http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog Vintage Great Western Arms SAA revolvers Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:14:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well now, this is something I wouldn't have thunk existed. A Great Western Arms .44-40 Fast Draw model with 7 1/2 inch barrel. Cabela's sale, 7/1/10. Serial was collected. This piece is very late production. http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog/?p=26 A Great Western Sherriffs Model that sold through Cabelas in April, 2010. My anecodtal observation having observed 5 or so of these is that many came with real stag grips. http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog/?p=25 There is apparently no original factory documentation left on Great Western revolvers. The factory documentation dissappeared with the company in the early 60's. A collection of serial numbers and model information would go a long way in making sense of the production run of Great Western revolvers. I've started ... http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog/?p=24 So, what exactly is the relationship between EMF's Great Western II and the original Great Western Arms revolver? EMF was one of the owners of Great Western Arms in the late 50's and early 60's. It's reasonable to assume they were the last owner of GW before it ceased. ... http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog/?p=22 There's only about 3 decent articles on the web about Great Western's. Here they are: http://www.greatwesternfirearms.com/htm/body.htm - This site was made by an accomplished collector of Great Westerns, and tells the GW story the best. Great information. http://www.shootmagazine.com/articles/firearms/great_western.htm - a Shoot magazine article by reknowned gun writer John Taffin. http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/everygun/GunMfgDetail.aspx?id=417 - ... http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog/?p=21 So, how much are they worth? Thats a commonly asked question. I think its a hard question to answer, and particulalrly hard for something like a blue book value of firearms to answer. Great Westerns are bought and sold so thinly that there isn't a very large comparison set. My ... http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog/?p=18 I have this Great Western .22, and its just a peach. 5 1/2 inch barrel, blued finish, chrome hammer and grip assembly. I had an opportunity to speak by phone with the most accomplished collector of Great Westerns. He was a great guy, and very gracious. ... http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog/?p=17 Welcome to my site. I don't want to be the go to guy on the web for information about Great Westerns. Fact of the matter is, I'm not even an intermediate level collector. I own three. I love them though, I think they are neat as all get ... http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog/?p=16 What exactly makes vintage wood target stocks collectible and...sometimes expensive? After all, they are just grips, and they're not OEM parts that you search out to make a particular out-of-production collector handgun complete. Sile and various other Italian outfits have been carpet bombing the acccessories market with adequate wood target ... http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog/?p=9 Roper rules I have a great interest in vintage Roper grips (as well as Lew Sanderson grips, which I’ll no doubt write about soon).  I own a couple pairs, have traded off a couple, and am always looking for more.  Roper grips are a niche in the shooting collectibles and antiques ... http://www.sackpeterson.com/blog/?p=7