Nipples for Taylor's & Co 1860 Army

[jonathan butcher]

recently came into a pre-owned Taylor's & Co 1860 Army with a nice action and bore but the nipples need replacing, specifically they appear to be slightly mushroomed and will not reliably set off a cap ( cap seating an issue). No problem I says, I just happen to have a set of Butler Creek replacment nipples I got from Ken Kinkaid at Muzzleloading and More in Oregon. These replacement nipples fit my other C&B pistols so I was quite surprised to discover that the threaded nipple threads are too big for the cylinder nipple thread holes.
Does anyone with a Taylors & Co 1860 revolver know what size nipples they need ?
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[SDSmlf]

You could always go outside the box and contact Taylor’s and Company. Probably better than getting multiple opinions on correct size here.....

 

[jonathan butcher]

Thanks, I did just that before posting, no one in the parts department to answer my question so I figured I'd give it shot here.

You could always go outside the box and contact Taylor’s and Company. Probably better than getting multiple opinions on correct size here.....

 

[SDSmlf]

Believe the Uberti and Pietta made 1860 would take a 6 x 0.75MM nipple. There should be a manufacturer’s mark on your pistol’s frame.

 

[FishDFly]

Thanks, I did just that before posting, no one in the parts department to answer my question so I figured I'd give it shot here.

Call back and ask for the Gunsmith, he knows.

 

[Musketeer]

Uberti/Taylor's uses 12-28 nipples.

 

[SmokepoleSam]

You can file off the mushroom by putting the nipple in an electric drill after taping the threads and holding a file to the side of the nipple. Check often to see if the cap fits, it doesn't take much. You can also take the nipple to the hardware store and check the fit on the thread checking board.

 

[hawkeye2]

Ubertis are M5.5x9 thread. Much smaller than Pietta and harder to find. Treso makes Ampco ones.

 

[jonathan butcher]

This is an Uberti made gun.

Believe the Uberti and Pietta made 1860 would take a 6 x 0.75MM nipple. There should be a manufacturer’s mark on your pistol’s frame.

 

[Musketeer]

Pietta uses M6-.75, but Uberti uses 12-28. Take a look at these:

New Improved Black Powder Nipples | SliXshot Nipples

Steel Revolver Nipples

Both give the same 12-28 specs, and I pulled a nipple on my Uberti 1860 just a bit ago and checked it, just to be extra sure. 12-28, according to my knifekits.com Screw Chek'r.

 

[SDSmlf]

From Taylor’s website. Appears Uberti and Pietta use different size threads for their 1860 models nipples, at least according to Taylor’s. And just to stir the pot a bit more, Uberti uses 1/4-28 threads for the nipples in their Walkers if I remember correctly.

 

[painter]

TOW shows 12-28 nipples in stock.

 

[Grenadier1758]

The 5.5x 0.9 metric threads and the 12-28 are for all intents and purposes identical.

For a 75% thread engagement, both specify a 4.6 mm tap drill and the 0.9 mm thread spacing is 28 threads per inch.

 

[SPQR70AD]

just take the bad nipple to a hardware store and find a metric nut that will screw onto the threaded part of the nipple. the thread on the nut is the size

 

[Omahkapi'si]

VTI gun parts is a good source too.

 

[jonathan butcher]

Thanks guys, ordered a set of Slix Shots