I have been waiting for this video, Mike. I remember drooling over this very commemorative at a local gun shop for years. I could not afford it at the time. I was named after Robert E. Lee so you can imagine how much I wanted this. As a Boy Scout, I camped on Antietam Battlefield in September of 1962. There were thousands of surface finds of spent Minie Balls all over the cultivated field we camped upon. 100 years of plowing had brought them to the surface.
@@robertlittle7407 Nah, no cancelling. Just pity. I'm so sorry you had to be named after a dude who renounced his oath to the Constitution and attacked US soldiers to preserve and expand the institution of slavery. Robert is a pretty common name, though. You can always pretend otherwise.
It was Val Forgett and his articles about black powder shooting and his pictures of him in Africa taking Dangerous Game with his black powder firearms, that was instrumental in getting me into black powder back then. There's probably only a few of us old geezers that remember Val and Navy arms. It was he and Phil Spangenberger who inspired me to take up black powder shooting and hunting.
I never heard of these 2 guys. I'll have to check them out. I was 11 when this Colt was made and was into Hemingway, Ruark, Gene Hill, Jack O'Connor, Fred Bear, et al. It is only recently that I've gotten into BP by seeing CAS shooters use them.
Same here. I still have a Navy Arms Catalog from 1968(?) with wonderful prices on military surplus firearms and ammunition. That also got me into collecting surplus. I bought my 1st repro 1851 in Williamsburg, VA.
I had a Robert E. Lee commemorative I bought at the Log Cabin gunshop in Lodi Ohio in about 1973 or 74. I sold it when I was rebuilding a 1948 Indian Chief Roadmaster in like 1980 to pay for a new motor.
I have one of the Italian 1851 Navy revolvers. To me this design reminds me of a Rembrandt. It is such a beautiful work of art with its strapless cylinder guard. What you have is a one of a kind so to speak. Thanks for the video.
I have a Hornady ultrasonic 2 liter that's just for situations like this and after-shooting cleaning. Take it down to a pile of parts, dump em in, let em cook for 5-10 minutes. It makes what used to take 30+ minutes of manual de-greasing into a maybe 10 minute job. Worth every nickel.
to get hard grease/cosmaline off any firearm, use brake clean in a spray can. it will melt off grease with no scrubbing or effort, or pipe cleaners, and it will not hurt bluing at all ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Wow that is a beauty. Also thank you for shooting it. Most of all 2nd and 3rd gen colts never get shot. I might have to find myself one just like yours.
I had one that I got in trade at a gun show back in the late 70's. Mine had been fired but was in like new condition. I traded it for a Rockola M-1 30 carbine I was collecting 30 carbines then. I like all your videos Mike. As for the Signature series I've had two both had issues I sold them.
I like to use compressed air to blow out contaminants and grease. Some moisture will be present with compressed air so a follow up with oil is important
Beautiful little revolver. Love the case-coloring. I generally collect the first gen stuff but these little guns are much more affordable and shootable.
At 11:30, looking at those rough revolver frames, I would say that those are forgings, not castings. A cast part will have a small part line, forged parts have wide part lines, as these do. I'm willing to bet that the barrels and cylinders are forged also. This is a good thing, forgings are generally stronger than castings.
Great information, Mike! I remember wanting this very badly in the early 1990s, but people talked me out of getting one because "They're just Ubertis that Colt licensed their name out so they could charge more for them." Good to know that information was just wrong. Now I want one again!
Very informative. I clearly remember most folks saying they were just glorified Italian replicas. Thanks for clearing that up for me after 50 years. Take care.
Thanks Mike. I recently bought a second gen 1851 with the square trigger. Came in the wood box with all the components and is unfired as well. I have an 1860 army signature series as well. These are beautiful well made guns. I haven't shot the 1851 yet, and I'm almost afraid to. But they're made to be used in my opinion. By the way, I found a set of airbrush cleaning brushes at harbor freight the other day, and these things are excellent for cleaning the nipples with. I found them quite by accident. Just thought I'd let you know about those brushes cause they sure do work well.
My 1851 Pietta clone has been with me since 2016 it’s never had any problems. The only gripe I have is the Bolt spring is always the only part I need to replace more often than any other part
I recently bought/won a Lee and Grant with matching numbers in separate boxes on a popular auction site. They're both a little stiff. Thank for explaining the grease issue.
