Replacement screws - Euroarms replica Colt 1851 Navy

MogrenE · August 29, 2012, 09:01 AM

I have a replica Colt 1851 Navy revolver made by Euroarms that I bought in Germany in the late 1970s. I've been looking for replacement screws for the trigger guard and backstrap.

I ordered five from the Winchester Sutler. They were the wrong size (too large). When I wrote to return them, the Sutler replied that Euroarms starting making that revolver in the 1950s and that their specs changed over time.

Can anyone confirm that?

Dixie Gun Works offers generic replacement screws for 1851 Navies, along with screw sets from Pietta and Umberti. Does anyone know which (if any) of those screws might fit a Euroarms-made revolver?

Can anyone offer another source?

Doc Hoy · August 29, 2012, 09:54 AM

I bought the screw set from Cabelas and had success in matching a Euroarms ASP 1860 Colt.

That pistol is from 1988.

I don't have the time to check right now, but I may have some screws that will work for you.

Fingers McGee · August 29, 2012, 10:38 AM

S&S Firearms in NY. www.ssfirearms.com

arcticap · August 30, 2012, 12:43 PM

I would bring the frame to a well stocked hardware store and see if the correct threading can be determined by trial and error using the screws that they have in stock.
They may even have a screw that matches closely enough to work for the short term.
A small brass washer can be added if necessary.

MogrenE · August 31, 2012, 10:20 AM

I'm going to try Fingers' suggestion and see what S&S has to offer. If that doesn't work, I'll try Doc and/or Articap's suggestions.

Thanks, everyone.

MogrenE · September 2, 2012, 10:00 AM

The screws I ordered from S&S arrived yesterday, and fit just fine. Problem solved. Thanks, everyone.

August 29, 2012, 09:01 AM	#1
MogrenE Junior Member Join Date: August 15, 2012 Posts: 14	Replacement screws - Euroarms replica Colt 1851 Navy I have a replica Colt 1851 Navy revolver made by Euroarms that I bought in Germany in the late 1970s. I've been looking for replacement screws for the trigger guard and backstrap. I ordered five from the Winchester Sutler. They were the wrong size (too large). When I wrote to return them, the Sutler replied that Euroarms starting making that revolver in the 1950s and that their specs changed over time. Can anyone confirm that? Dixie Gun Works offers generic replacement screws for 1851 Navies, along with screw sets from Pietta and Umberti. Does anyone know which (if any) of those screws might fit a Euroarms-made revolver? Can anyone offer another source?

August 29, 2012, 09:54 AM	#2
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	I have replaced Euroarms parts with Pietta I bought the screw set from Cabelas and had success in matching a Euroarms ASP 1860 Colt. That pistol is from 1988. I don't have the time to check right now, but I may have some screws that will work for you. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

August 29, 2012, 10:38 AM	#3
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	S&S Firearms in NY. www.ssfirearms.com __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

August 30, 2012, 12:43 PM	#4
arcticap Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2005 Location: Central Connecticut Posts: 3,166	I would bring the frame to a well stocked hardware store and see if the correct threading can be determined by trial and error using the screws that they have in stock. They may even have a screw that matches closely enough to work for the short term. A small brass washer can be added if necessary. Last edited by arcticap; August 30, 2012 at 12:52 PM.

September 2, 2012, 10:00 AM	#6
MogrenE Junior Member Join Date: August 15, 2012 Posts: 14	S & S Came Through The screws I ordered from S&S arrived yesterday, and fit just fine. Problem solved. Thanks, everyone.

August 31, 2012, 10:20 AM	#5
MogrenE Junior Member Join Date: August 15, 2012 Posts: 14	I'm going to try Fingers' suggestion and see what S&S has to offer. If that doesn't work, I'll try Doc and/or Articap's suggestions. Thanks, everyone.