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Old April 5, 2009, 09:23 AM   #42
pohill
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Join Date: December 27, 2005
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There are many old Colts with the original wedge still in excellent condition.
The 1851 .36 I just bought has the original wedge, with a matching serial number to the rest of the gun. The gun was made in 1861 and it's tight as can be. I mentioned this before somewhere- the wedge screw has an oversized head that makes tight contact with the wedge and acts as a depth set, as it was meant to do; the wedge will only go in so far until I tighten the screw.
I wonder about some of the Italian repro wedges and wedge slots in the frame - the exit slot on my 1860 .44 (Pietta) peened out when I drove the wedge in too far. The wedge screw has no contact at all with this wedge. Even so, should the metal have peened out from the wedge? I don't think that would have happened on an original.
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