1851 Navy

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Yea my Colt Police dissambles with a push of a fingernail! Sure is better than hammering on it with a punch!
I have a '51 .36 cal, Uberti London which is a VERY nice revolver! The action right out of the Box felt tuned!
I really like the balance of the '51 because they don't feel as barrel-heavy as the '62 does.
The power generated by the .36 is sometimes impressive! I have heard about good penetration on small game!
It was also famous for penetrating men too!

ZVP
 
ZVP, Elmer Keith did a study on the 36 cal ball round fired form a C&B pistol and concluded it performed better than ballistic equations said it would as a man stopper. And no one can figure out why?!
 
Which one? Brass or steel? Caliber?
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Ummm, it's a 51 Navy Doc. Didn't I make myself clear?:confused::rolleyes::D


I think you will be disappointed then. Recent Pietta revolvers have been properly fitted.
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Well my last 1860 was most excellent too but I was kinda hoping:D.
 
Well Hawg,
If you get a good one you can try to trade it off to a THR member who MAYBE got a lemon. Then you will both be happy! :D
 
What did you pay for that 51? Never mind. I have a 2nd gen colt w/colt in a 2nd gen wood display box and its cardboard box I want to sell. I fired 6 rounds out of it a year ago. ! assume it was not fired before. I did not break it down by screws but only swabbed out barrel and chambers.

I will sell it at a cheap-cheap:D contact bhardy360@aol.com

WBH
 
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But Hawg, Doc's question was a two part question that wasn't really answered by you before he asked it. I'll explain why.

Doc Hoy wrote:
Which one? Brass or steel? Caliber?
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We know that original 1851 Navys were only made in .36 caliber. But....the Italians have taken a wide artistic/historical license with labeling .44 calibers as 1851 Navys too. So Doc's question was valid in asking what caliber.

Also we know that the only brass, red brass, or bronze frame 1851 Navy copies were made chiefly by the Confederacy. But once again, the Italians today make 1851's both in .36, .44 and in brass and steel and call them "Navy's". With a whole lot of them being brass. So Doc's question asking if it was brass or steel was valid too.

Ya were kind of rude to Doc you ole reprobate :p:D.



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I guess we all know that.....

.....Cabela's and a lot of others sell stuff they call "1851 Navy" that has a lot of different descriptions that have nothing to do with Colt, or 1851, or the Navy, or the Navy caliber.

I don't like it any more than anyone else, but the name "1851 Navy" does not mean what it once did.

The name has been misused enough that when anyone refers to anything as an "1851 Navy" it is worthwhile confirming what they mean. Not in 19th century parlance but in today's.

I should have been more clear when I asked the question.
 
Ok, I thought Doc knew me well enough to know if it had been a brass frame .36 Navy I'd have said it was a Schneider and Glassic. Or if it had been a round barrel .36 navy I'd have said it was a Griswold & Gunnison. Or if it had been a .44 Navy of any breed I wouldn't have bought it. It's a steel frame .36
 
I thought Hawg's response was right on the money, done succinctly and with humor. And Doc's sense of humor in replying once again confirmed he's a gentleman. Well done.;)
 
Would it be more correct to say a '51 Navy STYLE' ? and then state the caliber. As somewhat of a purist, I could live with that.;)
 
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