1851 Navy .44?
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Fingers McGee
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Hardy, I'm as positive as the half dozen books I have on Confederate revolvers are. There were no .44 caliber Navies made by the Confederate (or Union either for that matter) gunmakers.
madcratebuilder
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Dang right. All the CSA cone makers only made enough revolvers to keep the .gov money flowing to their bank accounts.
How Many More!!!
Please keep the brass frame and enjoy it. No the south didn't make .44 brass anything. Like others have said buy the real deal, or buy Uberti, or Pitta, and be a happy person. Chance's are after you pass on, nobody will care about them like you do anyway. If you want a real 1858 Remington, send me $1600.00 dollars, and I'll go up the street, and buy you one. I have about six Pitta revolvers, and one of them is the brass frame .44 cal you don't like. That is one of the sweetest shooting revolvers I've ever had. You take care of it, and it will probably out last you. If you do want to sell out your revolver's keep me in mine. I'll buy second hand Pietta any day of the week. I been buying them for over 20 years now, and I don't see any reason to stop now. Have a good day.
Please keep the brass frame and enjoy it. No the south didn't make .44 brass anything. Like others have said buy the real deal, or buy Uberti, or Pitta, and be a happy person. Chance's are after you pass on, nobody will care about them like you do anyway. If you want a real 1858 Remington, send me $1600.00 dollars, and I'll go up the street, and buy you one. I have about six Pitta revolvers, and one of them is the brass frame .44 cal you don't like. That is one of the sweetest shooting revolvers I've ever had. You take care of it, and it will probably out last you. If you do want to sell out your revolver's keep me in mine. I'll buy second hand Pietta any day of the week. I been buying them for over 20 years now, and I don't see any reason to stop now. Have a good day.
1851 Navy .44
I have a pair of steel framed Pietta 1851 Navy .44 PB pistols in 4.87 inch barrels. I call them 1851 Navy hybrids because they seem to be a hybrid between the 1861 Army and the 1851 Navy. Anyhow they are very accurate and pack a good punch and are very quick with the shorter barrel. I just love them because I really liked the 1851 Navy style over the 1860 Army style for some reason, but I wanted a .44 rather than a .36 cal. At the same time I also prefer a shorter barrel for a quicker draw so when I saw these I knew they were historically inaccurate but also a combination that I couldn't resist. I think that they are called the 1851 Navy Sheriff model.
I have a pair of steel framed Pietta 1851 Navy .44 PB pistols in 4.87 inch barrels. I call them 1851 Navy hybrids because they seem to be a hybrid between the 1861 Army and the 1851 Navy. Anyhow they are very accurate and pack a good punch and are very quick with the shorter barrel. I just love them because I really liked the 1851 Navy style over the 1860 Army style for some reason, but I wanted a .44 rather than a .36 cal. At the same time I also prefer a shorter barrel for a quicker draw so when I saw these I knew they were historically inaccurate but also a combination that I couldn't resist. I think that they are called the 1851 Navy Sheriff model.
Fingers McGee
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There is only one type of BP pistol that I do not like.
We allknow that the .44 is an incorrect caliber but to be honest, it SHOULD have been produced! The Caliber and feame size blend perfectlly and they shoot great!
I don't know why Colt was so hardheaded that they would not produce a Navy .44! Maybe the Gov't contractsstipulatedthatNONavy's were tobe made in .44??? You know how valuable that Gov't Contract was and Colt was just a businessman afterall!
I am glad that Piettia took it upon themselves to be historically incorrect! Through doing this, we have some really GREAT guns! Obviouslly the .44 would have been an instant success had it been made. Even so, I really love my .36caliber Navy's!
ZVP
I don't know why Colt was so hardheaded that they would not produce a Navy .44! Maybe the Gov't contractsstipulatedthatNONavy's were tobe made in .44??? You know how valuable that Gov't Contract was and Colt was just a businessman afterall!
I am glad that Piettia took it upon themselves to be historically incorrect! Through doing this, we have some really GREAT guns! Obviouslly the .44 would have been an instant success had it been made. Even so, I really love my .36caliber Navy's!
ZVP
Navy and Army Colts
After reading the above posts, let me comment that my study of collections of original frontier firearms has led me to the conclusion that just about anything was possible. For example, Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers were converted to single-shot pistols (one shown herewith, from a collection in Santa Fe); instead, why wouldn't the gunsmith simply order another cylinder from the factory? In like manner, I've handled a 16" Volcanic carbine and a M1866 Winchester carbine altered to single-shot muzzle-loaders. In the same vein (and contrary to what I've read here), the EMF "1851 Pepperbox" does indeed have historical precedents. (See my post on that thread.) So it's certainly possible that someone hung a .44-caliber barrel and cylinder (from one gun or another) on a '51 Navy frame.
After reading the above posts, let me comment that my study of collections of original frontier firearms has led me to the conclusion that just about anything was possible. For example, Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers were converted to single-shot pistols (one shown herewith, from a collection in Santa Fe); instead, why wouldn't the gunsmith simply order another cylinder from the factory? In like manner, I've handled a 16" Volcanic carbine and a M1866 Winchester carbine altered to single-shot muzzle-loaders. In the same vein (and contrary to what I've read here), the EMF "1851 Pepperbox" does indeed have historical precedents. (See my post on that thread.) So it's certainly possible that someone hung a .44-caliber barrel and cylinder (from one gun or another) on a '51 Navy frame.
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