[Blankwaffe]

Ive got a original 1860 Colt and holster that has been handed down through my familly since the war between the states.Belonged to my great,great,great grandfather who carried it throughout 3 years of service in the 48th Tennessee.My great great grandfather later carried it as a constable.So the revolver and holster has seen alot of use and shows it.The holster is getting a bit brittle so I dont handle it too much anymore.Darn cool thing to look at and think about its history.
The revolver would probably still fire just fine,I just feel it has too much history to risk it.
As far as how does the replicas compare to the original...I'd say they are pretty darn close overall.Strip the blue off and ding the grips a little and it would fool any average person.But IMHO the quality of the replicas is somewhat lower than the original especially with materials and fine fit of the parts.The orginal also has much harder steel than what I see in the easy to ding replicas....believe it or not.