Ordered a '51 from Dixie...

[vervillev]

I ordered a full sized Pietta 1851 in .36 caliber this weekend. Talked to Dixie today and it'll be two weeks till the order is processed. I have the sheriffs model in brass frame and same caliber. I hope this gun is as nice as the guns I've received recently as Pietta has given a pretty good account with the last two I've purchased. Have to wait though but glad I found one.

 

[Doc Holiday]

Congrats and best of luck with it.
Enjoy.

 

[sourdough]

I have 8 Pietta 1851 Navy .36 "type" revolvers, 6 that were produced in the ~2002 and later date era and 2 that are pre-CNC guns (AZ/1990 and BH/1996). I am a parts changer and lean toward creating Confederate "copies". The Pietta 1851 Navy .36 revolvers are pretty much like LEGO guns: one part fits all. The only exception is that prior to 2015, all of the gripframes were of the Large "tail" variety ; from 2015 onward the gripframe style is the "non-tail". As a 3-piece gripframe assembly, each will fit on any CNC Navy frame, to include the Pietta 1860 Army and the 1861 Navy, but the parts are not interchangeable between gripframe groups.

Pietta 1851 Navy "Type" Revolver Grip Assemblies (blackpowdersmoke.com)

I hope you catch my affliction!

Regards,

Jim