They are interchangeable but the early 1860s had the 1851 grip frame and a 7.5" barrel.
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I'm in a bit of a quandary
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They are interchangeable but the early 1860s had the 1851 grip frame and a 7.5" barrel.
My 1851 .36 Navy is my favorite revolver, and I have a lot of cap and ball revolvers. If I'm just target shooting, it gets the nod 90% of the time. For deer or varmint shooting (legal where I live) I use a .44. I have a "fake" 1851 in .44, and it is a great shooter, I just prefer the lower recoil and authentic caliber of the .36.
Yeah, but it never hit the market,, that's research.(ain't it"?)
Never hit the market?
The Army is in fact a Navy frame with a reduced forward section to allow the rebated cylinder. The Army barrel was designed for the new revolver with the creeping loading lever and a larger grip frame attached to the frame. The frame is the frame no matter how you look at it. All the action parts are the same . . . and, the '73 Peacemaker unmentionable ended up with the Navy grip. Some even left the Colt factory with the '60 Army grip frame . . . They're all related . . .
Mike
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On the subject of wrong marking on boxes; many years ago, when things in Australia were more normal, a mate was at a gun show in Melbourne and bought an 1858 Remington .44, (no licence required for repro cap and ball in Victoria in those days) when he got back to his hotel and opened the box he got a very pleasant surprise, there lay an 1875 Army in .44-40 calibre.
Needless to say he didn’t complain.
Needless to say he didn’t complain.
I suspect a one off I know that generally Dixie checks what is in the box . I hear you though the 1851 has something about it that the 61 or 60 doesn’t. You’ll be out there soon
Referring to your original post, you ordered a specific pistol for a specific reason. You didn’t get what you ordered/wanted. Then send it back and demand they check for accuracy before they send a replacement. Demand a call tag so you don’t eat the return shipping, since it was their fault.
If you changed your mind and want the larger caliber, and you are happy, then keep it. What advice do you want? Seems pretty simple to me.
Not trying to be argumentative, nasty, provocative, or demeaning, but the choice is yours. What I would do or someone else would do has nothing to do with what you should do.
Respectfully,
Patriot
If you changed your mind and want the larger caliber, and you are happy, then keep it. What advice do you want? Seems pretty simple to me.
Not trying to be argumentative, nasty, provocative, or demeaning, but the choice is yours. What I would do or someone else would do has nothing to do with what you should do.
Respectfully,
Patriot
He ask for advise and got a bunch of opinions including a history lesson, sort of, on the 1851 in production.
Cennat you will keep is posted won’t you. I’d still like to know if the box was marked with the serial number and did they match.
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Keep it and buy a .36. Then you can have twice as much fun.
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i agree with Hawk54 ... this isn't architecture - less is not more ...
Ceannt, I Hope you get it all straightened out to your liking. By the way, is the gun a Pietta brand? Thanks, Z
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Last summer I placed an order for 65 Nelson F100 Big Guns. The factory shipped 12 SR100’s and 53 F100’s. All in identical boxes labeled F100. It happens. I’d probably send it back as history is somewhat important to me and a 44 caliber 1851 isn’t that…
Yes, Z, it's a Pietta.
The more I look at it, the more I think I'm going to keep it. The timing is perfect, and it's very smooth. Besides, my son wants one now, and he's going to get one in .36, so we can trade back and forth at the range.
The more I look at it, the more I think I'm going to keep it. The timing is perfect, and it's very smooth. Besides, my son wants one now, and he's going to get one in .36, so we can trade back and forth at the range.
I’m happy for you.
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Those Nelson F100’s are full auto, and therefore unmentionable.
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Ceannt, that's the perfect solution. The 44 navies have a handing quality about them. I have an uberti london navy in 36, love it. When they become available, im going to buy a pietta london navy in 44. Then i can enjoy both. You and your son have fun, thats what these guns are all about! Hint: if you want a bigger bang out of your 36, fill the chambers full of black powder and load the ball on that. Makes them a completely different gun, very serious medicine!
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