In 2018 I bought an 1849 Colt Pocket made in 1959 from a pawn shop for $445... It was all rusty
I drilled out a broken pin.
I threaded the pin and pulled it out.
I found some old stock replacement parts and timed the revolver with the new hand [part #18].
I got it running.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps
I got an original made in 1852 - that's 7 years older than the state I live in.
Based on the movie Quigley Down Under, lots of Colt percussion revolvers made their way to Australia. Or is that artistic license on the part of the writers?
I suppose of all the percussion Colt revolvers, my favorite is the Navy model of 1851
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Dont think very much of him after reading his brief bio couple weeks ago. 18 yrs old 68 69ish B ball player here at APSU Obvious college deferement during vietnam... Retired english teacher.... those who cant teach or preach... Probably life long teachers union member. Played everything to his benefit IMO...
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
Dont think very much of him after reading his brief bio couple weeks ago. 18 yrs old 68 69ish B ball player here at APSU Obvious college deferement during vietnam... Retired english teacher.... those who cant teach or preach... Probably life long teachers union member. Played everything to his benefit IMO...
Fugg him......
He was barred from the military due to being a quarter inch over 6 foot 8. He doesn't pretend he's unhappy he was barred from the military for his height during the Vietnam War draft. Politically, he's an avid libertarian.
I suppose of all the percussion Colt revolvers, my favorite is the Navy model of 1851
I've got a couple of them, both Colts. One is a Second Gen and the other is a Third Gen. The Third Gen is one of my favorite cap and ball revolvers.
👍. Mine is a second gen. Colt.
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."