First Post and First BP Revolver

Kiddmen57 · May 5, 2015, 08:07 PM

Hi everyone. This is my first post here and I figured I would show my first BP purchase. I had been casually toying with the idea to put together some consecutive Uberti 1851's in a case as a fun target shooting set and had been talking to a guy at work who is heavy into old firearms. He also happens to be good friends with a local shop owner. Well, this past week I was thrust into BP ownership and collecting.

A gentleman came in with around 50 BP guns and left a couple at the shop. My friend mentioned the guy had left an 1851 nickel (huh?) at the shop for sale. I went and looked at it and it was a 2nd gen SS gun in pretty darn good shape minus the box, though it did have a late Colt presentation box in pretty good shape with it. Fast forward a few days and she is sitting in my safe. Now I really need to get one I can play with as it's killing me not to touch this one!

A big thanks to FingersMcGee for some email communication and assistance.
I have also been told by this guns previous owner that he has some NIB and 98% condition consecutive pairs, including a serial number confirmed consecutive set of 1860 stainless guns. Oh, and before you ask, I am certainly going to look for any 1861 SS guns!

I know people like pics so here you go.

DoubleDeuce 1 · May 5, 2015, 08:16 PM

That stainless 1851 is sure something to behold. Good choice there.

rtpzwms · May 5, 2015, 08:37 PM

Nice looking pistol!

Hawg · May 5, 2015, 08:51 PM

I'd have to shoot it.

**4V50 Gary** · May 5, 2015, 11:17 PM

Nice Colt and good pics.

Doc Hoy · May 8, 2015, 02:56 PM

Very nice pistole. BTW, I don't shoot my Colts either.

Kiddmen57 · May 8, 2015, 10:21 PM

Before buying this I had no real idea of these guns, didnt even know Colt made the 2nd and licensed 3rd gen variations. I thought Pietta and Uberti were the only ones other than real original 1850's units.

Now that I see the pricing for a 90% or shooter quality 2nd gen, If I can find a set of those I'd shoot them for sure. I mean, if you find a decent 85-90% colt 2nd gen it can be had for cheaper than a new Uberti!

North East Redneck · May 11, 2015, 04:34 PM

Very nice. Good find. I understand why you don't want to shoot it. But if was mine, I'd shoot it. That's what it was made for.

Fingers McGee · May 11, 2015, 06:32 PM

Glad you got it Kiddmen. To shoot it or not to shoot it, that is a quandary. I don't shoot my NIB SS Colts; but do shoot a pair of C series '51 Navies and a pair of F series '61 Navies.

Whichever way you go, have fun.

BirchOrr · May 12, 2015, 03:47 PM

... now that... is a beautiful pistol!

To me, these are like vintage guitars... great to look at... even more fun to play!

Either way, I might have a hard time taking that one to the range.

Awesome first purchase and welcome to the forum!

Birch

BirchOrr · May 12, 2015, 04:27 PM

Doc Hoy's post. Although I haven't been on much, I hadn't seen him post much either. Glad to see ya here Doc!

Birch

May 5, 2015, 08:07 PM	#1
Kiddmen57 Junior Member Join Date: April 28, 2015 Posts: 3	First Post and First BP Revolver Hi everyone. This is my first post here and I figured I would show my first BP purchase. I had been casually toying with the idea to put together some consecutive Uberti 1851's in a case as a fun target shooting set and had been talking to a guy at work who is heavy into old firearms. He also happens to be good friends with a local shop owner. Well, this past week I was thrust into BP ownership and collecting. A gentleman came in with around 50 BP guns and left a couple at the shop. My friend mentioned the guy had left an 1851 nickel (huh?) at the shop for sale. I went and looked at it and it was a 2nd gen SS gun in pretty darn good shape minus the box, though it did have a late Colt presentation box in pretty good shape with it. Fast forward a few days and she is sitting in my safe. Now I really need to get one I can play with as it's killing me not to touch this one! A big thanks to FingersMcGee for some email communication and assistance. I have also been told by this guns previous owner that he has some NIB and 98% condition consecutive pairs, including a serial number confirmed consecutive set of 1860 stainless guns. Oh, and before you ask, I am certainly going to look for any 1861 SS guns! I know people like pics so here you go.

May 5, 2015, 08:37 PM	#3
rtpzwms Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2010 Location: OTS Posts: 1,035	Nice looking pistol! __________________ Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.

May 5, 2015, 11:17 PM	#5
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,841	Nice Colt and good pics. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

May 8, 2015, 02:56 PM	#6
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	Ditto to the last four posts. Very nice pistole. BTW, I don't shoot my Colts either. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

May 11, 2015, 04:34 PM	#8
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 741	Very nice. Good find. I understand why you don't want to shoot it. But if was mine, I'd shoot it. That's what it was made for. __________________ NRA Patron Member SAF Life Member GOAL Member

May 5, 2015, 08:16 PM	#2
DoubleDeuce 1 Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2013 Posts: 101	That stainless 1851 is sure something to behold. Good choice there.

May 5, 2015, 08:51 PM	#4
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,190	I'd have to shoot it.

May 8, 2015, 10:21 PM	#7
Kiddmen57 Junior Member Join Date: April 28, 2015 Posts: 3	Before buying this I had no real idea of these guns, didnt even know Colt made the 2nd and licensed 3rd gen variations. I thought Pietta and Uberti were the only ones other than real original 1850's units. Now that I see the pricing for a 90% or shooter quality 2nd gen, If I can find a set of those I'd shoot them for sure. I mean, if you find a decent 85-90% colt 2nd gen it can be had for cheaper than a new Uberti!

May 11, 2015, 06:32 PM	#9
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	Glad you got it Kiddmen. To shoot it or not to shoot it, that is a quandary. I don't shoot my NIB SS Colts; but do shoot a pair of C series '51 Navies and a pair of F series '61 Navies. Whichever way you go, have fun. __________________ 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

May 12, 2015, 03:47 PM	#10
BirchOrr Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2012 Location: Eaton Rapids, MI Posts: 445	Wow... ... now that... is a beautiful pistol! To me, these are like vintage guitars... great to look at... even more fun to play! Either way, I might have a hard time taking that one to the range. Awesome first purchase and welcome to the forum! Birch __________________ Black Powder: Not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win...

May 12, 2015, 04:27 PM	#11
BirchOrr Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2012 Location: Eaton Rapids, MI Posts: 445	Glad to see... Doc Hoy's post. Although I haven't been on much, I hadn't seen him post much either. Glad to see ya here Doc! Birch __________________ Black Powder: Not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win...