Black Powder Revolver Nipple Wrench

BlackPowderBen · March 16, 2015, 09:45 PM

I was wondering what would be a good quality #10 nipple wrench for .44 caliber 1858 and 1851 revolvers?

denster · March 16, 2015, 09:50 PM

Take a 3/16 socket and cut a slot in it for the shoulder of the nipple and you will have the best device available for removing a nipple.

MIOkie · March 16, 2015, 10:14 PM

Chapman makes a good ratcheting nipple wrench.

I see Cabelas sells the Ted Cash ratcheting nipple wrench for twenty bucks. Not sure if Chapman manufactures it.

Don't waste your money on those black aluminum T-handle pieces of crap.

Whether you make your own out of a socket or buy one, the right tool sure makes stubborn nipples less frustrating.

swathdiver · March 17, 2015, 12:28 AM

Track of the Wolf's NW-130 cone wrench is tops in my book.

Hardy · March 17, 2015, 08:43 PM

3/16 w/slot cut is best---the old wrenches that came w/2nd and 3rd colts work much better the new nipple wrenches that are too soft.

March 17, 2015, 12:28 AM	#4
swathdiver Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2012 Location: Treasure Coast, Florida Posts: 335	Track of the Wolf's NW-130 cone wrench is tops in my book. __________________ “Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.” - Job 38:3

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March 16, 2015, 09:45 PM	#1
BlackPowderBen Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2015 Posts: 380	Black Powder Revolver Nipple Wrench I was wondering what would be a good quality #10 nipple wrench for .44 caliber 1858 and 1851 revolvers?

March 16, 2015, 09:50 PM	#2
denster Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 581	Take a 3/16 socket and cut a slot in it for the shoulder of the nipple and you will have the best device available for removing a nipple.

March 16, 2015, 10:14 PM	#3
MIOkie Member Join Date: April 13, 2014 Location: NE Oklahoma Posts: 39	Chapman makes a good ratcheting nipple wrench. I see Cabelas sells the Ted Cash ratcheting nipple wrench for twenty bucks. Not sure if Chapman manufactures it. Don't waste your money on those black aluminum T-handle pieces of crap. Whether you make your own out of a socket or buy one, the right tool sure makes stubborn nipples less frustrating.

March 17, 2015, 08:43 PM	#5
Hardy Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 709	3/16 w/slot cut is best---the old wrenches that came w/2nd and 3rd colts work much better the new nipple wrenches that are too soft.