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March 28, 2023
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Have not been buying anything lately but could not pass this up. A 44 MAGNUM fixed barrel and its polished or chromed? Either way a beautiful unfired gun! Paid $1050 not a bad price! Click pic to see it larger!!!
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February 8, 2014
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That is a very beautiful revolver. I'm betting it's a great shooter too.
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February 24, 2013
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January 24, 2009
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I watched that auction & almost threw in a bid, but then my conscience got the better of me, due to some recent purchases. So Stan, I'm glad you landed it, that one looks schweet! 
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March 28, 2023
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Yea I already sold my other 44 fixed for $900 so I got most of my money back. My new outlook is to buy a gun and sell a gun. Keep my collection around 26 guns. If there is a rare gun I really want then there must be something I can part with. I have two 45 colts two 40 supermags and three 445's so if there is something I want to get one will have to go. It is possible that I let my 15-2 PAC go now that I have the first issue PAC but its unfired condition in heavy vent is so hard to do. I look back at some early choices and I made some mistakes but also I really did make some good ones buying everything in original boxes and some really rare guns. My 45 Colt has a 10VH barrel pretty rare, my 445 also has a 10VH barrel pretty rare. Both my 40's are new unfired so I did some things right. Even with my fixed barrels the 715 is a rare compensated barrel. I did sell the Dove Grey this weekend also so it's gone. Not much else I want now.
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December 7, 2020
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Stmstan 445 said
Yea I already sold my other 44 fixed for $900 so I got most of my money back. My new outlook is to buy a gun and sell a gun. Keep my collection around 26 guns. If there is a rare gun I really want then there must be something I can part with. I have two 45 colts two 40 supermags and three 445's so if there is something I want to get one will have to go. It is possible that I let my 15-2 PAC go now that I have the first issue PAC but its unfired condition in heavy vent is so hard to do. I look back at some early choices and I made some mistakes but also I really did make some good ones buying everything in original boxes and some really rare guns. My 45 Colt has a 10VH barrel pretty rare, my 445 also has a 10VH barrel pretty rare. Both my 40's are new unfired so I did some things right. Even with my fixed barrels the 715 is a rare compensated barrel. I did sell the Dove Grey this weekend also so it's gone. Not much else I want now.
What did you get for the Dove Gray?
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March 28, 2023
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March 25, 2013
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About right for the non "lightly engraved" version. Be aware that the Dove Grey Introduction gun is not Blued or Stainless. It is white metal with a Ceracote type finish. They can rust if not protected.
The really special thing about the Dove Greys are the solid rosewood grips with pewter medallions. As far as I can tell they made just 500 of them. I have 4 extra of them that I obtained (stole) on GB and eBay. They are the rarest and finest of the factory grips. Dan Wesson spent a year touring the IHMSA circuit showing off the new 44 mag prototype before it was ever released for sale. Many of the 500 Dove Grey guns were used for IHMSA, as that was all that was available until it went into regular production. Folks would take off the Rosewood grips and put on Hogue or Pachmyer grips and the mostly unused Rosewood grips ended up on auction sites.
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December 7, 2020
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Ole Dog said
About right for the non "lightly engraved" version. Be aware that the Dove Grey Introduction gun is not Blued or Stainless. It is white metal with a Ceracote type finish. They can rust if not protected.
That may explain some things. I knew is was "White Steel" is a highly refined carbon steel. Mine which is of the first 250 run is NOT cerakote finished. Stan's which was of the second 250 run was ceracote finished. I assumed is was an aftermarket finished.
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March 25, 2013
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Scout, sorry to inform you but they both have the same finish. They were produced at the same time, same run, 1 to 500. They a special pre regular production introduction. I say ceracote because it is not bluing. I think it is similar to ceracote. It is not a nitride finish either.. I don't know if Stan's was refinished from the original Dove Grey.
White metal is the same carbon steel all non stainless Dans are made of but without bluing.
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March 28, 2023
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I don't think mine was refinished. It was not shot much at all. It came
in original box also.
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March 28, 2023
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PS this was not the original grip that came with the gun. It had a Hogue rubber grip on it when I bought it. I bought this one and it looked like the best one I could find on eBay that almost matched the original one that was on the gun!
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March 25, 2013
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It is the original box but it is not Bright blue. Lol. I guess they didn't have labels that said Dove Grey. Keep your eye out for a rosewood grip. The Pewter medallions have lines in the background of the DW.
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