@@thecinnabar8442 you are welcome . You deserve it. I know that a lifetime of a lot of hobbies (I am a bit older than you) that learning all these skills can be a bit much. I recently started nickel plating at home lol what I learned tho was that I knew less about polishing metal than I thought I knew. I can cut and weld and polish and make things... but on a level way below yours. My 'gunsmithing' is basically repair and replace with some fitting.
Very good video. That inscription was the 1st I ever memorized. Never has anyone other than Winston Churchill uttered a sentiment so befitting weaponry ... "never in the annals of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few". Col. Colt would have been proud of him. BTW ... I love and envy your Ranch.
I have a S&W 629 I bought new and it ended up not liking my cast bullet loads. Checked the bore and cylinder measurements and found the cylinder to have a multitude different size chamber throats. I sent the revolver back to the factory and they said everything was in spec, pissed me off that they wouldn’t stand behind their product. I ended up reaminng the the chambers to .429. That solved the accuracy problem and leading problems. What really pissed me off is that The Uberti SA clone I have has perfect bore and cylinder measurements, in gun that cost me quite a bit less than the Smith.
American manufacturing (whatever is left of it) quality went downhill sharply, probably due to toxic inflationary environment caused by exponential fiat money creation. Inflation in an economy is like cancer, slowly kills its host. Just when we think american manufacturing is 'coming back', people would be avoiding the infamous 'Made In Usa' label soon if this trend does not slow down...
I heard it as such: "Be not afraid of any man, no matter what his size...call on me in time of need and I will equalize". That is a beautiful old Colt with a fantastic sounding action!
What a beautiful well cared for old Colt!! Glad the quote wasn't signed, "Stud *muffin...* " Thanks for sharing, and I hope you had a great Christmas, and have a very Happy New Year, Mark!!
Thanks for the video. I retire late 2025 and going to Tulsa in the spring and coming to see you in Cody. Well possibly gonna walk through a museum or two also.
That gun is incredible shape for its age. Normally nickel plating doesn't endure that well. Especially for a gun worn around by a working cowboy out on the trail.
Whoever owned that gun previously was most likely a left hand shooter. I don't think that they would want the elk engraving rubbing on the palm of their hand. Very beautiful piece.
Actually, just the opposite is true. Grips carved on the left panel are very unusual and made specifically for left-handed shooters. The rationale being that the carving afforded a better grip in the palm of the shooter.
Mike Venturino wrote about the mismatched bore diameters in both Winchester rifles and the early “frontier” Colt saa. Trying to find two that would both shoot the same accurately was a stroke of luck, at least that was my impression. I’ve never been a saa fan, but I sure love those old patina Winchesters. Thanks for all the hard work.
Mark, you need some hollow base bullets cast of 1:40 lead/tin composition. I have a great Rapine mold that is specifically for the 44-40. If you like, I’d gladly cast up some for you and send em’ out so you can size/lube depending on if you’re using smokeless or black powder. Seriously, let me know!
Yea, but were they signed by, "Stud"?😀😀😀 It's a pretty fitting phrase on an old firearm. I've even heard of a Winchester rifle with it carved in the stock. Happy New Year, Flint!!
I would love to see a video on the holster that you used at the end of this video. I am a leather tooler and one of my good friends is a leather tooler
I'll try to show it in better detail next time I have in of for an episode. You can search "Edward Bohlin holsters" and find lots of info and pictures of them as well.
Very nice revolver! If it is not to be just a "see pretty" I would consider bringing to dimensions into correct relationship. I like a slight downward progression from cylinder forcing cones to barrel leade to groove diameter. I am not a gunsmith, so I would not tackle such a valuable arm as that one; but I did that to both of Ruger old model Vaquero revolvers and it really helped with the cast boolits.
That's excellent advice. It's the reason we very slightly swage down the end of our liners when we reline a barrel. I'd tell you how we do it, but it's top secret.😀
Idk about the 1st Gen. Colt ssa BUT my Colt M1911 1914 vintage needed a good deep cleaning of the barrel to get it to shoot properly. And when I say a good deep clean I mean it like when your done you should have a grapefruit sized pile of dirty patches. Well that’s what I ended up with anyways. And the 1914 M1911 shoots about 6 to 7” groups. When before i did the cleaning it wasn’t even hitting pie plates at 15 feet
@@thecinnabar8442 Ok I understand mark maybe you can just walk us thru the steps so we can try for ourselves I have a couple single actions I would like to make grips for but not sure what the steps are. Thanks and Happy New Years !!
I have a Frontier Six Shooter made in 1883. Nickel plated. Started out 7-1/2" but now 5". From the marking, it appears to have been reworked by Colt with newer parts and script. Not as nice as yours but to think Jesse James was still alive when it was made.
