Sat unfired since 1972......

mk70ss · September 16, 2019, 11:26 AM

Just picked up this Colt Lawman .357 at my local gun shop. It is new in the original box with all paperwork and unfired. Any marks on the gun, besides the slight turn line, are either my fingerprints, dust, or funky lighting.

Carmady · September 16, 2019, 06:40 PM

Congrats. That's in fine shape.

Not to derail, but that's exactly the first handgun I bought, even the year iirc. About $110 new.around 1972. I traded it on a Ruger Std 22 because the 357 ammo was about 1/2 day's pay at the time.

44caliberkid · September 16, 2019, 07:22 PM

Wow, incredible little snubby. I hope it's not going to remain unfired.

mk70ss · September 16, 2019, 07:26 PM

Gonna be fired, then do nightstand duty........

shurshot · September 16, 2019, 09:13 PM

That's a sweet find! I'm jealous!

jar · September 17, 2019, 07:54 AM

Nice find.

PzGren · September 17, 2019, 06:20 PM

This one, too.

mk70ss · September 17, 2019, 07:09 PM

PzGren, that’s a beauty!!!!

PzGren · September 18, 2019, 06:04 AM

Thanks, yes, it is. I got it in a three gun deal together with a Swiss P210-6, complete with the .22 conversion and the gun that I had answered the seller's ad for originally, an Anschutz 1422.

micromontenegro · September 18, 2019, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by PzGren

This one, too.

I can't make out the proof marks. German? Three of my favorite guns in a single deal!

smee78 · September 18, 2019, 06:17 PM

Nice score all around, congrats on the new additions.

kenny53 · September 18, 2019, 08:36 PM

That is so cool. Got to love a deal like that. Please let us know how it shoots.

PzGren · September 19, 2019, 07:05 AM

They are German proof marks in the common place for revolvers. I am a licensed importer, which helps. I collect Anschutz 54 sporters, especially the rare Stutzen versions and shoot Swiss P210s but this one is virtually new in box, so the old one will probably see more use.

I am also a little reluctant to shoot that Python a lot beyond test firing it.

22-rimfire · September 19, 2019, 09:35 AM

Pretty nice Mark III Lawman. I would keep that one safe for a while. I have always been a Colt Diamondback affectionoto. A 22 Diamondback was my first good revolver that I purchased years ago. Shot good. Carried it in the woods a lot.

silvermane_1 · September 20, 2019, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mk70ss

Just picked up this Colt Lawman .357 at my local gun shop. It is new in the original box with all paperwork and unfired. Any marks on the gun, besides the slight turn line, are either my fingerprints, dust, or funky lighting.

^Nice score there mk70ss.

Kreyzhorse · September 20, 2019, 08:52 PM

There is zero reason not to shoot it. You can't take it with you, nor will it make you and your family obscenely rich.

Besides, if it's like my 1974 Cobra, it's one hell of a shooter.

mk70ss · September 21, 2019, 06:28 AM

Oh don’t worry, it’s going to get shot. I don’t own safe queens.

CajunBass · September 21, 2019, 07:49 AM

That's nice. Especially with the box and such. A lot of people po-po the box's but I like to have them "just because."

I recently bought a Colt Detective Special from 1981 that was/is just beautiful. i honestly don't think it had ever been fired and I told myself I wasn't going to either, but I gave in. Good shooting little gun.

22-rimfire · September 22, 2019, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mk70ss

Oh don’t worry, it’s going to get shot. I don’t own safe queens.

I understand. But why buy a Colt revolver in this condition and shoot it after it has been taken care of for years? I shoot the ones that show a little wear and if I don't want to collect it, I don't buy it.

This revolver won't make you rich 20 years from now however. But a lot of Colt collectors are looking for stuff like this in this condition.

mk70ss · September 22, 2019, 05:22 PM

I found it at my local gun shop, and have been looking for a Lawman in good condition for awhile with no success. This one was priced fair in my opinion to still buy and shoot. The gun was for sale at this shop for several weeks and no “collectors” bought it, so I did.

