Neat .44 Special New Service
British or Canadian military New Service that has had factory .44 Russian/Special barrel and cylinder put on it. Gonna look at it tomorrow. If mechanically sound, it will join my 1st Gen SAA that was similarly converted to .44 Russian/Special. I can't afford the real deal, but these "custom" shooters scratch the itch for those rare pre-war Colt .44s. If I could just find a New Service Target in .44 Special, my joy would be complete. :)
Nice! Reminds me of the Skeeter Skelton Bio of Steve Herrett
by Rob Leahy 
, Prescott, Arizona, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 11:02 (4077 days ago) @ cubrock
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
Is that Bio online? NM
Is that
Maybe...I read it my copy of Skeeter Skelton on Handguns
by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Thursday, August 01, 2013, 19:15 (4076 days ago) @ RidinLou
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Of the Troops & For the Troops
I looked but couldn't find it online
However, the Steve Herrett story does appear on pp. 143-146 in the Compadres chapter of Good Friends, Good Guns, Good Whiskey.
On page 144, Mr. Skelton described the pistol as a "like-new Colt New Service Target revolver with 7½-inch barrel...in .44 Russian caliber...and [Mr. Herrett] rechambered it to .44 Special."
HTH 
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That is neat.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 14:40 (4077 days ago) @ cubrock
I have a beat-up NS I wouldn't mind converting to a similar set up.