Unknown pistol

[wilcam47]

Any idea what this pistol is? Only pic i have.

 

[Neutron]

I don't know, but by the look in that guy's eyes he's itching to use it!

 

[John from MD]

Looks like a Colt model P to me.

 

[Melnic]

Is that a knife or a smaller pistol by the right hand?

 

[wilcam47]

Is that a knife or a smaller pistol by the right hand?

I think another pistol

 

[wilcam47]

I don't know, but by the look in that guy's eyes he's itching to use it!

Yep, rumor was we had a relative that rode with jessie james. Id suspect this guy. My Great, great, great grandpa.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Colt hammer shape ,Colt grip shape , and a topstrap . All point to Colt SAA aka Model P .

I don't know if a full size monitor would be better , but the right hand side object lacks clarity to definitively identify .

The light colored part appears to be a handle of some sort . Said handle is at a distinct angle in the image. Could be :

Small pistol of undetermined make
Saw handled dagger
A "regular" knife , and the photographer had him partially pull it out , to show off the bling of bone grip .

 

[wanderer]

I agree with Biggfoot44. Looks like a Colt SAA Cavalry. Wish I knew how to import a picture for you, but an internet search will bring it up. Poulinauctions.com has some nice pictures . Pity grandpa didn’t pass it down.

 

[wilcam47]

I agree with Biggfoot44. Looks like a Colt SAA Cavalry. Wish I knew how to import a picture for you, but an internet search will bring it up. Poulinauctions.com has some nice pictures . Pity grandpa didn’t pass it down.

Yeah would been nice! I kinda thought it was that also. I knew th MDS brain trust would figure it out! Thanks!

 

[Boats]

another vote for Colt SAA

 

[wilcam47]

Wish i had it

 

[MaxVO2]

Wish i had it

*****I know someone really into cowboy action shooting that has a couple of modern rendition replicas of that pistol. They look really cool in their holsters, especially cross draw style.

Any idea what happened to great great great gramps other than him riding with Jesse James, and presumably your great great great gramma as well???

There's a website somewhere on the interwebz with mebbe thousands of old timer pics of people posing and doing all manner of things. Mostly families and farm pics, or pics of the city, towns, etc.. but occasionally pics of men with their gun(s), or posing with a trophy kill, etc... I'll see if I can dig up the site as I thought it was cool.

I'd like to say I had someone famous like that in my family but nope - my great great great grampa had the white privilege of being a dirt poor farmer in Europe, and who died pretty young from Consumption (Tuberculosis) after working himself basically to a premature death so the rest of the family didn't outright starve. He had the added privilege of being Jewish as well, and at the time not even allowed to own property so he had to break his back farming for someone else so he could hope to one day not just drop dead penniless, which he basically did. I actually have a few pics of him holding either a shotgun or some kind of rifle and a few rabbits he presumably shot.... I'll dig them up and post them and see if the MDS brain trust can figure out what kind of guns he had...Prolly not a phased plasma laser in the 40 watt range back then...

 

[wilcam47]

*****I know someone really into cowboy action shooting that has a couple of modern rendition replicas of that pistol. They look really cool in their holsters, especially cross draw style.

Any idea what happened to great great great gramps other than him riding with Jesse James, and presumably your great great great gramma as well???

There's a website somewhere on the interwebz with mebbe thousands of old timer pics of people posing and doing all manner of things. Mostly families and farm pics, or pics of the city, towns, etc.. but occasionally pics of men with their gun(s), or posing with a trophy kill, etc... I'll see if I can dig up the site as I thought it was cool.

I'd like to say I had someone famous like that in my family but nope - my great great great grampa had the white privilege of being a dirt poor farmer in Europe, and who died pretty young from Consumption (Tuberculosis) after working himself basically to a premature death so the rest of the family didn't outright starve. He had the added privilege of being Jewish as well, and at the time not even allowed to own property so he had to break his back farming for someone else so he could hope to one day not just drop dead penniless, which he basically did. I actually have a few pics of him holding either a shotgun or some kind of rifle and a few rabbits he presumably shot.... I'll dig them up and post them and see if the MDS brain trust can figure out what kind of guns he had...Prolly not a phased plasma laser in the 40 watt range back then...

Not sure really. Had a family and lived his life. Stuff prob got sold many years ago. Great grand parents lived through the great depression so any heirloom was prob sold to survive

 

[Pale Ryder]

I’m late to thread, but as others said Colt SAA. Only partially holstered for photo. Can’t identify the other one.

 

[wilcam47]

I’m late to thread, but as others said Colt SAA. Only partially holstered for photo. Can’t identify the other one.

Yeah you guys would be amazing if you got the second one! I was curious of the first. I cant afford a true version. May get a replica someday

 

[John from MD]

Yeah you guys would be amazing if you got the second one! I was curious of the first. I cant afford a true version. May get a replica someday

I have a few replicas and they shoot great. Any of the Pietta Great Western models will give you good service without the high cost of some others.

 

[wilcam47]

I have a few replicas and they shoot great. Any of the Pietta Great Western models will give you good service without the high cost of some others.

Nice ill have to get one just for honoring great³ grandpa.