"OLD MODEL" Vaqueros do Exist

[Wyandot Jim]

Well Guys,
Just couldn't help myself on the title :lol: :lol: :lol:
Here are a couple of old 357 3 screws that Alan Harton made into Vaqueros. He has done 17 like this for the late "Mr. Vaquero" Joe Bowman.
Barrels cut from 6 1/2", blackpowder bevel on the cylinders, custom made Super hammers, and re-blue along with new anodizing on the grip frame.
Without a dought the best Cowboy gun known to man :wink:
Jim

CRAP Pictures

 

[gunman42782]

Sweet!

 

[Bkat]

Jim, those are super! Were they originally the "protected sight" 3-screw or flattops?

Bkat

 

[Wyandot Jim]

They were the protected sight model.
Thanks,
Jim

 

[George Tucker]

Well, learn something new everyday, George.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

George,
Just want to make it clear that these were custom made Vaqueros. They started out as Old Model 3 screw 357 Blackhawks
Jim

 

[flatgate]

I got to handle one of Joe's SAA Rugers at the NRA Show in Phoenix back in the '80's.....

The hammer springs must have been 10 pounders or so :shock:

Slicker than "_not" on a door knob.

flatgate

 

[americal]

OK :arrow: Jim will commint again they are so neat :lol: a great look esp. the treatment where the adjustable sight was 8) 8)

 

[44shootist]

Nice, but still not quite a Vaquero look at the rear sight part next to the hammer, still not the true shape of a Vaquero, to square and high.
But he did do a exellent job on these guns.

 

[BlackEagle]

I remember hearing about these but I never saw any pictures. Thanks for sharing . They are awesome! I'd love to have a set with 6 1/2" barrels.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Nice, but still not quite a Vaquero look at the rear sight part next to the hammer, still not the true shape of a Vaquero, to square and high.
But he did do a exellent job on these guns.

Well now ya got to remember these are Old Model Vaqueros. :wink: This is the way it was before they made Vaqueros. Then they came out with the New Vaquero now we are back to Vaqueros again. So the Vaqueros, New Vaqueros, and now Vaqueros are not the true shape. Joe Bowman took his Old Model Vaqueros to Mr. Bill and Bill got it wrong. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Thanks Jim

 

[contender]

I too have had the pleasure of handling a few of Joes guns, and even helped him with one show. These "Vaqueros" are SWEET!

 

[M'BOGO]

Thanks for sharing that Jim. I saw an exibition fast draw shooter in '72 or '73 in a shopping mall that was probably Mr. Bowman.

 

[CraigC]

What a waste of 17 perfectly good Blackhawks!

 

[tcolt45]

very nice.

 

[Rclark]

Purrrrfect! That is way all the new ones should be (sans the hammer that is). Nice!

 

[Bearcat]

Great photos. Thanks for posting them. How do they shoot?

 

[wavehopr]

Did he rub out the "Blackhawk" roll mark and replace it with anything, or does it still say "Blackhawk"? Can't tell from the pic.

 

[ar15ed]

schweeet!!!

 

[Hondo44]

They are a special pair of Vaqueros and on the mid frame! The square back upper frame corner is definitely the Boeman look and no mistaken what they are.

 

[Hondo44]

Nice, but still not quite a Vaquero look at the rear sight part next to the hammer, still not the true shape of a Vaquero, to square and high.
But he did do a exellent job on these guns.

Yeah, this is one case where the factory look is better than the custom. My OM Vaquero would get a file taken to the rear frame corner, CCH the frame and hammer and install a steel XR3 grip frame with a Clements old to new model adapter trigger.

 

[Bearcat]

Nice, but still not quite a Vaquero look at the rear sight part next to the hammer, still not the true shape of a Vaquero, to square and high.
But he did do a exellent job on these guns.

Yeah, this is one case where the factory look is better than the custom. My OM Vaquero would get a file taken to the rear frame corner, CCH the frame and hammer and install a steel XR3 grip frame with a Clements old to new model adapter trigger.

I kinda like that squared off look at the rear...Makes it seem beefy and solid. If I could afford one, I would go over it with a grey Scotchbrite pad for the "antique" look myself.....

 

[M'BOGO]

You never did mention where these "Vaqueros" call home Jim...

 

[Uncle Howie]

I saw an exibition fast draw shooter in '72 or '73 in a shopping mall that was probably Mr. Bowman.

Sadly, THAT is probably something that we'll never see again...

 

[CraigC]

I don't know, it's only been a few years since Bob Munden did an exhibition at a Ford dealership where I used to live in FL.