I don't usually watch unboxing videos let alone watch them twice. Your video was great and I really love the Revolver that I am watching it for the second time. Thank you for sharing this with us, awesome revolver.
Very nice! I bet with all that grease, there probably wasn't much surface rust, if any, to deal with. I am looking forward to seeing the upload of this revolver at the range.
What an awesome looking pistol! I really am looking forward to the first conical bullets shot through that and I'm sure that's what you'll shoot first. I have a Traditions model that looks identical to that and it shoots great not quite the same price though but still shoots really good. I'm proud of my little Traditions model. Thanks so much for this video look forward to the next one on this gun. Keep ye power to dry
Mr Mike bellaview I love all of your work your videos are very educational you have taught me so much about black powder I call you my black powder sensei Joe security
Thanks Mike, appreciate all the information and looking forward to the next installment. I have been collecting newer Colt BP for somewhere between 15 and 20 years. I have individually cased Lee and Grant revolvers after that they are all 3rd generation which includes all the produced Navies and Armies. Missing from my 3rd Gen collection are the Dragoons, Walker and Patersons. Back when I was still buying these and production had stopped Ken Enger from Chattahoochee Black Powder Arms Co said he could still get me one of the later Patersons and sorry I never took him up on it. Not really sure what you would consider my Signature series Special Model Musket. I picked this up off the brother of the Sales Mgr. of the management team who came into Colt when they were in Chapter 11. his brother sent him two and he sold me one. I used that musket for N-SSA comp. Of the revolvers the only one I take to the range to shoot is a 3rd generation 1851 Navy.
Hi Mike, Greetings from the U.K. I enjoyed your talk on the Robert E Lee Navy Colt. I was offered the same revolver back in 1972, but it was out of reach back then. However some 30 years later l was offered the cased square back model , unfired as well.I just had to buy it.Problem is that I have 2 Uberti’s and a first generation Navy. Can’t bring myself to shoot it. Have to agree with you about the trigger guard on the square back as it does seem a bit small. The flasks for the Grant Model were originally made in Sheffield by James Dixon.
I picked up a Belgium centaur Colt for a steal recently,those can arguably be the Second generation made on the same Tools that Colt sent over back in the 1860s it’s marked “1960 new model Army”
Mr. Mike, I Love the snarky "and I have one of those too" responses when you named the different Colts. Makes me jealous. Anyways, Great video. Now, I want to hunt one of those boxes down for myself. Best Regards, Mike. . .
I ve been trying to get to this video all week... i even saw another of mike's in the meantime. BTW it's not an unpacking video unless you take it out of the box in front of everyone and start popping the bubble wrap 😋
Great video Mike. Thank you for pointing out the difference in the square trigger guard and the round one. I would certainly prefer the round one myself. I look forward to more videos on this piece.
Great introduction video Mike - I have a US Grant commemorative Nineteen Seventy One without the box and accoutrements that I purchased at a very reasonable price. Also have the same gun but the following generation without the commemorative markings. Looking forward to your next video. 👍
I have both the Lee and the Grant commemorative revolvers. There both very beautiful firearms. I never have fired either one of them, but this video has me thinking otherwise.
Bought the Lee cased one at a gunshow in the last 10 years for $300, I see they are $900+ now. Sold it later at another gunshow and I still remember how relieved the new buyer was that I had actually shot it once.
I have a 2nd Generation Colt 1851, with the squared trigger guard. Like you, I would have preferred that it had the round trigger guard, as was characteristic of most of Colt's 1851 Navy revolvers.
Thanks for the video, sir. Fun to share your new treasure. I have read that these first 2nd Gen Colt Navies have a gain twist. Do you know if this is correct?
Mike!..I like watching your videos for your complete information on the, historic and new Bp firearms! I think I've seen about all you videos at least two or three times now if not more. I know I learn something each time. I love Bp firearms and own and shoot about 20 of them ( most are hand guns but there's 6 rifles). When I shoot them I shoot for accuracy! If I see you do something that makes sense in the accuracy potential department I explore that to my pistols! One of my major problem today is I can't find real black powder and for a few years now have been shooting Pyrodex P in all my pistols! I use to shoot only Swiss Bp in my pistols. I'm 76 yrs. Old now and have had at least 4 strokes and can't drive to far. I live in a small town just outside of. Phoenix, AZ. I purchase my powder thru the mail from Midway USA or Dixie Gun Works and they never never have Swiss or for that fact real BP. Years ago I could get GOEX put not now. Have you got any suggestions for me !?? About a year ago I had text Blacky Thomas about where can I find Swiss BP but never heard anything! One of the strokes knocked out my short term memory so if I watch one of your videos and see something you do that I might try I have to watch the video three or for times with paper and pencil in hand. Thank you so much for your videos and how to modifications etc. ...Love them all!!!
