December 26, 2012, 12:05 AM | #1 |
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Got a used pistol. markings are /colts patent/31 cal/trigger guard has a s/cyl has 281397 stamped on it/matter of fact every piece has the same 281397
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If it's a Colt Model 1849 Pocket then that's in the serial number range of having been produced in 1866.
It sure would be nice to see a photo of it. http://www.coltparts.com/Dates_of_Mfg.html Last edited by arcticap; December 26, 2012 at 09:43 AM. |
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I'll do my best of posting a picture tomorrow.
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Wow! Nice gift!
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Yes indeed
Great gift.
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pictures (i hope;o))
Did not work.Little help please.
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The best way to post photos....
...Is to upload them to a free phot hosting service such as Photobucket.
Then copy the link to the photos right inot the post on TFL. Works like a champ.
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Woooo-Hoooo beautiful!!!! I'm soooo jealous!!!
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cool pistol!
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If you look at the 3rd picture you can see some discoloration from powder i assume.How do i clean this thing up?Also need a link to tear it down.
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Looks like it was fairly recently nickel plated.
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Appears to be on for some time.Dont know much about these things though.
Also what type of lubricant for the sliders ect.Mike Last edited by mike.t; December 26, 2012 at 10:24 PM. |
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IMNSHO
In addition to easing the projectile's travel down the barrel, lubes do three things for you in a Cap and Ball revolver.
1. Keep the pistol shooting during your day at the range by maintaining free operation of the moving parts. 2. Act to keep the fouling soft so it can be easily removed during the cleaning process. 3. In some cases (the absense of a wad under the ball) seal the chamber to prevent hot gas from the "in battery" chamber from migrating to adjacent chambers and detonating a chamber that is NOT in battery You will get probably ten different recipes for bore lube as additional posts on this thread. Nearly everyone will recommend that you make your own rather than spend a lot of money for a commercial product which (Also IMNSHO) is inferior to what you can make. One commercially available bore lube is Thompson's Bore Butter. Some folks like it but I think it stinks both figurativley and literally. Most of the cost of manufacturing Bore Butter goes into the useless disgusting perfume they put in it. I have had a half used tube of Bore Butter in a drawer for about four years. I think I'll try it in my egg nog on Year Years eve. I like approximately half and half Crisco and wax rings from under toilets. During the summer I use more wax ring than Crisco. Beeswax will figure heavily into some of the recipes and I am about ready to admit that it has its advantages in spite of the fact that it is expensive. In addition to this home brew lube, I make sure to douche down the internals with Rem Oil (Walmart) after I clean the revolver to fend off corrosion and lubricate the internal mechanisms of the pistol.
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Regarding the "discoloration from the powder"
I don't see powder stains but if you are talking about the surface of the frame, that is case hardening and you don't want to ry to remove it.
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Help
Well took it to the local gun shop.Was told it is not an original but a reproduction.Like to find out for sure.
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Someone on here...
...will know the serial numbers of the Colt second and third gen repros and the years in which they were applied. They will also know if they were ever made in the white as your revolver appears.
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It's not a 2nd or 3rd gen (Sig Series). 2nd gens were all Baby Dragoons without loading lever, and Sig Series all had 4 1/2 inch barrels.
It looks like from the pictures that this is a 6 shot pistol. All the repros are 5 shot.
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Is there a barrel address (top of barrel)? Any writing on the inside of the grips?
Can you measure the nipple threads? Local hardware stores usually have a thread measurer. |
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barrel/grips
nothing on the grips.
barrel says address col?s ????????new york usa america i have a thread guage(good) i dont have a nipple wrench(not good) Last edited by mike.t; January 4, 2013 at 04:52 PM. |
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this gun......
Is listed on GunBroker (same pic same serial #) for a $1200 reserve. Miket, if you know that the gun is not original, stop listing it as an antique. Gun Broker #324294396. Same pic, same gun. If I'm wrong, so be it. But its the same gun and you said your LGS said its a repro.
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Nice catch, North East Redneck.
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UH OH!!!
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He deleted his pictures. At first I thought "scammer" but he revised his listing on GB. Awesome, my faith in humanity has just been restored
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