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FIE black powder pistol
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revwar said:Does anyone know what size nipples for a 36 cal FIE Remington revolver?
You can try to measure the dimensions yourself to try to match them up. Mykeal listed the common nipple sizes in the following post:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2341715&postcount=5
And if no one else can provide a definitive answer then you might try giving one of the following outfits a call.
Bloomquist Percussion Works is a very helpful & reputable outfit that makes custom nipples and offers them in "revolver nipple kits". They also have a toll free phone number: 1-800-337-1243
The Blomquist website is currently down but they invite phone inquiries and are willing to share their knowledge and experience:
http://blomquistpercussionworks.com/products.html
Or ask these other pistol parts specialists:
http://www.vtigunparts.com/
For Army San Marco pistols: Deer Creek Products 765-525-6181
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Here's some info on mine:
Brass frame
Squareback trigger guard
Serial number on frame and barrel
.31 cal.
Stagecoach robbery scene on cylinder filled in with gold paint
Barrel and cylinder look to be painted then lacquered over
Date code AC (1977)
5 5/8" barrel
Interlaced PR, FIE and Italy on butt
Proof marks on barrel and frame
Metal to metal fit on this is very good but a lot of sanding marks not polished out. Front sight crooked. As my wife would say "a little rough around the edges". It shoots well, doesn't misfire and is fairly accurate. Mechanically sound although the loading lever is fairly loose. I don't think it had ever been fired before.
Brass frame
Squareback trigger guard
Serial number on frame and barrel
.31 cal.
Stagecoach robbery scene on cylinder filled in with gold paint
Barrel and cylinder look to be painted then lacquered over
Date code AC (1977)
5 5/8" barrel
Interlaced PR, FIE and Italy on butt
Proof marks on barrel and frame
Metal to metal fit on this is very good but a lot of sanding marks not polished out. Front sight crooked. As my wife would say "a little rough around the edges". It shoots well, doesn't misfire and is fairly accurate. Mechanically sound although the loading lever is fairly loose. I don't think it had ever been fired before.
Welcome Allison
You came to the right place.
Loose loading lever is not uncommon.
The fact that the metal was not properly finished before bluing is disappointing. It is a shortcut that was taken by some of the Italian manufacturers. I doubt that it saved that much time but it really makes the pistol look less than optimal.
You came to the right place.
Loose loading lever is not uncommon.
The fact that the metal was not properly finished before bluing is disappointing. It is a shortcut that was taken by some of the Italian manufacturers. I doubt that it saved that much time but it really makes the pistol look less than optimal.
Allison
The choice of finish is a matter of personal preference.
As it happens I just came up from the shop where I was working on a barrel I will be putting a finish on. This barrel will be either blued or left white and polished. I have always been partial to white steel and have never seen a browned revolver that I truly admired.
But as I say, it is a very personal opinion.
If your barrel is as poorly finished as mine was, you have a distance to go. I made a jig to hold a barrel in the lathe and then used 100 grit paper to put a good cross hatch on the barrel just like you would do when honing a cylinder of an engine. (The barrel I am working on is from a Leech and Rigdon and therefore is mostly round so putting it in a lathe works.) If you hold the paper still it only makes the barrel worse.
The tool marks in the barrel I am working on are so deep that taking them off required cutting so deep with the paper that it made the barrel markings look bad. So I decided to defarb the barrel completely. I think I am about half finished.
The choice of finish is a matter of personal preference.
As it happens I just came up from the shop where I was working on a barrel I will be putting a finish on. This barrel will be either blued or left white and polished. I have always been partial to white steel and have never seen a browned revolver that I truly admired.
But as I say, it is a very personal opinion.
If your barrel is as poorly finished as mine was, you have a distance to go. I made a jig to hold a barrel in the lathe and then used 100 grit paper to put a good cross hatch on the barrel just like you would do when honing a cylinder of an engine. (The barrel I am working on is from a Leech and Rigdon and therefore is mostly round so putting it in a lathe works.) If you hold the paper still it only makes the barrel worse.
The tool marks in the barrel I am working on are so deep that taking them off required cutting so deep with the paper that it made the barrel markings look bad. So I decided to defarb the barrel completely. I think I am about half finished.
bprevolver
New member
FIE, PR, and GB
I posted this same information on a thread that Fingers started but it seems to be appropriate here as well.
That GB marking is one that I have also have been trying to identify for many years. Along with the PR marking it is one of the most elusive markings around. Several have speculated what it is but no actual documentation.
I recently picked up an 1851 Army (Navy but .44cal.) with steel case hardened frame on Gun Broker with three different length barrels, 12”, 7 ½”, and 5”. The barrels all have the same serial number as the revolver. EMF sold these back in the early 1980’s as a set. I have a copy of their ad for this revolver set from an old Gun List, November, 1980. It has the Italian proof marks and the “PR” marking on the butt and that is all. This indicates to me that “PR” was an Italian manufacturer and not an importer/distributor marking.
A while back I ask Boyd Davis, founder of EMF, about this set. He did not remember having it in their inventory but wasn’t surprised that EMF may have offered it. It was part of the “one up man ship" game that all the importers/distributors were involved in, in order to compete in the late 1970’s-80’s. It was EMF and Navy Arms who also offered the 3rd Model Dragoon with the 18” barrel, shoulder stock, and holster.
I had this three barrel set on a list that I keep of items known to exist but did not expect to ever see because of its’ uniqueness and rarity. I thought this of the 18” barrel Dragoons as well but have since run across only five of these in 17yrs. RPRCA has three of these in its collection. Who knows how long it may be before another three barrel set, completely in tact may again appear.
I posted this same information on a thread that Fingers started but it seems to be appropriate here as well.
That GB marking is one that I have also have been trying to identify for many years. Along with the PR marking it is one of the most elusive markings around. Several have speculated what it is but no actual documentation.
I recently picked up an 1851 Army (Navy but .44cal.) with steel case hardened frame on Gun Broker with three different length barrels, 12”, 7 ½”, and 5”. The barrels all have the same serial number as the revolver. EMF sold these back in the early 1980’s as a set. I have a copy of their ad for this revolver set from an old Gun List, November, 1980. It has the Italian proof marks and the “PR” marking on the butt and that is all. This indicates to me that “PR” was an Italian manufacturer and not an importer/distributor marking.
A while back I ask Boyd Davis, founder of EMF, about this set. He did not remember having it in their inventory but wasn’t surprised that EMF may have offered it. It was part of the “one up man ship" game that all the importers/distributors were involved in, in order to compete in the late 1970’s-80’s. It was EMF and Navy Arms who also offered the 3rd Model Dragoon with the 18” barrel, shoulder stock, and holster.
I had this three barrel set on a list that I keep of items known to exist but did not expect to ever see because of its’ uniqueness and rarity. I thought this of the 18” barrel Dragoons as well but have since run across only five of these in 17yrs. RPRCA has three of these in its collection. Who knows how long it may be before another three barrel set, completely in tact may again appear.
BPRevolver
Nice to read your name on the board once more.
Also, I wonder if that DG is actually DGG that was on the ASPs for a while. I never personally examined the authentic marking. Do I remember correctly that in that case, it refered to Gordone (SP?) who I assume was a principle in the manufacturing operation?
Nice to read your name on the board once more.
Also, I wonder if that DG is actually DGG that was on the ASPs for a while. I never personally examined the authentic marking. Do I remember correctly that in that case, it refered to Gordone (SP?) who I assume was a principle in the manufacturing operation?
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