Hog Leg…

While I agree with Tam the 1902 and 1903 Colts are beautiful pieces, the ones I saw at Tulsa were pristine examples and WELL out of my price range ($1100-1300 each). I did stumble across one for me.

It’s an old Colt hog leg- A firearm, i.e., old western 6 shot revolvers. shaped like a part of a hogs leg; slang for a pistol, western style.

To be exact, it’s a Colt pistol (United States Revolver, Caliber .45, M1917) chambered in the .45 ACP cartridge and loaded by either three round stamped metal half moon clips or six round full moon clips.



This one is formerly US Property, and shows a good bit of wear, but it shoots pretty well. And yes, those are real stag grips on it, they are rough enough to give you pretty good control of the pistol, and have aged beautifully! They have probably been on the pistol for most of it’s life, as they show a little rust, and have changed colors due to handling over the years. I was actually offered more for the grips than I paid for the pistol, but I’m not breaking up a piece of history just for money.


The pistol was actually carried by a friends’ Uncle; who was a Deputy Sheriff and later Sheriff of Caddo Parish, LA. From the looks of the moon clip that was in the pistol the last time it was used was the mid-1940’s since the ammo in the moon clip was WCC ’43! He is going to look for the shoulder holster his Uncle used, so I will have a piece of history with that, along with the ammo.

Just for comparison purposes, here is the 1917 with a G26… Hog leg is a true statement; it’s bigger than a Colt Python!

Comments

Hog Leg… — 9 Comments

  1. CS- I’ve got a couple of family guns that are .45 long colt, this is my first 45 ACP revolver though (since I just bought 3000 rounds of .45, I don’t have to order anymore).

    Jay- I’m am enjoying it! I’m a sucker for older guns, especially when there is a story behind them. If I get the holster, that will just be one more piece. (gotta have some things that aren’t EBGs ya know)

  2. My mother owned one like that. It was a present from her father when she graduated from Teacher’s School in 1920. Mom taught in some hill country schools are traveled horseback much of the time.

    Grandpa got it from a cousin who brought it back from France after WW1.

  3. Fuzzy- I think so 🙂

    Crucis- Hopefully that pistol is still in the family! That is history that cannot be replaced!

  4. Alas, no. I remember seeing it when I was very young but it wasn’t found after my parents were gone. Sometime, somewhere, it went adrift.dermsa

  5. Crucis- to put it mildy, that SUCKS!!!! Of course, that is not the first time I’ve heard that. sigh… I’m so lucky my family hung on to the guns and other stuff (of course moving is HELL)…