1872 Open Top

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I am considering buying a 1872 Open Top. Anyone own one or familiar with it. Cimmaron Arms sells an Uberti repoduction. Any input or advise is most welcome. Thanks in advance.:)
 
I plan on buying one soon. IMO, the Cimarron 1872 Open Top/1860 R-M conversion are the finest reproductions of their kind. What's your intended use? They aren't as strong as Vaqueros/Model Ps and they certainly aren't target guns. But for a nice reproduction to plink with you should be happy.
 
I have the Ubeti 1860 R&M conversion in 38spl. 8" barrel and a hoot to shoot! A lot of fun. A nice addition to any collection.
 
We get both of these, the Cimarron 1872 Open Top conversion and the 1860 Army conversion guns from time to time. They are the better ones now available from what we have seen. Good luck..
 
i have a 1872 open top cimarron in 38sp. 51/2 barrel. it is a blast to shoot. i just like the lines of an open top better than a single action
 
Wonderful sixguns! I had my Open Top .44Colt fitted with BarS' TruIvory, did a little stoning on the action, changed the springs and have a wonderful shooter. I strap it on when I head to the hills quite frequently, particularly on blackpowder hunts. This year it will go with me when I take my new Uberti 1873 Deluxe Sporting Rifle .38WCF afield.

Cimarron Open Top .44Colt:
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Cimarron 1860 Transition Model .44Colt:
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With my new Deluxe Sporting Rifle .38WCF:
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I had a pair of the Open Tops in .44 Colt. They were really nice easy pistols to shoot. I wish I would have kept them :(
 
Thanks for the input fellas. The pictures have whetted my appetite. Today is Labor Day. Tomorrow is Gun Buying Day!:D
 
I've got a pair of "early model" 5 1/2" 1872 Open Tops in .45 Colt (early model = navy grip frame), and three 7 1/2" 1851 RM conversions in .38 spl. My "gamer" load in the .45's is a charge of Trail Boss under a .454" round ball seated flush with the case mouth. :D

Two of my three RM conversions.
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More pictures please :D

Those are fantastic looking guns.

ETA: How's the difference between the Army and Navy grip? I really like the Army, but the Open Top in 5 1/2" only comes with the Navy grip from what I can tell.
 
How's the difference between the Army and Navy grip?
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For most hand sizes, the Navy grip your pinky finger in under the grip, on the Army it's at the very bottom. The navy grip is about a half inch shorter. I prefer the Navy grip myself.
 
The Navy grip is identical to the SAA and unless you have tiny little hands like my girlfriend, you have to wrap the pinky under. I probably have more sixguns with this grip shape, or one inspired by it, than any other. Still, it is much more comfortable for me if I can get all my fingers on it such as on the Colt and Ruger Bisleys and the Colt Army. I love the Army grip and may eventually build me up an adjustable sighted SAA-sized sixgun with the Army grip.

That is a bummer that the Open Top is not available with the Army grip and a shorter barrel. At least you can get the 1860 Richards Transition model and Richards-Mason cartridge conversions so-equipped. I've been lusting after a 5½" Transition model .44Colt, antiqued with heavily yellowed one-piece TruIvory stocks. Just called Cimarron and I can have exactly such a sixgun in hand in 8-10wks. Man that makes my heart flutter!

Anyone with a keen interest in these guns should pick up a couple of books by Dennis Adler. First and foremost, his book on metallic cartridge conversions. Also his book "Colt Single Actions, from Patersons to Peacemakers".

Here's one last pic:
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