Old Dog

[Guest jaypee]

My "Old Dog" is a 1965 Smith Model 19-2 "Combat Magnum". My wife has now adopted it as "Maggie" and I only have visitation rights for cleaning purposes. I paid $85 for it in April of 1965, brand new, and regardless of what Mama sez, I still take it out for a shoot once in a while......I've fired a zillion rounds in it without one failure, and it still feels like it's growing out of my shooting hand. Here she is:

These guns were set up for the PPC course of that era, which had some 50 and 60 yard single action shooting involved, so this gun came with a standard trigger, but had the wide "whale's tail" hammer spur. The front sight blade is the only thing that isn't original. The 6" M19 had a square blade that hung up on the draw from the "suicide bucket" holsters we had to use, so most of us had it replaced with the front sight blade from the 4" model, which had a nice angle on it. The yellow plastic insert was added in '72. The grips were sanded out to accomodate the speed loader, and the finish is Tru Oil, also from '72, Pardon the trip down memory lane. These are great guns.

JayPee

[Guest 2HOW]

Nicw 1 jaypee, I had a 19 back in the day didnt they call em "combat master" or something. oops ,should of read Combat Magnum. I had a stainless bought it in late 70s.

Edited March 9, 2008 by 2HOW

[Magiccarpetrides]

Very nice. The grips look perfect. I wonder if I will still have any of my original guns 30 years from now.

[davej48]

The model 15 was the Combat Masterpiece. It was basicly the same revolver but in 38 spl. I had a few of each and foolishly sold them when the stainless version came out, the model 66.

Edited March 15, 2008 by davej48

[Guest lan2i]

classic