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Safety on Pietta 1851 Navy
I'm not worried about what you do to yourself... it's the folks around you that you're endangering with your actions. Who's to say that, when that round goes off, you don't hit your kid walking beside you, or your hunting partner... or even your dog. If it was just you concerned, then I'd say... -
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Safety on Pietta 1851 Navy
I didn't call you stupid... in fact I have said nothing specific to or about you at all. If you take exception to what I've said, then maybe I'm hitting a little too close to the mark for you. I stand by what I said. To ignore the destructive potential from what is, after all, a dangerous weapon... -
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Safety on Pietta 1851 Navy
Not funny. Frankly, someone who apparantly has as little respect for a firearm and a serious discussion regarding firearms safety shouldn't be allowed to carry and/or fire a gun, in my opinion. I don't mean to be disrespectful, but it seems like some of us just don't get the point. I know this... -
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Safety on Pietta 1851 Navy
I'm not sure... you'll have to ask Mr. Earp about that, as he's the one who said it, not me. Yes, he did. Which means that he knew from first-hand experience how important is is to leave the hammer on an empty chamber. Experience is an amazing teacher; I had a chain-fire happen to me once -... -
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Safety on Pietta 1851 Navy
From his autobiography "Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal", as told to Stuart Lake sometime in the mid 1920s: "I have often been asked why five shots without reloading were all a top-notch gunfighter fired, when his guns were chambered for six cartridges. The answer is, merely, safety. To ensure... -
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Safety on Pietta 1851 Navy
Something else to consider here is the fact that this practice of leaving the hammer on an empty chamber is nothing new, but was developed by the old-timers back in the day. No less an authority than Wyatt Earp espoused the practice, and he learned it from the "old-timers" of his day. These... -
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If you could own only one
Colt actually didn't want to do this. When trials were initiated by the Army for a new cartridge gun to replace the 1860 Army, Colt initially created and submitted the 1872 Open-top for consideration. And though the Army found it to be an excellent gun (found to be more accurate and hard-hitting... -
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1860 which maker?
As are the third generation "Signature Series" guns. These are recognized as genuine Colts by the factory and continue the Colt serial numbers as well. Both of my Signature Series Colts came with registration certificates from Colt, and searches from their archives will retrieve certificates of... -
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1860 which maker?
I'd see if I could find a Colt Blackpowder revolver. Definitely the best of the lot, though you'll pay for it (and don't let anyone tell you they're made in Italy... raw forgings did come from Uberti, but the guns were finished and assembled in the USA and are recognized by Colt as the real... -
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Remington 1858
Pietta marks their barrels with manufacturers marks, country of origin, and the Pietta trademark logo; not with small print in tasteful locations like under the loading lever, but in large print along the sides of the barrel that gives no question as to who made the gun and where. Definitely not... -
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Shoulder Stock for Colt 1860?
Two problems made them unpopular with the troops: cap and powder particles blowing back into the face upon percussion of the cap (just look at how close your eyes are to the cap), and lateral blowout from the cylinder that can singe/burn clothing and skin if you're not holding the pistol... -
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Magnificent German Holster Pistols, ca. 1730
I would buy them, but I cleaned out all of my pocket change just last week, so I guess I'll have to pass them by! Beautiful pieces! I didn't realize they were rifling pistols at that early date? And, from the appearance of the frizzens, it looks like they may have been fired, or at least... -
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Colt grip interchangeability
I had a .44 Navy and '6o Army model, both from Pietta. I swapped out the barrels; I love how the "Navy" handles with the longer grip (The grips, trigger guard & backstraps were exactly the same; I swapped the barrels 'cause it was easier to do). You gotta figure Pietta uses the same tooling... -
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Walker/Dragoon Loading Lever
The Walkers DID come with the engraved scene, which was originally drawn out by Walker himself recounting a battle with the Comanches he participated in while riding with the Texas Rangers under Jack Hays. Colt initially started engraving cylinders on the Patersons as a means of thwarting... -
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Pistol Brass Frames
That brass frame in the pic shown above is obviously the result of years of serious abuse! I'd feel safe to say that this kind of damage is exceptionally pretty rare... I know I've never seen anything like it in my years of shooting. I have two brass-framed .44 Navies, one twenty-plus years old... -
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brass frame
You can actually turn the base pin in a half-turn or so and eliminate the slack. Have seen it done before and it works just fine. Be sure to grind away the excess pin protruding into the hammer cavity. Easier than welding, etc. FWIW, I have a brass framed Navy that has had thousands of rounds... -
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Holding your pistol
Actually, the Cavalry considered the sabre to be the primary weapon, which is why it was positioned on the left hip and the pistol was on the right hip in a butt forwards cross draw holster. You drew the sabre with your right hand and the pistol with your left hand. Doesn't make much sense to me... -
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Holding your pistol
The one-handed stance is the traditional hold used during the 19th century. It developed from the dueling position. Contemporaries of Wild Bill Hickok said he held the gun with one hand with his elbow "slightly bent". I can't argue with success, nor can I come close to his abilities even if I...