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Hamkiller: the trick to remove "uncooperative" nipples is the pressure you apply on top of the wrench.I have removed a number of such frozen nipples form 1860 type C&B revolvers (!) using the method described in the Gunsmithing page of www.1960nma.org. However, these 1860 nipples are screwed in...

Dr. Jim of RPRCA might be able help you with the exact S/Ns. He is regularly visiting this forum. Long Johns Wolf

This Remmie was made by the company predecessing Uberti: "G. U." stands for Vittorio Gregorelli and Aldo Uberti. They teamed up before Uberti started his own replica company during the late 1950s to make replicas of the 1851 Navy (Colt incl. brass frame) and 1858 Army (Remington)for the US...

My congrats Dryball. Pretty early Centaure from ca. 1961. Please, download a questionaire and let me have her specifics for the survey. Enjoy your new toy & thanks for supporting my research. Long Johns Wolf

Many Klatch: regarding the screws I suggest you check with Rifle/Wayne. His email address is on the Gunsmithing page of the website. Long Johns Wolf

Many Klatch: sorry to hear that your Belgian Colt aka Centaure aka Centennial Army has some parts missing. For details on its history and also gunsmithing check www.1960nma.org. If the serial number of your pistol is 240 Centaures from owners around the globe. Thanks & regards from Germany...

I have experimented with conicals in Colt Army clones.Obtained best results with hollow base conicals of ca. 200 gr. Accuracy was better with round balls. Long Johns Wolf

Dr. Jim, very impressive research. My congrats. Must have been hard work but fun to collect that data. Long Johns Wolf

I started using steel wool soaked with ethyl alcohol (Spiritus) to clean old and worn wooden grips. Found in the exercise that cloth or Q-Tips soaked with the same ethyl alcohol works excellently to remove old BP residue from neglected steel (small parts of the lock & inside of the lock...

Jan Buchwald: have you checked the muzzle crown for irregularities? If there is this may account for the lack in accuracy.Recrowning may help here. The dia of the chambers should be about the same as the rifling bore diameter. If the chambers are significantly less that can be corrected easily...

I am one of you cowboys, so I hate bragging. Visit me at www.1960nma.org. These Belgian Colts are fun to research and even more to shoot. There are a coupe of undiscovered treasures out there, particularly in the US of A. Long Johns Wolf

If variations qualify..of a few variations/sub-variations of FAUL's Centaure (Centennial 1960 Army) were less then 100 specimens made, like Marshal Model factory engraved ca. 40, 2nd variation ca. 20. Cavalry Model 2nd variation ca. 25, 3rd variation ca. 75. Regular New Model Army 7th variation...

Uberti started production of their version of the Colt 1960 in April 1963. With Colt being the first manufacturer of this model during the Civil War, the second was FAUL in Belgium who made this model from 1959 through 1973. Uberti was its 3rd manufacturer, however. Uberti's S/Ns of the 1860...

I guess what you have here is burn marks in the metal of the cylinder pin (should be also on the inside of the frame) from the hot BP gases. Have seen that regularly on C&B revolvers (without gas ring)but also in modern made Colt SAAs and S&W revolvers fired with (smokeless) cartridges. Long...

Congrats DD: you got yourself one of these rare Belgian Colts "1960 NEW MODEL ARMY" made between 1959 and 1973 by Fabriques d'Armes Unies de Liège in Belgium. You find the story of these pistols on www.1960nma.org. I am the pard behind this website and would like to invite you to have the...

There was a German article about a newly made 1851 Navy clone from USFA in last year's gun journal VISIER. I can send you a scan if you are interested. Long Johns Wolf

You may want to look here: D. Adler: THE 4 GUNS OF JOSEY WALES, in Guns of the Old West, 2007, 10-11, 17 Long Johns Wolf

This 2nd "plain cylinder" might indicate it is a Belgian Colt Army, i. e. "1960 NEW MODEL ARMY" written on the barrel. If that is the case and if is an earlier model, i. e. serial below around 8xxx, it will probably prefer .451 ball. If it is a later S/N pistol the ideal ball size for best...

Just to keep the Belgian Colt enthusiasts informed: a new variation of the Belgian Colt has just been surfaced and could be included in my survey: regualar 8" barrel, 3-screw frame cut for stock, regular blue/CCH finish and FULLY FLUTED cylinder. S/N 117xx. This is the first one reported. All...

Thanks Jim. Some amendments are in order, based on Belgian Colts/Centaures/Centennials included in my survey, from literature collected or privided by Hanquet family (and no offence intended): The Hanquet family was in the gun dealing & making business since 1796. They headed the biggest gun...