Nice video. You mentioned it in passing, but are you saying that every original 1851 navy in the 1800s had the silver plated grip frame? That seems like it would be such an extra expense, what was the purpose behind that? I assume the London models did not have a silver plated grip frame.
A nice video, Mike, thank you very much for sharing. I confess I thought this might be somewhat boring, but it was actually pretty interesting to see, if for no other reason than it was nice to see such a beautiful set laid out in detail.
Mike, I just got my Robert E. Lee 1851. In one of the advertisements I read that the Second Generation barrels were hammer forged and NOT cast. The article said these guns would last longer, shoot straighter that the 1st or 3rd gen pistols. Can you confirm or deny the hammer forging ? Great article, thanks for sharing
Beautiful pistol. Since you stated in the video you plan to shoot it. Have to ask. Can you get replacement parts ( screws, bolt, trigger and bolt spring) if you lose or break? Hate to see it become non functional. I know you know a few gunsmiths that could probably make replacement. But its a Beautiful gun.
Interesting, brass mold. I have one, never can get it to throw a decent bullet. Noticed its hard to get the temperature right for it. Looks like it'd throw nice bullets, but i dont have the skill to get them. Based on my research it seems, my experience is common. If you use that one, id love some tips if you get better mileage Mike.
Mike, I'd love to see a comparison between the 1st Gen and 2nd Gen's. I'm curious as to the quaility of each and how they compare to each other. Maybe a shooting comparison?
I got an 1860 Army made by Pietta. I got to thinking about what it would look like if I darkened the wood on the grip to a black. Any experience doing that? I reckon it might have a different method on account of the constant handling of the gun.
It's a treat that you shared your discovery of this "buriied" treasure.
I have been waiting for this video, Mike. I remember drooling over this very commemorative at a local gun shop for years. I could not afford it at the time. I was named after Robert E. Lee
so you can imagine how much I wanted this. As a Boy Scout, I camped on Antietam Battlefield in September of 1962. There were thousands of surface finds of spent Minie Balls all over the cultivated field we camped upon. 100 years of plowing had brought them to the surface.
I am named after Robert E. Lee also. Better watch out they will cancel us all.
@@robertlittle7407 Nah, no cancelling. Just pity. I'm so sorry you had to be named after a dude who renounced his oath to the Constitution and attacked US soldiers to preserve and expand the institution of slavery. Robert is a pretty common name, though. You can always pretend otherwise.
It was Val Forgett and his articles about black powder shooting and his pictures of him in Africa taking Dangerous Game with his black powder firearms, that was instrumental in getting me into black powder back then. There's probably only a few of us old geezers that remember Val and Navy arms.
It was he and Phil Spangenberger who inspired me to take up black powder shooting and hunting.
I never heard of these 2 guys. I'll have to check them out. I was 11 when this Colt was made and was into Hemingway, Ruark, Gene Hill, Jack O'Connor, Fred Bear, et al. It is only recently that I've gotten into BP by seeing CAS shooters use them.
A man after my own heart!
Same here. I still have a Navy Arms Catalog from 1968(?) with wonderful prices on military surplus firearms and ammunition. That also got me into collecting surplus. I bought my 1st repro 1851 in Williamsburg, VA.
A lot of those packing greases can be softened up with diesel making it easy to remove. Have a great day.
I had a Robert E. Lee commemorative I bought at the Log Cabin gunshop in Lodi Ohio in about 1973 or 74. I sold it when I was rebuilding a 1948 Indian Chief Roadmaster in like 1980 to pay for a new motor.
Hola ronrobertson59 , En cuanto lo vendiste si no es mucho preguntar Gracias de ante mano Gracias...
I thought this was a great video Mr Bellevue ! Unboxing a 50
Year old “ Brand New” Black Powder pistol ??? Yes , please!
I have one of the Italian 1851 Navy revolvers. To me this design reminds me of a Rembrandt. It is such a beautiful work of art with its strapless cylinder guard. What you have is a one of a kind so to speak. Thanks for the video.
