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I thought the same thing.
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I thought the same thing.
Awesome! You will love the old SW...got a 1006 and g29 and my favorite cal...if you reload your ahead of the game big time
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I finally joined the 10mm club after picking up a Smith 1076 from a fellow member. My Lee Press will be
working overtime to keep this baby fed!![[smile]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/001.gif "Smile [smile]")
I have no pictures of it yet, but bought a Marlin XL7 in .30-06 with a awesome Boyds stock from a NES member! can't wait to get some time to send lead down range!
Picked this up on Sunday at Plimoth Bay Outfitters.
nice.
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Damn that's nice! Not sure how I missed it when I was there on Saturday!
Where did you find a left hand model?
Don't you mean...where did you find the CORRECT hand model?
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Knob Creek
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Whitney Wolverine
Here is one you don't see everyday. It's been on my wish list for awhile and finally got one. It's a Whitney Wolverine .22LR pistol made in 1956-1957
For those not familiar with these, only 13,371 of these pistols were ever made, so they are scarce. It was the design of Robert Hillberg, who was involved with aluminum castings while working with aircraft guns on the P-47 fighter aircraft. The company he formed, Whitney Firearms, Inc., in New Haven CT was named for gun manufacturer Eli Whitney, and the gun was named the Wolverine because the University of Michigan's football team was Hillberg's favorite.
The gun was manufactured starting in 1956. The frame and what would normally be a slide was cast of aluminum in one piece. The actual slide reciprocated inside the upper frame, and housed the barrel and breechblock. The whole gun weighed only 23 ounces and sold for $39.95 in blue. A contract dispute with Galef & Son over marketing rights and competition from Colt and Ruger proved the undoing of the company. They closed in 1958.
Here is one you don't see everyday. It's been on my wish list for awhile and finally got one. It's a Whitney Wolverine .22LR pistol made in 1956-1957
For those not familiar with these, only 13,371 of these pistols were ever made, so they are scarce. It was the design of Robert Hillberg, who was involved with aluminum castings while working with aircraft guns on the P-47 fighter aircraft. The company he formed, Whitney Firearms, Inc., in New Haven CT was named for gun manufacturer Eli Whitney, and the gun was named the Wolverine because the University of Michigan's football team was Hillberg's favorite.
The gun was manufactured starting in 1956. The frame and what would normally be a slide was cast of aluminum in one piece. The actual slide reciprocated inside the upper frame, and housed the barrel and breechblock. The whole gun weighed only 23 ounces and sold for $39.95 in blue. A contract dispute with Galef & Son over marketing rights and competition from Colt and Ruger proved the undoing of the company. They closed in 1958.
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Here is one you don't see everyday. It's been on my wish list for awhile and finally got one. It's a Whitney Wolverine .22LR pistol made in 1956-1957
For those not familiar with these, only 13,371 of these pistols were ever made, so they are scarce. It was the design of Robert Hillberg, who was involved with aluminum castings while working with aircraft guns on the P-47 fighter aircraft. The company he formed, Whitney Firearms, Inc., in New Haven CT was named for gun manufacturer Eli Whitney, and the gun was named the Wolverine because the University of Michigan's football team was Hillberg's favorite.
The gun was manufactured starting in 1956. The frame and what would normally be a slide was cast of aluminum in one piece. The actual slide reciprocated inside the upper frame, and housed the barrel and breechblock. The whole gun weighed only 23 ounces and sold for $39.95 in blue. A contract dispute with Galef & Son over marketing rights and competition from Colt and Ruger proved the undoing of the company. They closed in 1958.
That handgun is bad ass!!!!! It looks like a phaser gun. Great pick up.
Garys
NES Member
A couple of years ago someone planned to start making them again, but I don't know if they ever actually did. The firearm got good reviews from what I read on line, but I've never actually seen one let alone fired one. Not that we'd be allowed to buy such a dangerous weapon here in the PRM.
Congratulations on a rare and fine pick up.
ETA: Olympic Arms is the manufacturer of the new Wolverine. They frame is no longer aluminum, it's not a polymer. I'm guessing it's still not on the EOPS list, but I haven't actually looked.
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jpdopes
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It was there on the top shelf! I saw it on Sat. And left without it. That night I mentioned it to my wife and much to my surprise she said, "go get it, i'll pay for it- it will be my Xmas gift to you!". On Sunday I couldn't get there fast enough!
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That's a really nice case. Wicked inexpensive as well. Does it feel heavy duty/sturdy.....sure looks it.
Thanks for the post I'm gonna get one now!!!
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S&W 1911 stainless that I recently took in trade. Had it bead blasted and put some new grips on it.
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Me likey!
<---- Jealous
S&W 1911 stainless that I recently took in trade. Had it bead blasted and put some new grips on it.
Also,
I finally joined the 10mm club after picking up a Smith 1076 from a fellow member. My Lee Press will be
working overtime to keep this baby fed!
Me likey!
<---- Jealous
You're a lucky man!
I'm still paying off a 930 SPX they ordered for me, so I wouldn't have been able to scoop it up, haha.
Have you had a chance to shoot it yet?
Early Birthday present to myself.
Unfired K22 Masterpiece fully dressed, from the early 1950's
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Unfired K22 Masterpiece fully dressed, from the early 1950's
Agreed that thing looks sweet!!
That is beautiful.
Early Birthday present to myself.
Unfired K22 Masterpiece fully dressed, from the early 1950's
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Nice pick up and a great addition to any collection. Couldn't have been much more complete that that.
