We need more CARL stories.
I saved a few of Carl's pictures he used to post. Recently, I've been chatting with a member about Bearcat convertibles, so I went looking for this pic of Carl's triple consecutive set:
Carl was quick to point out that those 3 guns had 3 different style grip medallions, making the set extra special.
Right next to that picture in the same folder is this picture of one of the ultra-rare Spanish RSSEs:
Notice that the hammer is not engraved. That's because the owner used to dry-fire "fan" the gun for hours on end practicing his quickdraw technique, and eventually, he broke the engraved hammer (though reportedly, he kept both pieces of it in the event that it could someday be repaired).
Now, Carl always admired that gun (and who wouldn't - it is one of 20). The owner, being older than Carl, told him that he would see to it that Carl receive the gun upon the owner's passing. Well, of course, Carl ended up going first, passing at a fairly young age, in his 60's. I do not know whatever became of the gun, nor specifically who the owner is/was. All Carl ever gave up was the owner's state of residence and occupation. He didn't want any competition in his holy grail chase.