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Well, it arrived and I'm pretty sure that I know the answer to that question, but there are quite a few "features" that give me pause and make me wonder. I'm sure those who have been around longer than I may be able to offer more insight. @Uncle Bob for one.
Odd Duck Colt with the thumb guard is definitely an unusual bird. Here are the photos I had pre purchase.
Obvious features are; Swenson ambidextrous thumb safety, checkered front strap, checkered trigger guard, bobbed hammer, beaver tail grip safety, Bomar rear sight, Kart barrel, serrated rear of slide, checkered arched mainspring housing, three hole trigger, hard chrome finish frame, and that infernal thumb guard.
My initial thoughts were to see if upon inspection all this work could be attributed to a notable Smith. That would determine if I let Phineas C. Zoid have a whack at it or not.
Where to start? The Good, the Bad, or the Ugly?
I'll start with the ugly. The checkering and serrations - "Bubba's Not-so-finest."
I could probably lay claim to this as Zoid's first checkering job and get a pass, but I'm not so sure this work stands up to "notable Smith" level work. Notorious, maybe.
It looks like whoever installed the Bomar rear sight let his mill get away from him and removed an extra chunk of the slide right above the FPS.
Fortunately the FPS is fitted fairly well and the extractor doesn't clock easily. This is something that I need to keep an eye on as I take it out to the range.
More to follow, it won't let me add more pichers. Hold for the next post.
Odd Duck Colt with the thumb guard is definitely an unusual bird. Here are the photos I had pre purchase.
Obvious features are; Swenson ambidextrous thumb safety, checkered front strap, checkered trigger guard, bobbed hammer, beaver tail grip safety, Bomar rear sight, Kart barrel, serrated rear of slide, checkered arched mainspring housing, three hole trigger, hard chrome finish frame, and that infernal thumb guard.
My initial thoughts were to see if upon inspection all this work could be attributed to a notable Smith. That would determine if I let Phineas C. Zoid have a whack at it or not.
Where to start? The Good, the Bad, or the Ugly?
I'll start with the ugly. The checkering and serrations - "Bubba's Not-so-finest."
I could probably lay claim to this as Zoid's first checkering job and get a pass, but I'm not so sure this work stands up to "notable Smith" level work. Notorious, maybe.
It looks like whoever installed the Bomar rear sight let his mill get away from him and removed an extra chunk of the slide right above the FPS.
Fortunately the FPS is fitted fairly well and the extractor doesn't clock easily. This is something that I need to keep an eye on as I take it out to the range.
More to follow, it won't let me add more pichers. Hold for the next post.