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BUSHGUN · May 19, 2016, 09:42 AM

Hello from south east Africa

As I am now determined to build a percussion revolver
after 2 years of building flintlock & percussion cap rifles
I cannot find MR Sam Colts dimensions of his revolvers

I would really love some scale drawings or measurements --taken from an original peacemaker or Walker Colt cap revolver ,circa 1857 ? or nearest ?

Iwas given --2 years ago --all the dimensions /scale drawings ==of a French
muzzle loading Flintlock --1776 ---from a mveraster Gunsmith in Poland

Now I CANNOT FIND any dimensions ---only a lot of old drawings of Colts
revolvers------great detail --

BUT HOW BIG ? is the revolving CYLINDER --/Trigger mechanism etc
say 40 cal bore ?
any dimensions would be greatly appreciated --

BUSHGUN--( Zululand)DIY freak ---

May 19, 2016, 09:42 AM	#1
BUSHGUN Junior Member Join Date: May 19, 2016 Posts: 3	COLT -percussion revolver --BLUEPRINTS OR DIMENSIONS? Hello from south east Africa As I am now determined to build a percussion revolver after 2 years of building flintlock & percussion cap rifles I cannot find MR Sam Colts dimensions of his revolvers I would really love some scale drawings or measurements --taken from an original peacemaker or Walker Colt cap revolver ,circa 1857 ? or nearest ? Iwas given --2 years ago --all the dimensions /scale drawings ==of a French muzzle loading Flintlock --1776 ---from a mveraster Gunsmith in Poland Now I CANNOT FIND any dimensions ---only a lot of old drawings of Colts revolvers------great detail -- BUT HOW BIG ? is the revolving CYLINDER --/Trigger mechanism etc say 40 cal bore ? any dimensions would be greatly appreciated -- BUSHGUN--( Zululand)DIY freak ---