Hampton, Virginia.
There was more black powder presence at this show than at any of the last four shows I have attended.
I took along my 1863 Remington to see what I could get for it.
One guy had new Traditions revolvers at Uberti prices. He was not coming off of the prices because the show had just started. Tommorow he may be more willing to negotiate.
Another guy had a bunch of junk. 1858 steel frame Pietta with badly mushroomed nipples, and a lot of corrosion. It came apart real easy so it was not bound up. Action seemed tight. He wanted 250.00 for that. Had an FIE 1851 in .44. This was the model that had all of that fake roll engraving on it. I don't care for that effect. Also had a 1851 in .36 brass that was in abused condition. He wanted 100.00 for that. I think he would have taken 75.00 but even that was too high in my opinion.
There was an original Colt 1860, matching numbers, locked up well at full cock but not at half cock. That started at 950.00. There was a Manhattan that started at 1000.00. That was a sweet little pistol.
A gentleman from Richmond brought four revolvers with him. There was a 12" barrel 1858 Remington and a brass frame 1851. I don't like the long barrel Remingtons and I need another brass frame 1851 like a turtle needs seatbelts. He had a Traditions 1860 CCH frame for 175.00 which was very tempting. Like new condition. My birthday is tomorrow, so I may take another trip up there.
I wound up with a Signature Series 1860 with fluted cylinder, no box or papers. The pistol was tight and I could not get the barrel off at the show. I know that colt 2nd gen and 3rd gen barrels come off real hard so I was not all that worried about it. Actually, I think once they wear in a bit the barrels come off easier. Maybe this pistol has not been handled that much.
The 3rd Gen started at 375.00 and I wound up giving him 210.00 plus the 1863 I had with me. I got the pistol home and got it cleaned up. Looks pretty nice. I worked the arbor over with some sandpaper and the barrel comes off a little easier. I still have to use the loading lever against the cylinder to get it off, but I think it will ease up a bit with use.
There were also a lot of black powder long arms. I am not interested in those but they are nice to look at. No ROAs at all. Plenty of Uberti and Puma CAS rifles. I have GOT to stay away from those. My first rifle was a model 94 and the danged things at the shows just bring back too many good memories.
There was more black powder presence at this show than at any of the last four shows I have attended.
I took along my 1863 Remington to see what I could get for it.
One guy had new Traditions revolvers at Uberti prices. He was not coming off of the prices because the show had just started. Tommorow he may be more willing to negotiate.
Another guy had a bunch of junk. 1858 steel frame Pietta with badly mushroomed nipples, and a lot of corrosion. It came apart real easy so it was not bound up. Action seemed tight. He wanted 250.00 for that. Had an FIE 1851 in .44. This was the model that had all of that fake roll engraving on it. I don't care for that effect. Also had a 1851 in .36 brass that was in abused condition. He wanted 100.00 for that. I think he would have taken 75.00 but even that was too high in my opinion.
There was an original Colt 1860, matching numbers, locked up well at full cock but not at half cock. That started at 950.00. There was a Manhattan that started at 1000.00. That was a sweet little pistol.
A gentleman from Richmond brought four revolvers with him. There was a 12" barrel 1858 Remington and a brass frame 1851. I don't like the long barrel Remingtons and I need another brass frame 1851 like a turtle needs seatbelts. He had a Traditions 1860 CCH frame for 175.00 which was very tempting. Like new condition. My birthday is tomorrow, so I may take another trip up there.
I wound up with a Signature Series 1860 with fluted cylinder, no box or papers. The pistol was tight and I could not get the barrel off at the show. I know that colt 2nd gen and 3rd gen barrels come off real hard so I was not all that worried about it. Actually, I think once they wear in a bit the barrels come off easier. Maybe this pistol has not been handled that much.
The 3rd Gen started at 375.00 and I wound up giving him 210.00 plus the 1863 I had with me. I got the pistol home and got it cleaned up. Looks pretty nice. I worked the arbor over with some sandpaper and the barrel comes off a little easier. I still have to use the loading lever against the cylinder to get it off, but I think it will ease up a bit with use.
There were also a lot of black powder long arms. I am not interested in those but they are nice to look at. No ROAs at all. Plenty of Uberti and Puma CAS rifles. I have GOT to stay away from those. My first rifle was a model 94 and the danged things at the shows just bring back too many good memories.
