True, but it nearly pushed it out of the "pocket-pistol" category.
On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I finally found photos. Mine is a Browning patent, made by Colt. Yours
> must be the Husqvarna version of the same patent. That extra barrel length
> probably helped balance and accuracy.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 7/29/2016 1:26 PM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
>
>> Jim, I am a temple of obscure and I needed tidbits. Won't dignify it by
>> saying knowledge.
>>
>> On Jul 29, 2016 9:31 AM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Rick. I had forgotten the Swedish version. Thanks for the
>> reminder.
>>
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 7/29/2016 6:16 AM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
>>
>> Nicely presented, Jim.
>>> (And a fun gun to shoot.)
>>>
>>> Didja know that sometime in that era, the Swedes made that gun their
>>> service pistol?
>>> Same gun, but added another inch to the slide and the barrel, plus a
>>> lanyard loop.
>>> I bought one, mail order, in 7.65 mm (.32 cal.) from Bannerman's in the
>>> late 50s. Came with a beautiful full flap leather holster and a cleaning
>>> rod.
>>>
>>> On Jul 28, 2016 1:13 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> On a rainy morning, I thought about a subject for an indoor shoot and
>>>
>>>> recalled an object that has been replaced by the proliferation of lethal
>>>> weapons in recent years. This well-worn Colt Pocket Pistol, with an
>>>> enclosed hammer and nothing to snag, was a favorite of the underworld
>>>> during the Roaring 20s. It was available in both 32 and 38 calibers.
>>>> To
>>>> my mind, it remains a classic design. As a young man, I could
>>>> field-strip
>>>> it with no tools in less than a minute.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pocket+Pistol.TIFF.html
>>>>
>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>>
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>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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