Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie

Monday, August 28, 2023

An Elegant Weapon for a More Civilized Time

The S&W Model 65 "Ladysmith".

There is something about 3" K-frame revolvers. They have enough heft to shoot without punishing recoil, enough of a barrel to get meaningful velocity out of the cartridges and the round-butt guns carry very well. The fixed-sight guns (M13, M65) are all business and were popular guns for detectives who felt they might need to use it.

Anyhoo, if you want this one, expect a winning bid will be over a grand.

6 comments:

Glypto Dropem said...

I'm no expert, but how is the gun in the photos a "K Frame" round butt? It appears pretty squared off. Unless that only refers to the backstrap. I have an "N Frame" Governor round butt (my brother's is square) and it is the base of the grip that is rounded. Sweet gun anyway, especially pre-lock, but there is no way I'm carrying a gun engraved "Lady Smith". Current bid $630

CenterPuke88 said...

At first quick glance it read “SAW Model 65 Ladysmith”…that caused a second take. Looking further, “round butt”, oh dear…I don’t really wonder how it got THAT name.

Comrade Misfit said...

This is a square butt S&W revolver.

Tam said...

Glypto Dropem,

The Governor is not an N-frame. Your Governor is a round butt. If you take the grips off, you will see the bottom of the grip frame on your round-butt Governor is flat.

Tam said...

Comrade Misfit,

Don’t forget that, other than the PC-13, the 65LS is the only way to get a shrouded ejector rod on a 3”, HB, RB, FS K-frame.

Dark Avenger said...

https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9802653440/hFAC6C777/person-not-as-clumsy-or-as-random-as-blaster-but-an-elegant-weapon-more-civilized-age