Any 1961 22 short COLT CENTENNIAL EDITION 1861 style guns Loading photos

indy1919 · November 4, 2013, 04:35 PM

Do any of you guys have some photos or You tubes of the Loading of the 1961 COLT CENTENNIAL EDITION guns. These look like 1861 army revolvers, But fire single shot 22 shorts.

Have been always interested in how these guns operated.

PetahW · November 4, 2013, 09:14 PM

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The cylinder on the single-shot .22 Short Colt Civil War Centennial guns doesn't revolve - the cylinder must be removed as normally by pulling the cylinder pin, the chamber loaded, and the cylinder re-installed/seated.

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James K · November 5, 2013, 11:31 PM

They don't even have a cylinder stop screw because there is no cylinder stop because the cylinder doesn't need to be stopped because it doesn't rotate. Nice looking guns in a display case, but not in any way a serious firearm, and I suspect 99% were never fired.

I almost bought one one time, but put a bit more to the price and bought a Whitney instead. I never liked the Whitney, either, but kept it. I think I did better with the Whitney instead of buying the Colt "collectors item".

Jim

November 4, 2013, 04:35 PM	#1
indy1919 Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2011 Posts: 277	Any 1961 22 short COLT CENTENNIAL EDITION 1861 style guns Loading photos Do any of you guys have some photos or You tubes of the Loading of the 1961 COLT CENTENNIAL EDITION guns. These look like 1861 army revolvers, But fire single shot 22 shorts. Have been always interested in how these guns operated. Last edited by indy1919; November 4, 2013 at 05:55 PM.

November 4, 2013, 09:14 PM	#2
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	. The cylinder on the single-shot .22 Short Colt Civil War Centennial guns doesn't revolve - the cylinder must be removed as normally by pulling the cylinder pin, the chamber loaded, and the cylinder re-installed/seated. .

November 5, 2013, 11:31 PM	#3
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	They don't even have a cylinder stop screw because there is no cylinder stop because the cylinder doesn't need to be stopped because it doesn't rotate. Nice looking guns in a display case, but not in any way a serious firearm, and I suspect 99% were never fired. I almost bought one one time, but put a bit more to the price and bought a Whitney instead. I never liked the Whitney, either, but kept it. I think I did better with the Whitney instead of buying the Colt "collectors item". Jim