OT- Coulda' but didn't...

cutter · Post by **cutter** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:28 pm

take advantage of the poor fellow who offerd me one AK-74, and 400.00$ for my 'civil war pistol' as he called my Pietta 1851 Navy.

Oh, well.

cnjarvis · Post by **cnjarvis** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:35 pm

I applaud your integrity and I wonder how many would have done the same in your shoes.

deerwhacker444 · Post by **deerwhacker444** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:46 pm

I imagine civil war pistols are extremely valuable. Those civil war pieces made in Italy for U.S. forces would have to be almost priceless..

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:01 pm

AK 74? What's the difference between those and a AK 47?

Joe

meanc · Post by **meanc** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:08 pm

74 is a 5.45 x 39

47 is a 7.62 x 39

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:47 pm

Saw two of those "Rare Italian" Navies go for $900.00 each at an auction last summer!

Guy was all proud of himself. I would have loved to see the look on his face when he found out what they were worth.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:04 pm

meanc wrote:74 is a 5.45 x 39

47 is a 7.62 x 39

Thanks, now I know something new.

Joe

cutter · Post by **cutter** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:39 pm

I kept trying to tell him it was just a reproduction, but he was too excited to hear me. When I told him we would shoot it after our meeting this weekend, he about pooped himself.

He has IM'd me about every day with what he has learned on the internet about these pistols, and has ordered one from Cabelas, I think.

The AK is the only gun he owns, and believe it or not ,he bear hunts with it!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:50 pm

Gee, maybe you shoulda offered him my Eyetalian "Civil War Gun"; think I paid $169 for it new in 1986!

cas · Post by **cas** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:29 pm

Well.. if he REALLY wanted it... one, or the other... just not both.

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:38 pm

cas wrote:Well.. if he REALLY wanted it... one, or the other... just not both.

And depending on who built the 74, $400 may not touch a replacement for it.

I love the 5.45 but there's no chance I would use it as my "primary" in bear country. Come to think of it, I wouldn't hunt bear with anything less than a 20mm. I want to be sure it AIN'T getting back up...

There's a shop near me with an Italian replica with 0% finish left, serious timing issues and they are only asking $500 for it (on sale from $900). When I asked for a magnifier to make out the markings they told me it was a replica.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:51 am

awp101 wrote:
cas wrote:Well.. if he REALLY wanted it... one, or the other... just not both.
...There's a shop near me with an Italian replica with 0% finish left, serious timing issues and they are only asking $500 for it (on sale from $900)...

SAY WHAT????

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:19 am

Lot's of men do things the right way when others are looking, and many times BECAUSE others are looking. It's what you do when no one is looking(save the Good Lord Himself) that matters, and is the measure of a man. I'd say you did good!

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:46 pm

Griff wrote:
awp101 wrote:
cas wrote:Well.. if he REALLY wanted it... one, or the other... just not both.
...There's a shop near me with an Italian replica with 0% finish left, serious timing issues and they are only asking $500 for it (on sale from $900)...
SAY WHAT????

Yup. They did have two but I had never looked at them. This time I saw there was only one and asked to see it. The cylinder spins with the hammer down between the nipples, when it's at half cock and when it's at full cock. I don't mean "it moves a little", I mean I can SPIN it!

IIRC it's a .36 Navy...

chuckles · Post by **chuckles** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:47 am

I think the Italian replica percussion revolvers are one of the last real bargins left in the world of firearms any more. You can get a lot for your money with the Ubertis and Piettas. Well made and great shooters.