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Just had to share the news with someone....We had to clean out a relative's house yesterday after he had passed. There were some long guns involved in the cleanup and I got them to take home and clean up. I was told by other relatives in charge of the clean up that there was one more gun that I would not get, as it was going to the Sheriff's department to get melted down as soon as possible. They don't mind hunting, etc, but they are extremely "anti handgun" to quote one of them. They don't want a single handgun on the street...period.
After a brief period of bargaining, and promising that it would remain in my safe and never be sold (therefore, never on the street)...they relented and let me take it with me.
I am still in a daze: Colt 1st generation SAA, 45 LC, pristine shape, not a speck of rust, all original. Serial # indicates 1907 manufacture.
Every once in awhile the good guys win one......
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Cool. We need to see a pic.
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This thread is worthless without pics!!! No pics, didn't happen!
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The Mayans had it right. If you�re going to predict the future, it�s best to aim far beyond your life expectancy, lest you wind up red-faced in a bunker overstocked with Spam and ammo.
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Congrats man, that's the stuff we all dream about.....
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They were going to melt it down??? Wholy sh-t... Glad you got it..
1 and done
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I don't doubt for a minute that it would have ever got melted down...whomever they handed it to at the Sheriff's dept would have kept it for sure...that was my theory. But, you never know
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thank goodness....there aren't many in that shape still around.
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To say nothing of the fact that it contains significant connection to earlier generations of the family...
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Pics do separate fact from fiction 
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Melt it down? I'm glad you was able to save it.
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Patrick,
It was just one of those "family issues"....had to word stuff carefully, make sure everyone was OK with it, etc. I don't know how to word it, but some of you know what I am trying to say. Didn't want to create a show-down, etc. They felt just as strong about their position on handgun control as I did on mine. And they were sort of in charge of things.
Will get a pic up later to satisfy the naysayers.
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That's great. I'm glad you saved that awesome old revolver!
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Good work on your part alot of tact paid off this time. Sorry for your loss, sounds like the good end of your relatives died and the the not so good are still around.Good thing they don't have a clue on its value. It would never have made it by the law to a demill situation it's to valuable. Keep it safe Magnum Man
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Man your lucky, wish I had that handgun.....gotta be one of the coolest revolvers of all time.
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You didn't save anything from being melted down. You did, however, steal some cop's good fortune without his even knowing it. You know, the one that would've happily accepted the turn-in, and promptly (and quietly) added it to his collection... 
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I have a cousin who has one in 32-20, from about the same time period. He inherited it from his dad.
My brother has a Rem. revolver marked .45 LC on the cylender.
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Completely 110% agree Ihonda.
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Don't shoot anyone with that evil non hunting man killing device!
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