Nice piece, if you've got the money:
Posted on 07/03/2009 8:17:16 AM PDT by re_tail20
A Colt Army Special revolver used by East Chicago, Ind., police Capt. Timothy A. O'Neil to fatally shoot John Dillinger could be yours for what auctioneers say may be much more than their conservative $8,000 to $12,000 estimate.
The .38-caliber, 5-inch-barrel gun and its holster will be auctioned at noon July 28 -- six days after the 75th anniversary of Dillinger's fatal shooting -- at Chicago's Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, 1338 W. Lake. The new Dillinger movie, "Public Enemies," premieres in Chicago tonight and opens July 1.
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You can buy it unless you are a resident of Chicago.....
Guns don’t kill people....
Nice piece, if you've got the money:
Yeah, another great American company destroyed by unions....Colt.
I stumbled upon the last 30 minutes or so of the movie about Dilinger (the one from about 1973) about 4-5 weeks ago. I’m amazed this thug got away with as much as he did for as long as he did.
It may be that the union and management both share some blame - the organization for inflexibility and the company for not anticipating changes in its key markets (as when police forces and military units began to move to the 9mm round). Whatever the cause, quality has certainly suffered after they reorganized as an LLC.
Saw the Depp/Dillinger movie last night. I liked it quite a bit. Pretty good Michael Mann crime drama. Certainly not elite, like the Godfather or The Departed ... but comparable to Heat.
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I am getting a bit sick of blaming management for out-of-control unions.
The deck is stacked in favor of unions...the laws, regulatory agencies, etc. Management has little chance standing up to them.....especially in a company that does business with government, like Colt.
This whole "blame unions and management equally" is like being afraid to say that crime runs rampant among young, black males, so you blame youth of all races.
In my experience, many of those errors have to do with short-sightedness often abetted by the need to meet a government mandate rather than a market requirement. That's one reason why the unions love big government - they benefit financially from expenditures that add no value to the product and often reduce its quality while the cost is passed along to you, the consumer.
In that way, government bureaucrats get to act like they're doing something important, businesses act like they're doing their customers a favor, and the unions get to act like they give a Bleep about anything other than lining their own pockets.
I had the pleasure a few years back, through the good graces of a friend with connections at the FBI academy, to actually handle one of Dillinger’s guns, a plain-jane 1911. Got goosebumps all over thinking of who might have ended up on the wrong side of that barrel.
Saw it opening day. Great flick. Lousy history. Depp did his usual fine job. So did Christian Bale and Stephen Lang.
My family is from the Shawano area of Wisconsin. My grandpa’s sisters and my grandma used to go to dances up in that area. They grew up with Billie Freschette and were friends with her. Anyway, they knew Dillinger and used to dance with him. They said that he was a very stylish dresser and an awesome dancer. He was very quiet. I think that it is possible that the many in town helped hide him out. They lived near “Little Bohemia.” After he was killed, law enforcement had Billie go on the road and do talks on why it wasn’t a good idea to be a mobster’s girlfriend. Billie was not the “lady in red.” She was in prison at the time.
Billie was French and Indian, her family on the the local res. She was beautiful. Unfortunately, there was a great deal of prejudice then. My relatives were refused service at bars because they were thought to be Indian (they were French Canadian), and were referred to the “Indian bars.”
A whole generation grew up after the Crash of '29 not trusting banks. Many might have viewed Dillinger's work with a degree of envy.
Knowing those people, I think you are on to something. My dad was born in 1930 and hated banks. He always talked about “Bohemian Banking” where you would put your money in a can and bury it in the yard. LOL!
I thought melvin purvis shot him
thats a six shot, not five
Look at the Para Ordnance 1911s. they have some single stack pieces that would be just what you are looking for. One is basically a lightweight commander that actually seems to work with all types of 45 acp rounds.
And now para is made in florida, instead of Canada.
Melvin Purvis did shoot him along with the other officers.
It’s a six shot, five inch barreled revolver.