I think I mentioned that it letters as nickel plated, but grips aren't specified, so it should have had plain grips originally. Being signed by "Stud" really caps off the inscription. 🙂
The more famous quote was, "God created man, but Sam Colt made them equal". I've found no reference to either of these quotes being used by Colt in early advertising. I'd love to see an example of early Colt advertising with either of these quotes, though. Make a great wall-hanger.
if you run a 1/4 drill bit about a 1/4 in deep in the 428 lead to hollow base it ,you can chamber and probably expand to rifling , ,it should clean up a bit of accuracy, cheers big ears from down under
I never get tired of these vids where the guy knows all about what he is talking about.
Thanks so much, Doran!
@@thecinnabar8442 you are welcome . You deserve it. I know that a lifetime of a lot of hobbies (I am a bit older than you) that learning all these skills can be a bit much. I recently started nickel plating at home lol what I learned tho was that I knew less about polishing metal than I thought I knew. I can cut and weld and polish and make things... but on a level way below yours. My 'gunsmithing' is basically repair and replace with some fitting.
I greatly enjoyed this episode, as usual - thank you.
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!!
Very good video. That inscription was the 1st I ever memorized. Never has anyone other than Winston Churchill uttered a sentiment so befitting weaponry ... "never in the annals of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few". Col. Colt would have been proud of him. BTW ... I love and envy your Ranch.
Thanks a bunch, Richard!! I love our operation in Cody, but I do miss the ranch when I'm away.
I love your channel. Awesome sharing of knowledge in a beautiful country backdrop.
Thanks so much, John. Glad you enjoy it!
I have a S&W 629 I bought new and it ended up not liking my cast bullet loads. Checked the bore and cylinder measurements and found the cylinder to have a multitude different size chamber throats. I sent the revolver back to the factory and they said everything was in spec, pissed me off that they wouldn’t stand behind their product. I ended up reaminng the the chambers to .429. That solved the accuracy problem and leading problems. What really pissed me off is that The Uberti SA clone I have has perfect bore and cylinder measurements, in gun that cost me quite a bit less than the Smith.
American manufacturing (whatever is left of it) quality went downhill sharply, probably due to toxic inflationary environment caused by exponential fiat money creation. Inflation in an economy is like cancer, slowly kills its host. Just when we think american manufacturing is 'coming back', people would be avoiding the infamous 'Made In Usa' label soon if this trend does not slow down...
Great video Thanks Mark.
Thanks for watching!
Very interesting! Beautiful piece of history! Thank you!👍🏽😊❤️🇺🇸
You're very welcome, Jeff!!
Thank You Mark Happy New Year 😇😊😊
You are most welcome, Happy New Year to you as well!
Love that comment on the grip. Beautiful revolver.
Me too! It makes that great old Colt so much more interesting! Thanks for watching and Commenting.
It's always nice to see an old original revolver with lots of history. The story some of these old guns could tell.
Very true!
I heard it as such: "Be not afraid of any man, no matter what his size...call on me in time of need and I will equalize". That is a beautiful old Colt with a fantastic sounding action!
Thanks for sharing that beautiful old revolver with us! I hope that you had a great Christmas!
Thanks Jeff! And Happy New Year
Thanks for the share and merry Christmas to you and yours
Thanks for the share!!
You're welcome! Glad you liked it.
Certainly looks like a wapiti head to me. Beautiful pistol. Cheers from NZ🇳🇿.
Hi from Alaska
Hi Teddy!!!!
Beautiful!
Too late now for me to say Merry Christmas, but I do wish you guys a very happy new year!
What a beautiful well cared for old Colt!! Glad the quote wasn't signed, "Stud *muffin...* " Thanks for sharing,
and I hope you had a great Christmas, and have a very Happy New Year, Mark!!
I almost made a smart comment about Stud Muffin. I'm glad I didn't now. 😀 Happy New Year, Karl!!
Hi from Maryland...I always enjoy your videos.
Thanks a bunch!
No place like home. God bless
That's for sure. We love Cody, but it just isn't the same.
How about hollow based bullets? That way you don't have to modify the revolver at all. Might be worth a try!
Thank you Mark, great video keep bringing them.
You're very welcome, Henry!!
Thanks for the video. I retire late 2025 and going to Tulsa in the spring and coming to see you in Cody. Well possibly gonna walk through a museum or two also.
We'll be looking forward to your visit. No better museums than you'll find in Cody.
Nice to see you back on the home range Mark. Beautiful hand gun. Thank you for sharing.😊
Thank you very much! It's good to be back at the ranch for a while!
Very interesting! Glad you’re getting some moisture and thank you for sharing. Oh, and have a happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you and yours! And this moisture is a real blessing after several dry years.
That gun is incredible shape for its age. Normally nickel plating doesn't endure that well. Especially for a gun worn around by a working cowboy out on the trail.
Thanks, Mark, for the great video of this Peacemaker! Tim from Pennsylvania.
You're very welcome, Tim! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
nice old frontier handgun.👍
Thank you!
Merry Christmas Happy New year
You too, Happy New Year!
Whoever owned that gun previously was most likely a left hand shooter. I don't think that they would want the elk engraving rubbing on the palm of their hand. Very beautiful piece.
Actually, just the opposite is true. Grips carved on the left panel are very unusual and made specifically for left-handed shooters. The rationale being that the carving afforded a better grip in the palm of the shooter.
