12 in. Pietta 1858 ???

[E Rob]

Picked this up the other day, like new, never been fired, rifle sights. When did they ever make something like this?

 

[Hawg]

AFAIK nobody ever made one like that. Probably a home brew.

 

[deerslayer303]

Its not an 1858. What is it a Dragoon? Can't really tell in that pic how long that cylinder is.

 

[E Rob]

Well I would like to meet the person that did it.

 

[E Rob]

2 and 7/8

 

[E Rob]

More pics

 

[deerslayer303]

Did you buy that from Jack Nicholson?? Looks like the pistol that took down the batwing Seriously though, nice lookin piece. Let us know how it shoots.

 

[Beagle333]

Yep.... looks like a Frankengun to me too.

 

[noelf2]

EMF imported them. It's an 1851 buntline target model. Now you need to get a shoulder stock for it. Would make a fine carbine.

 

[Beagle333]

http://www.emf-company.com/store/pc/1851-Navy-Buntline-c141.htm

I guess they also offered one with target sights at some point. Interesting.

 

[noelf2]

http://rprca.tripod.com/ModelsOther.html

About half way down the page.

 

[E Rob]

Thanks and a pat on the back for Noelf2

 

[brazosdave]

that's pretty darn cool!

 

[Fingers McGee]

Pietta also made a brass framed .44 cal Schneider & Glassick carbine back in the 90s. Bottom one inthe photo.

There's one on GunBroker for sale right now item #324910006 .

 

[North East Redneck]

I have a 1974 vintage pietta 1851 with a 12" barrel. Shoots very well. I imagine it would be that much better with those target sights, not as pretty, but more in tune with longer range shootin.

 

[Doc Hoy]

Back in the day....

...I had one from EMF with a brass frame. They marketed the revolver under the model name "Ballister". I do not now nor ever did know the significance of the name.

When I bought the revolver the barrel was actually bent. I mean bent. You could lay the barrel on a flat surface and see daylight in the middle.

I bought the thing when I was stationed in Guam in about 1977. Ordered it through Shotgun News. Took six weeks to get it and I was not confident that if I returned it, that I would ever see it again. So I straightened the barrel as best I could.

It shot okay but the stigma of the defect never left me and I never developed a warm regard for the pistol.

It was essentially a 1851 Navy style pistol but in .44 and with a brass frame. Mine did not have the target sights.

 

[North East Redneck]

Doc, mine also is a 'Ballister'. Imported by Richland Arms and sent to Gun Digest as a test gun. Have all the paperwork and box. Thing shoots well. Cylinder is gouged a bit on trailing edges of lock up notches.