Eli
12-28-2014, 03:37 PM
Over the last 8 years of carrying (I'm 26) I've owned a model 60, 2 model 642s, a model 431, and a model 442. For some stupid reason or another, I've sold or traded off each J-Frame, then went out less than a year later and bought another. As far as I know, I'm over the randomly selling and trading part of my life, but I still found myself without a J.
I've been casually on the lookout for a NPE gun for the last year or so. On the 26th I saw posted on Armslist an add for an "airWeight .38", the picture was of the starboard side of a stainless J-Frame. I assumed it was a 642 and for the price he was asking, I assumed that it had a lock. When I meet up with the guy, he hands me the gun, I go to release the cylinder and notice that it's a no-lock model, when I open the cylinder I notice that the star is blued instead of stainless.....I know what that means, neato!
So, for a bit less than 3 bills I picked up a no dash, electroless nickle 442, that other than a couple of small spots, looks to be in really good condition. I'm holding on to this one dammit!
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/s442.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/s4422.jpg
With the next semester starting back in a couple of weeks and me only working part time, I now have about $0.14 to my name.....but all in all, I'm happy with how this years "gun stuff" went.
I've been casually on the lookout for a NPE gun for the last year or so. On the 26th I saw posted on Armslist an add for an "airWeight .38", the picture was of the starboard side of a stainless J-Frame. I assumed it was a 642 and for the price he was asking, I assumed that it had a lock. When I meet up with the guy, he hands me the gun, I go to release the cylinder and notice that it's a no-lock model, when I open the cylinder I notice that the star is blued instead of stainless.....I know what that means, neato!
So, for a bit less than 3 bills I picked up a no dash, electroless nickle 442, that other than a couple of small spots, looks to be in really good condition. I'm holding on to this one dammit!
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/s442.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/s4422.jpg
With the next semester starting back in a couple of weeks and me only working part time, I now have about $0.14 to my name.....but all in all, I'm happy with how this years "gun stuff" went.