Guggmeister · September 23, 2019, 02:21 AM

I bought an unfired 1980 65-2 this summer.

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September 16, 2019, 11:26 AM	#1
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	Sat unfired since 1972...... Just picked up this Colt Lawman .357 at my local gun shop. It is new in the original box with all paperwork and unfired. Any marks on the gun, besides the slight turn line, are either my fingerprints, dust, or funky lighting. __________________ Say when.....

September 16, 2019, 07:26 PM	#4
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	Gonna be fired, then do nightstand duty........ __________________ Say when.....

September 17, 2019, 07:54 AM	#6
jar Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2001 Location: Deep South Texas Posts: 1,669	Nice find. __________________ To be vintage it's gotta be older than me!

September 17, 2019, 07:09 PM	#8
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	PzGren, that’s a beauty!!!! __________________ Say when.....

September 18, 2019, 06:17 PM	#11
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	Nice score all around, congrats on the new additions. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

September 16, 2019, 06:40 PM	#2
Carmady Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2013 Location: on the lam Posts: 1,735	Congrats. That's in fine shape. Not to derail, but that's exactly the first handgun I bought, even the year iirc. About $110 new.around 1972. I traded it on a Ruger Std 22 because the 357 ammo was about 1/2 day's pay at the time.

September 16, 2019, 07:22 PM	#3
44caliberkid Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2017 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,104	Wow, incredible little snubby. I hope it's not going to remain unfired.

September 16, 2019, 09:13 PM	#5
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	That's a sweet find! I'm jealous!

September 17, 2019, 06:20 PM	#7
PzGren Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2001 Posts: 1,260	This one, too.

September 18, 2019, 06:04 AM	#9
PzGren Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2001 Posts: 1,260	Thanks, yes, it is. I got it in a three gun deal together with a Swiss P210-6, complete with the .22 conversion and the gun that I had answered the seller's ad for originally, an Anschutz 1422.

September 18, 2019, 08:36 PM	#12
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	That is so cool. Got to love a deal like that. Please let us know how it shoots.

September 19, 2019, 07:05 AM	#13
PzGren Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2001 Posts: 1,260	They are German proof marks in the common place for revolvers. I am a licensed importer, which helps. I collect Anschutz 54 sporters, especially the rare Stutzen versions and shoot Swiss P210s but this one is virtually new in box, so the old one will probably see more use. I am also a little reluctant to shoot that Python a lot beyond test firing it.

September 19, 2019, 09:35 AM	#14
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	Pretty nice Mark III Lawman. I would keep that one safe for a while. I have always been a Colt Diamondback affectionoto. A 22 Diamondback was my first good revolver that I purchased years ago. Shot good. Carried it in the woods a lot.

September 20, 2019, 08:52 PM	#16
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	There is zero reason not to shoot it. You can't take it with you, nor will it make you and your family obscenely rich. Besides, if it's like my 1974 Cobra, it's one hell of a shooter. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

September 21, 2019, 06:28 AM	#17
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	Oh don’t worry, it’s going to get shot. I don’t own safe queens. __________________ Say when..... Last edited by mk70ss; September 21, 2019 at 12:28 PM.

September 21, 2019, 07:49 AM	#18
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	That's nice. Especially with the box and such. A lot of people po-po the box's but I like to have them "just because." I recently bought a Colt Detective Special from 1981 that was/is just beautiful. i honestly don't think it had ever been fired and I told myself I wasn't going to either, but I gave in. Good shooting little gun. __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)

September 22, 2019, 05:22 PM	#20
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	I found it at my local gun shop, and have been looking for a Lawman in good condition for awhile with no success. This one was priced fair in my opinion to still buy and shoot. The gun was for sale at this shop for several weeks and no “collectors” bought it, so I did. __________________ Say when.....

September 23, 2019, 02:21 AM	#21
Guggmeister Senior Member Join Date: March 10, 2013 Posts: 117	I bought an unfired 1980 65-2 this summer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro