OM .45 4&5/8" convertable

[Aggie01]

Picked this one up tonight. It's in pretty rough shape.
Not sure of its fate yet. It would letter as a convertable, and the .45 ACP cylinder is in the gun.
Whats a value on parting it out? the gas ring has been milled off the front of the cylinder and it will take a weld/bushing job to fix it.

Grip frame looks like ruger, but the location of the MR3-DB name casting has been dremel'ed out. I'lll take more pics as I disassemble it.

 

[flatgate]

Cool item to have. The s/n looks "too low" to "letter" as a BKH-44B, however one should investigate to be sure.

Cylinder missing the "gas ring"? Ron Power makes one and the job ain't all that difficult at a shop with the right tools.

Nice wood.

What in the heck is that "device" in the upper LH corner of the image?

flatgate

 

[Aggie01]

Cool item to have. The s/n looks "too low" to "letter" as a BKH-44B, however one should investigate to be sure.

Thats what the nice lady at Ruger records told me. 45-12826
And the 45 acp cylinder in the gun is engraved on the cylinder (on the rear) with the last three digits of the S/N
does NOT latter as brass gripped tho.

What in the heck is that "device" in the upper LH corner of the image?

flatgate

It's a "prototype loading gate" according the the little baggie it came in. note all the grinding around the loading gate on the gun. I'll take a pic when I can play with it more.

 

[Aggie01]

More pics:

 

[Aggie01]

Well, I'll be danged.
This show was worth the price of admission.
That little doohickey is a custom loading gate that allows loading and unloading without placing the gun on half cock or opening a loading gate.
I'm not saying I like it. I'm not saying I'm not gonna fix it. I just understand it.

 

[contender]

Well that's a new critter to observe. What keeps the loaded ammo from backing up when shooting? (First shot mostly.)

 

[Aggie01]

there is a spring loaded smaller doohickey that keeps pressure on it. you can just barely see it at the juncture of the cylinder and the case. when loading, it pushes down into the frame of the gate, then springs back up to rest against the case head.

I'm gonna have to get this grip frame and grips over the the classifieds before i get too attached...

 

[HAWKEYE#28]

Proves that "bizarre" is not just a small church picnic...............I have always been in some form of "wonder", regarding those who do "things" like this, to an already perfectly functioning item. In this case, I "wonder" what the h**l is wrong with them......... :roll: :shock:

 

[flatgate]

Well said, Splitz!

:shock:

That poor ol' Blackhawk sure needs some skilled help.........

flatgate

 

[Aggie01]

Well said, Splitz!

:shock:

That poor ol' Blackhawk sure needs some skilled help.........

flatgate

Alan Harton got pictures before I bought it. It can be saved.

 

[tek4260]

There is a thread here about this gun when it was for sale on GunBroker.

 

[Lee Martin]

Neat piece.....I'd restore it.

 

[Aggie01]

If I can sell the gripframe and grips for what I think they are worth, it'll wash out the cost of repairs.

 

[Aggie01]

There is a thread here about this gun when it was for sale on GunBroker.

Can you point me at it?

I'm a sucker for fixer uppers. Wish I never would have seen it. The OM 45 ACP cylinder pushed me over the edge.