Love those BP Colts!
Thank You
Gotta love old black powder revolvers of any make and model. They all bring some form of the old days to the table. Nothing like shooting them.
As a 13 year old at the time I wanted that set so bad. Forgot about it until now. Great video
I have a Hornady ultrasonic 2 liter that's just for situations like this and after-shooting cleaning. Take it down to a pile of parts, dump em in, let em cook for 5-10 minutes. It makes what used to take 30+ minutes of manual de-greasing into a maybe 10 minute job. Worth every nickel.
No matter the generation, that's a handsome Colt!
the presenter makes this type of video enjoyable. master robert smiles upon you
Beautiful gun !
Hey Mike did you have any problem with the finish because of the acetone ?
What a beautiful example of the gunmaker's art! It's the same age as me! That makes me covet it even more!
Beautiful if not stunning. Looking forward to Part 2.
beautiful gun, good for you Mike. 1851 Navy my favorite.
A lot of good information and background, I have it in 44 Cal. Reproduction. But I agree watching a box opening in kinda like watching milk warm.
🇺🇸💪👍 like all your videos
to get hard grease/cosmaline off any firearm, use brake clean in a spray can. it will melt off grease with no scrubbing or effort, or pipe cleaners, and it will not hurt bluing at all ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Thanks for the tip
Wow that is a beauty. Also thank you for shooting it. Most of all 2nd and 3rd gen colts never get shot. I might have to find myself one just like yours.
I had one that I got in trade at a gun show back in the late 70's. Mine had been fired but was in like new condition. I traded it for a Rockola M-1 30 carbine I was collecting 30 carbines then. I like all your videos Mike. As for the Signature series I've had two both had issues I sold them.
1851 Navy!!! Hell yeah! Sweet home alabama.
that revolver is a work of art
I'm looking forward to the next video with you shooting it.
I like to use compressed air to blow out contaminants and grease. Some moisture will be present with compressed air so a follow up with oil is important
Beautiful little revolver. Love the case-coloring. I generally collect the first gen stuff but these little guns are much more affordable and shootable.
That Colt case hardening and bluing is as good as it gets. Looking forward to the range report.
That's a nice BP GUN can't wait for the shooting video.
Very cool revolver
Great video. Nice gun.
Looking forward to seeing you shoot it Mike.
Me too!
At 11:30, looking at those rough revolver frames, I would say that those are forgings, not castings. A cast part will have a small part line, forged parts have wide part lines, as these do. I'm willing to bet that the barrels and cylinders are forged also. This is a good thing, forgings are generally stronger than castings.
Nice revolver !
Beautiful gun
Excellent!! You have me drooling Mike.
Great information, Mike! I remember wanting this very badly in the early 1990s, but people talked me out of getting one because "They're just Ubertis that Colt licensed their name out so they could charge more for them." Good to know that information was just wrong. Now I want one again!
Wonderful Video, thank you
Beautiful set. My favorite cap and ball gun.👍🏻
Very informative. I clearly remember most folks saying they were just glorified Italian replicas. Thanks for clearing that up for me after 50 years. Take care.
Thanks Mike. I recently bought a second gen 1851 with the square trigger. Came in the wood box with all the components and is unfired as well. I have an 1860 army signature series as well. These are beautiful well made guns. I haven't shot the 1851 yet, and I'm almost afraid to. But they're made to be used in my opinion. By the way, I found a set of airbrush cleaning brushes at harbor freight the other day, and these things are excellent for cleaning the nipples with. I found them quite by accident. Just thought I'd let you know about those brushes cause they sure do work well.
Interesting unboxing, great collector piece. 🙂
My 1851 Pietta clone has been with me since 2016 it’s never had any problems.
The only gripe I have is the Bolt spring is always the only part I need to replace more often than any other part
I recently bought/won a Lee and Grant with matching numbers in separate boxes on a popular auction site. They're both a little stiff. Thank for explaining the grease issue.
That's a great looking gun Mike, i wouldn't mind owning one either! I'm looking forward to the next video!
I don't usually watch unboxing videos let alone watch them twice. Your video was great and I really love the Revolver that I am watching it for the second time. Thank you for sharing this with us, awesome revolver.
I don't like them either. I tried to make this one a little different.
Beauty.
Wish Colt would still make these types just like Ruger needs to produce more cap and ball!
