Thanks for the Warm welcome. I called Mitchells Mausers and they said
that they had no such product... odd.


--- In danwesson@yahoogroups.com, "Ron Rubenack" <rrubenack@v...>
wrote:
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> From: Ron Rubenack
> Date: 01/11/05 13:39:38
> To: danwesson@yahoogroups.com; no_reply@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [DAN WESSON] Just joined
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> Frank,
> Welcome aboard. I hope you enjoy the group. I know people who have
never
> heard of Dan Wesson and people who have several. I don't think I
have ever
> run up against someone who has only one. Must be something to this
worth
> pondering. Oh, well, again Welcome. DW has been trying to downsize
and
> concentrate on making only the firearms that are making them some
money. Can
> t blame them for that. It would be a shame if they stop making the
small
> frame though. I know that they have had reasonable success with
their new
> line of 1911s, because they are still hard to find. As for the
Mitchell
> Valkyr revolver, there is a company located in Southern California
named
> Mitchell's Mausers. This company started by importing a ton of
Eastern
> European rifles (M-48). This company has expanded their product
line to
> include remanufactured Lugers and P-38 in presentation grade. They
also cut
> a deal to have Dan Wesson private label revolvers for them. I
assume the
> quality is exactly the same as the DW product. I know here in the
PRK, Dan
> Wesson did not want to go through the hassle and cost to get their
1911
> models "approved" by the state because they did not think the sales
would
> justify the expense. However, Mitchell did step up to the plate and
the
> Mitchell version of the Dan Wesson 1911 is now approved in
Kalifornia. Three
> cheers for Mitchell's. I am saving my pennies and will be buying a
Mitchell
> 1911 next. If you can get a good deal on a Mitchell labeled Dan
Wesson
> pistol or revolver, grab it. It is hard to go wrong with a DW, no
matter
> what name is on it. Just my $0.02 worth.
> PapaRon
>
> -------Original Message-------
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> From: pinetor
> Date: 01/11/05 12:13:35
> To: danwesson@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [DAN WESSON] Just joined
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>
> Just joined the group.
>
> I own a 1986 DW Pistol Pac V15 ( vent not heavy)
> This is my 3rd DW.
> From reading your list it seems that DW will discontinue the Small
> frame line (which includes mine). Could I get a second on that? Also
> I was looking a the january Shooting Times "gun guide" and they
> showed a a Mitchel Valkyr that looks just like my DW, small frame.
> Did DW sell it( the gun rights)? (page 72, 3rd gun down). No web
> presence of the above mentioned gun maker. Also the DW site has a
> DW/SW for sale 1 of 6, which has the rear ( thumb) release. Not sure
> I would want it myself.
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>
> Frank
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