Added 2 revolvers to the collection today.

dilly

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A fella from work asked me to buy a couple revolvers from an elderly relative who is in a nursing home. He worked as a civilian clerk in the Toronto Police Force from 1950 somthing to 1970 something. The guns were both prohibs and he didnt want to sell them to a "store" so I said I would take them sight unseen...I gave him his asking price and exactly what the store offered.

First one is a cool old .32 Colt police positive...
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It is tight and has clearly been used...check out the stamping. Must have been issued back in the day...
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The second one...
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Pretty sure from the holster wear, it has seen the streets too...
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The owner is not in good health and I would have loved to get more details on these guns histories but it was not in the cards today...too bad. He did seem relieved they were being taken off his hands though as his family was uncomfortable with them around.

What you guys think?
 
I love stories like this, hate you because you have your 12(6) and the bastards took mine from me and love the snubby.
 
Wow, those are both awesome. I'm insanely jealous. I love my revolvers I own now, but they're basically new, from-the-factory guns with no real sense of history or story. And of course our government has ensured the safety of it's citizens by keeping a criminal-in-waiting like myself from ever owning something like that Police Positive.
 
My grandfather was a Police Staff Sargent for the Toronto Police from 1945-74. He never brought his gun home, or kept it after his retirement, it's really cool to see a Toronto issued revolver like the one he may of used. Thanks for sharing!
 
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