I’m trying to buy American from now on. Look at Kimber or Springfield Armory.
From what I’ve read since seeing the current film on July 1, Dillinger lived a short life, not surprising given his way of living. He was born 6-22-03 died 7-22-34. Ripe old age of 31. The current movie is very good. I liked it (being a woman)and I am sure men would like it even more. Depp, whom I do not like personally, gave a good performance, as did Christian Bale as Agent Purvis and I especially liked the character Billie(Evelyn)Frechette. I looked under “dillinger” on FR last night and found a good article on Dillinger’s life. It was an article posted last July.
I bought a vintage Colt after the election, just to ease the pain of the election loss a bit. It’s a Colt .22 Long rifle revolver Officer’s Model 3rd edition. It’s true, the craftsmanship on it is amazing. It is in 95 percent fine condition. I have my eye on a Colt .357 vintage revolver, not sure if it is still there at the shop. It’s pricey, so I bet it’s still there. Still has it’s presentation box. Must get to the shop soon and see if it’s still there. Maybe they’ll even have ammo for it! Sarcasm on.
I was wondering if the real Billie Frechette was as beautiful as the actress who played her. I am also in Wisconsin. I found out the other day, that the orchard scene at the start of the movie was shot at the farm of family friends south of Madison. I thought that the actress that played Frechette was a real scene stealer. I am not familiar with any other films she has done. Depp was good, as was Bale. I liked the whole film. It is difficult to find a good movie these days, and this one gets my highest recommendation.
Thanks - I’ll see what I can find out there. The bigger problem seems to be locating quality ammo right now - at least at a semi-reasonable price.
My dad used to live right near the Colt plant in Hartford and owned some of their wares. He also had a Springfield .30 with a star-gauge barrel that my mother made him sell when we were kids. I hesitate to imagine what that rifle would be worth today.
Actually, it looks like one of the E.Chicago cops shot him, not an FBI agent. There are rumors he was not killed in the fusillade and was executed in the alley.
She was in “A Good Year” with Russel Crowe.
In the original movie, the guy (Chicago captain I guess) carries Frechette (I guess that was Dillinger’s girlfriend) out after a gun battle; like he’s taking it easy on her.
She just took out a oouple federal agents or more so that seemed kinda odd behavior. Given what Dilinger’s gang was.
She way played by Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, I believe it was Michelle, in that first one.
Very violent. Worse than any Terminator or Aliens because it was about a true story. I guess that’s why I didn’t like it.
She was very beautiful. Google her picture
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I bought a total of 3 new guns and 5000 rounds from Nov. to May. The other 2 were new and Freeper recommended, a Sig P226 in .357sig, and the same model in the 9mm.
I had only 3 before The Usurper took office, a Ruger .45ACP, Beretta 92F 9mm, and a great little Henry Golden Boy .22mag rifle.
The Usurper, best guns and ammo saleman in history, forced me to double to 6 firearms. I also went from a mere 50 rounds to 5000, just to piss him off. And I rejoined the NRA not just for one year, but for 5. Signed up my brother too.
The libtards have got to know how many new gun purchases there have been and how many millions and millions of rounds are in the hands of patriots. Ready if needed, girl or not, I’ll be there. My Daddy didn’t raise a quitter. No one screws with my country and gets away with it.
All the armed citizens keep them from just coming and taking us to re-edumacation camps! That is just what they’d like. All us free thinkers, all who were not indoctrinated, either just eliminated or sent somewhere to die.
Yep, little old me, Christian Patriot, on the Gov’t watch list. LOL. Libtards are such pansies. Tax protesters and veterans, on the watch list. Libs are navel-gazing metrosexuals, a dangerous sort to have in charge of our country.
Hope you had a fun Independence Day! Despite the occupier in The White House, we had 20 Americans at my house yesterday.
He won’t take our country from us. We will survive. He will be gone in 2012, and neutered even sooner in 2010.
He and Michelle My Belle can go back to community organizin’ in Chicago.
Cheers!
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