Early Christmas present to myself
 

I know it's not a Luger, but it shore is purty! Colt Bisley 32WCF made in 1907 with Elephant Ivory grips:

Thats a wonderful present! I love the old Colts and S&Ws as much as the Lugers.

Charlie

not just a gun
 

it's artwork. Nice buy. :thumbup:
Happy holidays!

Hugh, very nice!

Your collection of BBQ guns must have reached quite a number by now?

You think Lugers are expensive?...Hugh isn't picking up those BBQ guns for peanuts!

Vlim,
It is up to around 20 now.
Ron,
How right you are, its Pecans, Walnuts, Cashews, etc:evilgrin:

nice Hugh, very nice ;)
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What's a BBQ gun?

Uh Oh! New Guy!

Perhaps only Hugh can accurately describe a BBQ Gun..

What is a Bar-B-Que Gun?
 

Back in the early days, the Texas Rangers and other Texas lawmen often had two pistols. One was a plain gun used for everyday work, their "work gun". When they dressed up for a court appearance, or to attend a social gettogether which were often big outdoor bar-b-ques, they put on their "special" gun which was often engraved, or nickel plated, and/or with pearl, stag or other special grips, and wore them. These came to be called "Bar-B-Que Guns". This term was mostly used in the southwest and not widely used until modern times when all fancy handguns are now sometimes called Bar-B-Que, BarBQ or BBQ Guns. :thumbsup:
Here are some examples:

I always wondered where that term came from! OK, I'll fire up the pit, all you Hands, purty up!

FN

Among of them, I like this one most. This one matches my taste perfectly.

Not quite as "full dress" as Hugh's guns, but I just finsihed the grips on my favorite hog-leg, so maybe it can be considered a blue jeans and sport coat version.

Beautiful gun, Ron, and nice job on those grips. I have always been partial to Stags, but seems like I have ended up with more Ivory & Pearl than Stag.

Thanks for the explanation, and the photos. I grew up in Arizona, but never heard the term. Guess I never got invited to the right social events.

Mike