one is a bit higher at 21847.
But the buy of the show came from a dealer who thought it was just another common spur-trigger suicide special and priced accordingly. It is a Colt New Police 38 known to collectors as the Cop and Thug due, to quote Flaydermans, "The low relief scene depicts a 'cop' arresting a 'thug' ". Only a few thousand made and relatively scarce. This one has some stains but retains most of it's bluing and clear etching and the grips are unmarked.
According to Flaydermans they were found in serial number range 14450 to 21500 with New House and New Line models. This one is a bit higher at 21847.
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Nice B&C example with a nice etch panel. More dear than a nickle example like mine below. The most sought after variation is the one in 41 CF.
Just received a letter from Archives. Don't know how the London address got into the shipping details. Cowles & Dunn was a Sydney gunshop - perhaps they had an agent in London?
Internet extract. Charles Cowles, gunsmith and firearms dealer, was born on 8 March 1837 at Topcroft, Norfolk, England, son of James Cowles, publican, and his wife Honour, née Seago. On 28 February 1864 at Walworth, Surrey, Cowles married Cecilia Emma Dunn; with his employer, William Green, they migrated to Queensland. After moving to Sydney in 1865 Green became ill, decided to return to England and left the gunsmithing business he had established at 96 Market Street, Sydney, to Cowles. In 1867 he moved to 205 Pitt Street, and in December 1875 to Cannon House, 411 George Street. In 1885 he formed the partnership of Cowles, Dunn & Co. with his brother-in-law Arthur Dunn. About 1892 the name of the business changed to Cowles & Dunn, by which it was known until after World War II.
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Internet extract. Charles Cowles, gunsmith and firearms dealer, was born on 8 March 1837 at Topcroft, Norfolk, England, son of James Cowles, publican, and his wife Honour, née Seago. On 28 February 1864 at Walworth, Surrey, Cowles married Cecilia Emma Dunn; with his employer, William Green, they migrated to Queensland. After moving to Sydney in 1865 Green became ill, decided to return to England and left the gunsmithing business he had established at 96 Market Street, Sydney, to Cowles. In 1867 he moved to 205 Pitt Street, and in December 1875 to Cannon House, 411 George Street. In 1885 he formed the partnership of Cowles, Dunn & Co. with his brother-in-law Arthur Dunn. About 1892 the name of the business changed to Cowles & Dunn, by which it was known until after World War II.
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