H.W. French
New member
I've been thinking about adding .44 Colt to the cartridge belt. I'm specifically looking at the Uberti made/Cimarron imported 1860 Richards Type II.
I know it's slightly scaled up from the original and I know 44 Colt today is not the same as 44 Colt of ye olde days. Those diversions I can live with.
There are however two changes I'd like to make to mine:
(1) Delete hammer safety. Does anyone offer a replacement hammer that does not have the built in safety? It can be removed with ease but can the screw hole and slot be filled and the hammer re"hardened"?
(2) Replace steel trigger guard with brass. Will the guard from an 1860 Army fit this revolver? Since the wood grip is fitted to the factory grip and guard I would probably have to fit a new one. In the end it may be easier to simply nickel plate the steel guard I guess.
(3) Not to hi-jack my own thread, but if so few (relatively) 1860 conversions were produced, why was factory ammo produced for such a long period of time (1870's - 1930's/40's)? Though I guess 60 years really isn't that long.
Cheers.
I know it's slightly scaled up from the original and I know 44 Colt today is not the same as 44 Colt of ye olde days. Those diversions I can live with.
There are however two changes I'd like to make to mine:
(1) Delete hammer safety. Does anyone offer a replacement hammer that does not have the built in safety? It can be removed with ease but can the screw hole and slot be filled and the hammer re"hardened"?
(2) Replace steel trigger guard with brass. Will the guard from an 1860 Army fit this revolver? Since the wood grip is fitted to the factory grip and guard I would probably have to fit a new one. In the end it may be easier to simply nickel plate the steel guard I guess.
(3) Not to hi-jack my own thread, but if so few (relatively) 1860 conversions were produced, why was factory ammo produced for such a long period of time (1870's - 1930's/40's)? Though I guess 60 years really isn't that long.
Cheers.