Open tops are just sexy

[Flying B]

Couple of Italian hotties on this cold Missouri day.

 

[cowboydave]

Ah, yes very nice. I like em both.

 

[tom_in_vt]

Yup, they sure are

 

[ord sgt]

I prefer the longer barrel but still a good-looking revolver.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

The Colts looked neater but the Remingtons were a whole lot stronger with their top strap.

 

[bore_butter]

i'll agree, they certainly are sexy

 

[Ponderosaman]

Super sexy. Wish I’d pulled the trigger on that Marshall, when I had the chance.

 

[Bad Karma]

The Colts looked neater but the Remingtons were a whole lot stronger with their top strap.

@45D to the white courtesy phone please!

 

[moose23]

Really nice guns!

 

[Bibs]

Everybody might need a belly gun sometimes

 

[frankie]

Couple of Italian hotties on this cold Missouri day. View attachment 119812

really nice

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Yup.

 

[45D]

The Colts looked neater but the Remingtons were a whole lot stronger with their top strap.

How so? I've never bent an open top loading it but I have bent a Remington.

Mike

 

[TFoley]

i'll agree, they certainly are sexy
View attachment 119823

Good view of the usual Italian proof marks there, Sir.

Mind if I trot them out again for anybody reading who might be engaging in some scratch-heading?

CU in square = dom - 2019.

CIP = Legislation under which the Proof House is required by law to operate and conduct its business. Fourteen nations are signed up to the CIP protocol - excluding the US of A.

More -

The Commission internationale permanente pour l'épreuve des armes à feu portatives ("Permanent International Commission for the Proof of Small Arms" – commonly abbreviated as C.I.P.) is an international organisation which sets standards for safety testing of firearms. (The word portatives ("portable") in the name refers to the fact the C.I.P. tests small arms almost exclusively; it is ordinarily omitted from the English translation of the name.) As of 2015, its members are the national governments of 14 countries, of which 11 are European Union member states. The C.I.P. safeguards that all firearms and ammunition sold to civilian purchasers in member states are safe for the users.

To achieve this, all such firearms are first proof tested at C.I.P. accredited Proof Houses. The same applies for cartridges; at regular intervals, cartridges are tested against the C.I.P. pressure specifications at the ammunition manufacturing plants and at C.I.P. accredited Proof Houses.

PN = Polvere nero - black powder

Coat of Arms of the city of Gardone Val Trompia in Brescia province, surmounted by the star of the Republic of Italy. The Italian National Proof House is located in that city.

 

[bore_butter]

wow thanks for the history lesson.
i take pics of the whole gun, serial # and cylinder and proof marks for all my guns for my homeowners insurance files.

 

[SPQR70AD]

How so? I've never bent an open top loading it but I have bent a Remington.

Mike

dont run over the remington with your truck and it will be fine

 

[FishDFly]

How so? I've never bent an open top loading it but I have bent a Remington.

Mike

How could you bend a Remington?

 

[45D]

dont run over the remington with your truck and it will be fine

Didn't need a truck, just a hand on the loading lever.

How could you bend a Remington?

I think it was a case of too hard and too big balls!!! Lol!!

The same balls in an open top sheared the loading lever screw (pretty impressive!) but didn't destroy it! It's all about design . . .

Mike

 

[Bad Karma]

Didn't need a truck, just a hand on the loading lever.




I think it was a case of too hard and too big balls!!! Lol!!

The same balls in an open top sheared the loading lever screw (pretty impressive!) but didn't destroy it! It's all about design . . .

Mike

A buddy of mine was complaining about how hard it was to load his ROA. So he brought it over and I discovered that he was loading .490” ball in that gun. He’d already fired at least 2 cylinders before he brought it up. Nothing was bent or stretched that I could see… that’s the benefit of a stout design and proper material.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Gotta watch the size of yer balls, they dont always fit and a lot of pressure makes things un-comfortable, till ya squeeze em in usually resulting in a situation in the end. Thats not good. Just sayin.