WITHDRAWN .44 CVA project pistol

[brazosland]

Bought this several years ago planning to perfect my (nonexistent) stock making skills by slimming it down and relief carving it.

Not sure what I was drinking that day, but I’m back on the wagon now!

I’m tired of it hanging on a peg in my shop taunting me, so it needs to move along to another hopeless dreamer.

Function is perfect mechanically. Never fired it but the bore is excellent. It was a kit gun and I’m not sure that it was ever fired. Rear sight is backwards (always a good kit gun clue) and it looks like the front sight was mounted with brute force and ignorance (a USMC builder perhaps?)

Interestingly the barrel has a very unique finish, it’s subdued but very attractive. When I first got the gun I posted pics to see if anyone could figure it out…most thought it was done with a rope wrap and a chemical of some sort.

This thing slimmed way down, dark finished and with this barrel would make a great looking pistol. If you do all that…don’t send me pics.

Not really sure on value here, can we say $250 shipped? With a little work it could be a very nice deer killing handgun.

 

[brazosland]

 

[azmntman]

Yep a kit gun/project. NICE! I just sold one in.45 so I will have to pass but a deal for the right guy/gal. These have the potential to be shooters

 

[kh0456]

Those are very nice pistols. It’s a CVA. I have one identical to it I bought new and assembled in the early 80s

 

[brazosland]

Those are very nice pistols. It’s a CVA. I have one identical to it I bought new and assembled in the early 80sView attachment 214569

Thank you!

Thread title is amended to say CVA.

 

[Flint n Steel]

Hahahahah - loved the Marine Corp reference!

 

[Flintlock Whiskey]

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If the caliber was mentioned, I missed it.

 

[brazosland]

If the caliber was mentioned, I missed it.

Try looking in the thread title…

 

[Flintlock Whiskey]

Try looking in the thread title…

Twere a snake, woulda bit me.

 

[brazosland]

TTT

 

[BillinOregon]

If I didn't have this very kit out in the garage... Thank you for some much-needed chuckles this afternoon here on the Sweetwater Creek finger of the Clear Fork of the Brazos.

 

[brazosland]

TTT