Well now how-dee, yall?
I decided to antique my Uberti 1858 Remington .44 to make it look more authentic. I stripped the bluing from the metal using vinegar, and used cold blue and steel wool to add or polish away areas to get a very handsome aged effect. I refinished the normal bright red urethane grips by stripping the finish with citristrip, staining with dark brown leather dye, oiling with Tru-Oil, and distressing them. Here is the revolver along with it’s rig:
Looks much better in person. I’m not much of a photographer! The rig was made by Dove’s and Dandy’s wester wear. Awesome rig and good people to work with. I bought the paper cartridge box and cap tin of Etsy. I don’t actually use them, just photo props. I know the knife isn’t period, but goes with the rig I think pretty nicely. This is inside the cartridge box:
The yellow things are what’s known as a “dixie tube”. It’s just a rubber pipe end cap that Dixie Gun Works sells in various sizes. It is semi-waterproof and acts as sort of a modernized paper cartridge. It holds a pre-measured charge of powder (35 grs. of 3Fg Graf’s in this case), a ball, and you can stuff a wonder wad in the top of it. Really cool. A lot more durable than paper cartridges and a snap to assemble, and beats having to carry loose components such as powder flask, ball bag etc. in a small field pouch like this. The pouch also contains a small bottle of Ballistol, a nipple pick, cleaning rag, and tin of caps. This pouch lets me have another dozen shots available in the field with supplies to keep the gun running nicely.
Overall I’m very happy with how this turned out. This Remington has been a joy. I like them more than the Colts honestly. Just though I’d share. Thanks guys!
-Smokey
I decided to antique my Uberti 1858 Remington .44 to make it look more authentic. I stripped the bluing from the metal using vinegar, and used cold blue and steel wool to add or polish away areas to get a very handsome aged effect. I refinished the normal bright red urethane grips by stripping the finish with citristrip, staining with dark brown leather dye, oiling with Tru-Oil, and distressing them. Here is the revolver along with it’s rig:
Looks much better in person. I’m not much of a photographer! The rig was made by Dove’s and Dandy’s wester wear. Awesome rig and good people to work with. I bought the paper cartridge box and cap tin of Etsy. I don’t actually use them, just photo props. I know the knife isn’t period, but goes with the rig I think pretty nicely. This is inside the cartridge box:
The yellow things are what’s known as a “dixie tube”. It’s just a rubber pipe end cap that Dixie Gun Works sells in various sizes. It is semi-waterproof and acts as sort of a modernized paper cartridge. It holds a pre-measured charge of powder (35 grs. of 3Fg Graf’s in this case), a ball, and you can stuff a wonder wad in the top of it. Really cool. A lot more durable than paper cartridges and a snap to assemble, and beats having to carry loose components such as powder flask, ball bag etc. in a small field pouch like this. The pouch also contains a small bottle of Ballistol, a nipple pick, cleaning rag, and tin of caps. This pouch lets me have another dozen shots available in the field with supplies to keep the gun running nicely.
Overall I’m very happy with how this turned out. This Remington has been a joy. I like them more than the Colts honestly. Just though I’d share. Thanks guys!
-Smokey
