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Colorado Collector's Show turns up 1890 Three Digit Solid Frame
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Ben
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May 20, 2026 - 1:26 am
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Thought I’d share a few pics of the “project” rifle I picked up at the Colorado Collector’s show last week.  IMG_8058.jpegIMG_8055.jpegIMG_8054.jpegIMG_8053.jpegIMG_8052.jpeg

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Jeremy P
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You’re grabbing up some nice slide actions here lately! What’s the plan?

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Plan???? Who said I needed a plan?  I don’t need no stinkin’ plan…  Sorta like the old vulture adage, “kill them all and let God sort ’em out”!

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Ben-

I can hear that little gun screaming “PROJECT” all the way down here in Texas! Too bad I don’t keep any popcorn around here. 

 

 

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Ok… there’s sort of a plan…. I talked to Elliot Archilla today… he used to collect solid frames. He thinks he has the right period parts (sights & hangers) I need to put it back together.  Unfortunately, the barrel is for a second model, but it does have a great bore. I doubt I’ll ever find a nice first model .22 short barrel out there.

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Ben,

I’m glad to see that you picked that up. It deserves to b resurrected correctly, and I’m sure you’ll do it justice. I do agree that a first model barrel will be hard to acquire, with so many in the short, being shot out. But we never know!

Good luck with you’re project. Smile

 

Tony

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