I hope "BPrevolver" is reading this.
I picked up a Hawes 1851 Colt in .36 at the gun show today. Vendor had it on his table for $250.00. I started explaining how a brass frame 1851 new from Cabela's is going for about $150.00. I pointed out that the pistol was far from perfect. Brass was tarnished green, little chip in the grip, pistol just looked bad. He came down to a hundred. I told him I would not go over ninety. He threw in a holster so I bought it.
I was not worried about the brass because I knew it would polish up. But I had not seen the thing cycle (Didn't want to bother the vendor to take the cable tie off of it.) Got it home and found that the bolt is dropping at half cock. Guess it'll take some work on the machinery. WD 40 made it better but did not fix the problem.
The bore and chambers are immaculate. May never have been shot. Date code is XXVI which I think is 1970. All in all I am pretty happy to find this relatively rare revolver for just a hundred bucks, minus whatever I can get for the holster.
Photos later.
I picked up a Hawes 1851 Colt in .36 at the gun show today. Vendor had it on his table for $250.00. I started explaining how a brass frame 1851 new from Cabela's is going for about $150.00. I pointed out that the pistol was far from perfect. Brass was tarnished green, little chip in the grip, pistol just looked bad. He came down to a hundred. I told him I would not go over ninety. He threw in a holster so I bought it.
I was not worried about the brass because I knew it would polish up. But I had not seen the thing cycle (Didn't want to bother the vendor to take the cable tie off of it.) Got it home and found that the bolt is dropping at half cock. Guess it'll take some work on the machinery. WD 40 made it better but did not fix the problem.
The bore and chambers are immaculate. May never have been shot. Date code is XXVI which I think is 1970. All in all I am pretty happy to find this relatively rare revolver for just a hundred bucks, minus whatever I can get for the holster.
Photos later.
