Found this colt pocket revolver recently while looking for a campsite. Amazing how good the condition is after being in the ground for so long! Think it's good enough for the banner!!??
UPDATE:
I didn't order a history from Colt because I didn't realize that they charge SO SO MUCH! I did find out though that it was mfg. in 1865. This puts our site as VERY late war or more likely, a small post war altercation.
Just thought you'd like to know.
Nice find. It looks like a cap and ball. I think I see the nipples on the barrel. Is that a brass triggerguard?
I live in a state of rules where I am not permitted to live on my own country land because my home is not 130 MPH rated! I can only visit it from time to time and pay the fines. I feel so safe with Big Government protecting me. In some states its illegal to collect rainwater.
Yep,
The backstrap and triggerguard and brass and clearly show the S/N and inspectors marks. It also still has traces of nickle plating left on it as well.
I see now. Definitely cap and ball. I dont know the best way to preserve but I would be tempted to put some oil on it.
I live in a state of rules where I am not permitted to live on my own country land because my home is not 130 MPH rated! I can only visit it from time to time and pay the fines. I feel so safe with Big Government protecting me. In some states its illegal to collect rainwater.
It was pretty cruddy when dug. I used a VERY careful electrolysis treatment on it and removed as much of the cancer as I could. I then treated it with K-phos. Amazing stuff! It's essentially a mild phosphoric acid wash that will stabilize it probably a lot longer than I'll be around. The wood has also been preserved. I'm really not too worried about degrading any further.......Heck, I'll probably find two more tomorrow! LOL!!!
It was pretty cruddy when dug. I used a VERY careful electrolysis treatment on it and removed as much of the cancer as I could. I then treated it with K-phos. Amazing stuff! It's essentially a mild phosphoric acid wash that will stabilize it probably a lot longer than I'll be around. The wood has also been preserved. I'm really not too worried about degrading any further.......Heck, I'll probably find two more tomorrow! LOL!!!
Terrific. So can I have one when you die?
Q
Sure,
When we find this camp I'll probably just be throwing them in the "junk" pile anyway LOL!
I went into more detail in my post on todays finds. We're looking for a camp but found what I think are a couple of small schirmish sites. I know that we are getting close though
ah quite the gun you got there if its .44 cal & (4 3/4" barrel)---its 1851 colt "navy" model (favored by US Marshal's quite a bit) there were also .36 cal model 1851 colts--- however if its .31 or .36 cal & (4" barrel) its a 1849 model "pocket" colt ---over 200 variants of the "pocket" model are known to exist)---both models are pre civil war guns and could have easily been used in the war---they are both 6 shot guns --cap and ball type blackpowder guns --- quite the find ****if still loaded be careful while handling till its unloaded ---the .44 cal guns were highly favored "back up guns" by officers in the civil war ---being they were small in size , easy to handle and most of all held 6 powerful and deadly .44 cal shots----(an added plus was that .44 cal was "standard issue" union pistol ammo for thier issued "pistols")---Ivan
I have a working replica Colt .44 Navy.Your Pocket model has a shorter barrel. I read somewhere that the Confederates used quite a bit of brass on this revolver frame because steel was harder to come by in the South and was needed for cannons. Is this true?
I live in a state of rules where I am not permitted to live on my own country land because my home is not 130 MPH rated! I can only visit it from time to time and pay the fines. I feel so safe with Big Government protecting me. In some states its illegal to collect rainwater.
you bet its true the south used lots of brass parts during the civil war ---beware the .44 cal long barrel colt replica that you are showing tends to crack on the brass frame part---at least the one I had did--- there was a weak spot on the brass frame area --keep a eye out for it --thats why I switched out to the all steel 1858 remington model replica---basically the 1851 in .44 cal (navy) was not the "pocket" model ---the" pocket model" was the much smaller 1849 model -.31 cal gun or maybe a .36 cal at most------a .44 cal 1851 (navy) colt even with the "shorten 4 3/4" barrel" was a bit too big and bulky to carry easily in your "pocket"---they normally called a 1851 colt .44 with the shorten barrel "the lawman or marshal's gun" --- they were well like by police types--the shortened barrel made them lighter and thus faster to handle ---and since most pistol play was close --no need for a "long barrel" which just gave a crook some to grab at in close quarters------the "pocket" guns were more the "smaller" 1849 model colts in either .31 or.36 cal type size--- they were much smaller and thus easier and handier to "pocket carry"---hince "pocket" gun--Ivan
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