Some of you guys may have seen this on THR
So i have been really looking into doing a conversion and finally did it. Started out with a new 1858 pietta. Purchased a kirst conversion cylinder from Buffalo arms. Then i took it out to the range a couple of times. Shooting cap and ball black powder Then took it home for its take down. First had to get the cylinder to fit. This took a bit of machining to ge the alignment correct and the cylinder just right. Then came the porting. This took a while. Well after that i tried to use my touch up pen to go over the areas. Well that pretty much looked like crud. So i ended up getting a cold blue kit. Then i aged up the grips pretty good. When i got the cold blue kit i already decided i did not want it a jet black or bluish color but a blackish brown color. So that took a bit to figure out. After a days work this is what i have so far.brand new top right
after maching of cylinder and K adapter
So i have been really looking into doing a conversion and finally did it. Started out with a new 1858 pietta. Purchased a kirst conversion cylinder from Buffalo arms. Then i took it out to the range a couple of times. Shooting cap and ball black powder Then took it home for its take down. First had to get the cylinder to fit. This took a bit of machining to ge the alignment correct and the cylinder just right. Then came the porting. This took a while. Well after that i tried to use my touch up pen to go over the areas. Well that pretty much looked like crud. So i ended up getting a cold blue kit. Then i aged up the grips pretty good. When i got the cold blue kit i already decided i did not want it a jet black or bluish color but a blackish brown color. So that took a bit to figure out. After a days work this is what i have so far.brand new top right
after maching of cylinder and K adapter
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