Very nice! I bet with all that grease, there probably wasn't much surface rust, if any, to deal with.
I am looking forward to seeing the upload of this revolver at the range.
Love them Old work horse !!!
👍😉👍🔥👌🔥🖖
I look forward to seeing how it shoots!
What an awesome looking pistol! I really am looking forward to the first conical bullets shot through that and I'm sure that's what you'll shoot first. I have a Traditions model that looks identical to that and it shoots great not quite the same price though but still shoots really good. I'm proud of my little Traditions model. Thanks so much for this video look forward to the next one on this gun. Keep ye power to dry
Really Cool Mike It’s a Gem 😊 Of a Revolver Commemorative Colt
Mr Mike bellaview I love all of your work your videos are very educational you have taught me so much about black powder I call you my black powder sensei Joe security
Thanks Mike, appreciate all the information and looking forward to the next installment. I have been collecting newer Colt BP for somewhere between 15 and 20 years. I have individually cased Lee and Grant revolvers after that they are all 3rd generation which includes all the produced Navies and Armies. Missing from my 3rd Gen collection are the Dragoons, Walker and Patersons. Back when I was still buying these and production had stopped Ken Enger from Chattahoochee Black Powder Arms Co said he could still get me one of the later Patersons and sorry I never took him up on it. Not really sure what you would consider my Signature series Special Model Musket. I picked this up off the brother of the Sales Mgr. of the management team who came into Colt when they were in Chapter 11. his brother sent him two and he sold me one. I used that musket for N-SSA comp. Of the revolvers the only one I take to the range to shoot is a 3rd generation 1851 Navy.
Wow! That’s beautiful!!
Thank you as always for sharing and that is one beautiful gun.
I am soo jealous! I love REL. great video as usual Mike!
Thanks for the great video! What an absolutely beautiful gun!
That's awesome! I would fire it too don't believe in wall hangers
Mike it's away enjoyable to see something new Good luck with your new project take care stay safe and keep the black powder firing
Hi Mike, Greetings from the U.K. I enjoyed your talk on the Robert E Lee Navy Colt. I was offered the same revolver back in 1972, but it was out of reach back then. However some 30 years later l was offered the cased square back model , unfired as well.I just had to buy it.Problem is that I have 2 Uberti’s and a first generation Navy. Can’t bring myself to shoot it. Have to agree with you about the trigger guard on the square back as it does seem a bit small. The flasks for the Grant Model were originally made in Sheffield by James Dixon.
So were the Lee flasks.
I'm very glad you are going to shoot it. If I had one of these, I too would shoot mine.
If you come across another gun in similar condition, I would love to see the process for cleaning & conditioning the wood grip.
Looking forward to the white smoke
Unboxing gets a pass when it comes to a pistol as cool as this one.
I picked up a Belgium centaur Colt for a steal recently,those can arguably be the Second generation made on the same Tools that Colt sent over back in the 1860s it’s marked “1960 new model Army”
Mr. Mike, I Love the snarky "and I have one of those too" responses when you named the different Colts. Makes me jealous. Anyways, Great video. Now, I want to hunt one of those boxes down for myself. Best Regards, Mike. . .
Fantastic find! I am the same in thought, shoot it!
I ve been trying to get to this video all week... i even saw another of mike's in the meantime.
BTW it's not an unpacking video unless you take it out of the box in front of everyone and start popping the bubble wrap 😋
Great video Mike. Thank you for pointing out the difference in the square trigger guard and the round one. I would certainly prefer the round one myself. I look forward to more videos on this piece.
I have a 2nd generation and 3rd generation 1851 Navy. The quality of the 2nd generation is certainly higher but they are both "real" Colt revolvers.
Crandall I thought I was Whatching Sean's video again.
Great introduction video Mike - I have a US Grant commemorative Nineteen Seventy One without the box and accoutrements that I purchased at a very reasonable price. Also have the same gun but the following generation without the commemorative markings. Looking forward to your next video. 👍
Sorry Mike I don’t have a Telegram account 🥲
I have both the Lee and the Grant commemorative revolvers. There both very beautiful firearms. I never have fired either one of them, but this video has me thinking otherwise.
Bought the Lee cased one at a gunshow in the last 10 years for $300, I see they are $900+ now. Sold it later at another gunshow and I still remember how relieved the new buyer was that I had actually shot it once.
