Dang! Anybody on here bidding on this? Not even the correct year
I should have made my reply clearer. I'm just hoping to find a 1960. If it happened to be a .44 flattop that would be a bonus. Where can I find what was available in 1960 as far as barrel lengths?Well, in spite of what the ad said, the .41 Mag was not introduced until 1965. So you won't find a 1960.
For 1960, your only centerfire revolver options are .357 and .44 Mag flattop Blackhawks and the .44 Mag Super Blackhawk.
I had a 3 number Super in a wooden box. Guy wanted the number as much as the gun. The side that lay on the red lining was seriously corroded due to something in the fabric.It is a Super, but the mahogany case is incorrect for the gun. The case is actually from around 1960 give or take. But that looks like a good deal as far as the total value since the case is worth about $450-500. Those cases often did retain moisture that caused that freckling on the barrel.
By 1960, all the barrel lengths were being made in the flattops.
Yup, that happens, especially in humid regions. Best to store the gun and case separately. I keep my lightly oiled cased Supers in the cases but with the gun in a thin plastic bag, and that seems to work fine. Spares the gun from moisture in the fabric and spares the fabric from the oil.The side that lay on the red lining was seriously corroded due to something in the fabric.