Sacramento Johnson
Blackhawk
Hi all!
Was channel surfing last night and came across some program where they refinish older firearms. Some friend brought in their late dad's 1964 3 screw Ruger Super Blackhawk with squareback trigger guard and 7 1/2 inch barrel in 44 mag, which he had carried while in law enforcement. It had a lovely plum color to the cylinder and frame and looked to be in very nice condition overall, with replacement Ruger wood grips. The host of the show looked it over after his worker-bee took it apart and they commented on the nice shape it was in except for that finish and how he was going to get rid of the plum color.
I turned the program off at that point; he was a fool in my opinion. That Ruger had character and history and had been well cared for; the people who brought it in probably didn't know any better, but the host, supposedly a firearms dealer, should have known better and told the family to keep it cleaned, oiled and enjoy an occasional range trip with some nice light 44 specials.
Was channel surfing last night and came across some program where they refinish older firearms. Some friend brought in their late dad's 1964 3 screw Ruger Super Blackhawk with squareback trigger guard and 7 1/2 inch barrel in 44 mag, which he had carried while in law enforcement. It had a lovely plum color to the cylinder and frame and looked to be in very nice condition overall, with replacement Ruger wood grips. The host of the show looked it over after his worker-bee took it apart and they commented on the nice shape it was in except for that finish and how he was going to get rid of the plum color.
I turned the program off at that point; he was a fool in my opinion. That Ruger had character and history and had been well cared for; the people who brought it in probably didn't know any better, but the host, supposedly a firearms dealer, should have known better and told the family to keep it cleaned, oiled and enjoy an occasional range trip with some nice light 44 specials.