[fred cook]

Just got this. It is a Model 1877 Thunderer (1887) that was rebuilt by gunsmith George Matthews of west coast fame into a neat little .22 in 1953. He built up this piece for personal use when trekking out into the desert near his California home. The mods include: relined barrel and cylinder chambers, new firing pin and recoil shield, frame re-casehardened and the barrel, cylinder and grip frame rust blued. Grips are ivory. He apparently did not like the Thunderer grip shape so he rebuilt this one to look like a Single Action. He must not have carried it very much as the finish is in almost perfect condition. This piece made the 1969 edition of the Guns and Ammo Annual as a featured example of custom gunsmithing! Some pictures:













Can't wait to take this one to the range and make it go "pop" again!