@thecinnabar8442 that makes sense.
@@thecinnabar8442 I also think it's the side that is going to be seen when holstered, since the gun was holstered more often than it was shot.
What a beauty
Thanks Snapper!!
That’s a beauty
Thanks a bunch!
Happy New Year!!!
Mike Venturino wrote about the mismatched bore diameters in both Winchester rifles and the early “frontier” Colt saa. Trying to find two that would both shoot the same accurately was a stroke of luck, at least that was my impression. I’ve never been a saa fan, but I sure love those old patina Winchesters. Thanks for all the hard work.
You're very welcome!!
Mark, you need some hollow base bullets cast of 1:40 lead/tin composition. I have a great Rapine mold that is specifically for the 44-40. If you like, I’d gladly cast up some for you and send em’ out so you can size/lube depending on if you’re using smokeless or black powder. Seriously, let me know!
Beautiful Colt Single Army revolver......Thank you Mark
Old Vietnam war F-4 Phantom pilot Shoe🇺🇸
You're very welcome, Steve!! Thanks for watching
Warm seasons greetings from eastern Nebraska.
Thank you. And the same to you and yours!!
A very interesting old Colt. I have seen that saying on a couple of old six guns.
Yea, but were they signed by, "Stud"?😀😀😀 It's a pretty fitting phrase on an old firearm. I've even heard of a Winchester rifle with it carved in the stock. Happy New Year, Flint!!
I would love to see a video on the holster that you used at the end of this video. I am a leather tooler and one of my good friends is a leather tooler
I'll try to show it in better detail next time I have in of for an episode. You can search "Edward Bohlin holsters" and find lots of info and pictures of them as well.
How many hats do you have??? 😀
Every time I see you, you remind me of my hero LaVoy Finicuim.
Thanks. I'm honored by the comparison.
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Now I’m again impressed that you know the man. Kudos Sir!
Thanks Mark
Thanks for watching, Wilber!!
Very nice revolver! If it is not to be just a "see pretty" I would consider bringing to dimensions into correct relationship. I like a slight downward progression from cylinder forcing cones to barrel leade to groove diameter. I am not a gunsmith, so I would not tackle such a valuable arm as that one; but I did that to both of Ruger old model Vaquero revolvers and it really helped with the cast boolits.
That's excellent advice. It's the reason we very slightly swage down the end of our liners when we reline a barrel. I'd tell you how we do it, but it's top secret.😀
Idk about the 1st Gen. Colt ssa BUT my Colt M1911 1914 vintage needed a good deep cleaning of the barrel to get it to shoot properly. And when I say a good deep clean I mean it like when your done you should have a grapefruit sized pile of dirty patches. Well that’s what I ended up with anyways. And the 1914 M1911 shoots about 6 to 7” groups. When before i did the cleaning it wasn’t even hitting pie plates at 15 feet
Yep, the breech end of the bore on this one needed a good long scrubbing.
Real nice gun Mark maybe that would be a good video is to make a set of grips.?
I really like making grips, but I'm too much of a perfectionist to make any money at it. It takes me a week to make a set.
@@thecinnabar8442 Ok I understand mark maybe you can just walk us thru the steps so we can try for ourselves I have a couple single actions I would like to make grips for but not sure what the steps are. Thanks and Happy New Years !!
@@thecinnabar8442 Do you know anyone that can do that inscription on a set of Micarta grips ?
I have a Frontier Six Shooter made in 1883. Nickel plated. Started out 7-1/2" but now 5". From the marking, it appears to have been reworked by Colt with newer parts and script. Not as nice as yours but to think Jesse James was still alive when it was made.
Very cool!!
What does the letter say do you think it came for colt nickel pearls what a stud
I think I mentioned that it letters as nickel plated, but grips aren't specified, so it should have had plain grips originally. Being signed by "Stud" really caps off the inscription. 🙂
God made man,
Samuel Colt made them equal
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Another excellent quote for an old Colt.😀
Hey Mark, will you be going to Vegas for the Antique Gun Show this year? I JUST missed you last year!
You bet. We'll have a table in the Winchester Arms Collectors section. See you there.
I thought the saying was an early Colt advertising slogan.
The more famous quote was, "God created man, but Sam Colt made them equal". I've found no reference to either of these quotes being used by Colt in early advertising. I'd love to see an example of early Colt advertising with either of these quotes, though. Make a great wall-hanger.
Did you move your shop over to montana?
We still have our shop in Oregon, but we bought a turnkey restoration shop in Cody, Wyoming where we do our gunsmithing work. www.wyomingarmory.com/
If it doesn't group good, get closer!
Christ Bless!
Hey, that's great advice! 😀 You've probably noticed that I don't usually get too far away from the target - or the milk jugs
Sure is pretty...
Thanks!
if you run a 1/4 drill bit about a 1/4 in deep in the 428 lead to hollow base it ,you can chamber and probably expand to rifling , ,it should clean up a bit of accuracy, cheers big ears from down under