Armi San Marco engraved Navy

One I rather regret letting go, a engraved Armi San Marco in a fitted case. However I am a stickler for historic accuracy and this was a bit of an anachronism as it is a 1851 Navy in .44 caliber. Fully engraved with faux Ivory Eagle stocks. It was however a good looking revolver.

Geez, dont we all wish we could re-aquire a few that we let go :shake:

For me its a toss up bewteen three, a 12" pietta buntline 1858 that was a SHOOTER, a nice Blue Ridge .45 flintlock and the ol 10GA dbl. Well maybe 4, wayyy back I had a .50 CVA mnt pistol that would hit a quarter every single time at 25 yds. Made mucho $$ betting buddies till they all heard. Weird thing though just past 25 yds group opened way up? Like 5-6" at 40 yds :idunno:

I have a CVA .45 Colonial that does the same thing...

That's a nice looking engraved Navy. We all have stories about the guns we should have bought. If you don't, you need to explain yourself :wink: . One example for me, even though its not a muzzleloader--$600 for a 1877 .38 Colt Lightning. It was nickel plated, engraved, pearl grips, a Colt letter that showed the gun was made on my birthday! It had the usual mechanical issues for that model and I reasoned I wouldn't be able to fix it. Did I just call that reason?

I have an ASM 1860, which seems to be a well made reproduction. I haven't shot it much, but with the weather changing, I might get out, to shoot.

I've let some nice one's get away, too.

My first cap & ball revolver was a steel frame 1851 in .44 caliber.

For several years, I enjoyed shooting it.
The balance was great and that big .44 caliber BOOM was always satisfying.

Then I, like you got into the idea that my C&B pistols should be historically correct so I sold it and bought a 1851 in .36 caliber.

Nothing wrong with the .36 and it makes a nice sharp pop when its shot but I've always kinda regretted selling the .44.

Oh, I had the "correct" 1860 Colt Army and it has the same satisfying old BOOM the 1851 had but it didn't have the same balance the old "incorrect" Colt repro had.