Suppressors Survivial revolver

[Kasey]

Issued 1862 Remington Army, Transition period revolver. I figured it has survived 147 years so I might as well shoot it. Besides, caps are cheap, lead can be had and I've a bullet mold, so if it gets really dark, I can fall back to a revolver that goes Ka - pow! LOL

 

[ewoaf]

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thats neat..any idea on value?

 

[Kasey]

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I paid 1450.00 and was told by Don Ware, the author that wrote the book on these revolvers that it was one of the harder ones to locate, only 2000 of them were made. It has all the right stamps and serial number between 10,000 and 12,000.

I'm not really a collector of such arms, I just wanted an honest period sample and could not be happier about this one. It has a flaw in the steel of the cylinder, which has history as well, the quality of the raw materials was at issue and as time passed the decision was made to accept some sub standard material just to get the arms made needed for the war.

 

[mberry223]

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Cool!!!

Great find, I'm sure it will serve you well. Either by going boom when it's supposed to, or looking really nice on the mantle.

 

[Blaster4]

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ive been thinking the same thing. im thinking a cap lock rifle in .45 and then a caplock revovler...or two in .44cal...i should be able to use the same ball mold. pyrodex can be used in both so i would not have to worry about cleaning so much.

Nice piece you have there. Always liked the Remingtons.

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

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you can prolly mount some rails on the octo barrel....one fo a beam and 'nuther fo a stick'r .......no paper work fo da black powder......nice throw down piece...

 

[Gordon Nettleton]

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bolt would know, he fought in the civil war

 

[Ghost3x7]

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Good thinking, I have always kept a couple of cap and ball guns around for that purpose. Also, Black Powder is easy enough to make in a pinch.
I also have a hand made flint-lock 10 guage that requires no caps. I can't afford origionals, but I have a few nice copies.

That's a good looking Remington you have there. The great thing about them is that they are pretty easy to keep running, you can make most of the replacement parts with basic hand tools, and they are just fun to shoot.

 

[bohem]

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Nice revolver

Don't reblue, don't touch it, just shoot it.

It's not a firearm either, so it's effectively a paperless magnum pistol... Sure it takes a long time to reload, but if you have good control that shouldn't be an issue. It's a 45 long colt essentially, enjoy it.

I've been thinking about getting something similar, in PA you can't hunt with a cap lock, so I'm thinking of getting a Hawken replica in 50 cal flintlock. My dad has one too, they're fun to shoot.

 

[RollingThunder51]

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Not just essentially a Colt .45 and no, it wouldn't take a long time to reload.

http://www.kirstkonverter.com/

http://www.kirstkonverter.com/remington.html

Coffees on.

 

[ArcticLight]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kasey</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm not really a collector of such arms, I just wanted an honest period sample and could not be happier about this one. It has a flaw in the steel of the cylinder, which has history as well, the quality of the raw materials was at issue and as time passed the decision was made to accept some sub standard material just to get the arms made needed for the war. </div></div>

Look at the bright side- synthetic manufactured Ruby's have almost zero value, but what makes a natural ruby worth so much is the natural flaws in it

I have an Ivar Johnson from 1892 in 32 cal, while the cylinder is loose it snaps into place every time. Pretty sure my smith won't touch it and I've never shot it.

I've beensaving it for a bill clinton buy back sincethey are going upwards of $150 I figured that's moret han the $14.00 this thing is worth LOL

Can't see your pics but you are not the only one thinking like that - step-dad does cowboy action and pretty much manufactures everything at home..

 

[Crazy Dog ll]

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Isn't this something like Clint Eastwood had in the movie "Josey Whales"? Seems he had four or six extra loaded cylinders,made for a quick load. Lets see, two pistols on the belt,two under the arms and one struck in the back.

 

[Kasey]

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Thanks guys, it'll stay the same as when I got it, just like it came out of the Wild Bill Cody museum. The owner passed away and his widow has decided to sell them off, I guess they were "On Loan" to the museum. It was cool that the guy selling them for the widow was at a table next to Don Ware, so of course I had to buy his book...Cool guy, told me he had terminal cancer and probably would not make the next Tulsa show. Glad he spent 25 years writing about these revolvers.

 

[Ghost3x7]

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Actually if I recall correctly, that was Frank James' weapon of choice too.

 

[riverguide2001]

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Yea...and I see you have the original tacticle case too..lol...nice weapon.

 

[JoeSmith]

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Nice piece of iron there with surely some interesting history!
Speaking of survival revolver, I have a S&W M-13 Aircrewman that didn't "survive" so well after a disagreement with a cutting torch.

 

[bohem]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RollingThunder51</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not just essentially a Colt .45 and no, it wouldn't take a long time to reload.

http://www.kirstkonverter.com/

http://www.kirstkonverter.com/remington.html

Coffees on.



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It's better than I thought, thanks for that info