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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;quick dog, post: 113615, member: 4093&quot;]There are similar debates amongst gun collectors.&nbsp; I have a Colt Model 88 DA, serial number No.8, which is in pretty fair condition for a pistol that has been kicking around for more than 100 years.&nbsp; It was issued to a sailor at about the turn of the 20th Century, and represented the first non-cap-and-ball double-action service revolver issued to navy personnel.&nbsp; I think it replaced the famous .36 caliber Navy Colt cap-and-ball pistol.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original (probably) owner of thia handgun carved &quot;HIPPO&quot; on the butt of the pistol.&nbsp; I have no idea why, but perhaps it was his nick-name.&nbsp; The carving supposedly lowers the vlaue of the gun, which is not great anyway.&nbsp; But to me, it has always been a curiosity, not so much a detraction.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, this really is what Bonedigger affectionately refered to as a &quot;hog leg&quot;.&nbsp; As you may recall, he showed us a Kimber semi-automatic pistol.&nbsp; The term &quot;hog leg&quot; comes from the shape of the grip.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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