I have a 2nd Generation Colt 1851, with the squared trigger guard. Like you, I would have preferred that it had the round trigger guard, as was characteristic of most of Colt's 1851 Navy revolvers.
Thanks for the video, sir. Fun to share your new treasure. I have read that these first 2nd Gen Colt Navies have a gain twist. Do you know if this is correct?
Beautiful gun thank you for the video I know it's a lot of hard work please keep it up for us
Mike!..I like watching your videos for your complete information on the, historic and new Bp firearms! I think I've seen about all you videos at least two or three times now if not more. I know I learn something each time. I love Bp firearms and own and shoot about 20 of them ( most are hand guns but there's 6 rifles). When I shoot them I shoot for accuracy! If I see you do something that makes sense in the accuracy potential department I explore that to my pistols! One of my major problem today is I can't find real black powder and for a few years now have been shooting Pyrodex P in all my pistols! I use to shoot only Swiss Bp in my pistols. I'm 76 yrs. Old now and have had at least 4 strokes and can't drive to far. I live in a small town just outside of. Phoenix, AZ. I purchase my powder thru the mail from Midway USA or Dixie Gun Works and they never never have Swiss or for that fact real BP. Years ago I could get GOEX put not now. Have you got any suggestions for me !?? About a year ago I had text Blacky Thomas about where can I find Swiss BP but never heard anything! One of the strokes knocked out my short term memory so if I watch one of your videos and see something you do that I might try I have to watch the video three or for times with paper and pencil in hand. Thank you so much for your videos and how to modifications etc. ...Love them all!!!
Beautiful gun Mike. Thank you for sharing
Wonderful video, Mike. Thank you so much for sharing.
Spaghetti Westerns had a lot to do Those Italian Guns
Cool pistol, thanks for the review!
FYI Mark Novak the gunsmith says Kroil will remove bluing. I don't know but he is a very smart gunsmith.
Nice pistola Mike, dos it have gain twist rifling? Maye you will cover those details in the details video. Happy shooting! That will be fun!
I'll put it in the video
very cool
Nice video. You mentioned it in passing, but are you saying that every original 1851 navy in the 1800s had the silver plated grip frame? That seems like it would be such an extra expense, what was the purpose behind that? I assume the London models did not have a silver plated grip frame.
It is just the way they did things then.
A nice video, Mike, thank you very much for sharing. I confess I thought this might be somewhat boring, but it was actually pretty interesting to see, if for no other reason than it was nice to see such a beautiful set laid out in detail.
Thanks!
From what I've understood Uberti made the parts for Colt and Colt finished and assembled and marked them.
Lots of misconceptions out there.
Mike, I just got my Robert E. Lee 1851. In one of the advertisements I read that the Second Generation barrels were hammer forged and NOT cast. The article said these guns would last longer, shoot straighter that the 1st or 3rd gen pistols. Can you confirm or deny the hammer forging ? Great article, thanks for sharing
Beautiful pistol. Since you stated in the video you plan to shoot it. Have to ask. Can you get replacement parts ( screws, bolt, trigger and bolt spring) if you lose or break? Hate to see it become non functional. I know you know a few gunsmiths that could probably make replacement. But its a Beautiful gun.
Nice thanks
Awesome video as usual! I was wondering, are the screws in Metric pitch or US standard?
Interesting, brass mold. I have one, never can get it to throw a decent bullet. Noticed its hard to get the temperature right for it. Looks like it'd throw nice bullets, but i dont have the skill to get them. Based on my research it seems, my experience is common. If you use that one, id love some tips if you get better mileage Mike.
The molds are not good. I'll stick to my modern molds
beautiful I'm so jealous lol , take care.
Mike, I'd love to see a comparison between the 1st Gen and 2nd Gen's. I'm curious as to the quaility of each and how they compare to each other. Maybe a shooting comparison?
I'll add that to the list.
👍🏻
I like black powder revolvers more than modern handguns. I have a Uberti Walker. Thinking of getting a Lemat revolver. Ugly but interesting.
They are a lot of fun.
That box is so nice. Tell me the spout on the flask being tilted, was that a regular thing in the1800s?
It was common, but not universal.
I got an 1860 Army made by Pietta. I got to thinking about what it would look like if I darkened the wood on the grip to a black. Any experience doing that? I reckon it might have a different method on account of the constant handling of the gun.