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    Information on Colt 1851 Navy

    You don't have to make a loading gate. It's built into the breech ring of the cylinder. You would have to cut a loading port in the recoil shield, if you want to load from the back. The first FACTORY conversions, the Remingtons, hit the market in 1869, when Rollin White's patent on the bored...
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    Is it true the new Colt signature series is Italian made?

    I don't remember anything about a factory in Brooklyn, but here. See what Lou Imperato has to say. He's the guy who talked Colt into getting into the percussion revolver business again. He was Colt's largest US distributor. WARNING- The photos therein may require you to take a cold shower...
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    Is it true the new Colt signature series is Italian made?

    According to that article in G&A, the C-Series 2nd Generation Colts ('51 Navy and 3rd Dragoon only) were made at the Colt factory, using rough forgings from Val Forgett (Navy Arms) who had obtained them from Uberti, for the cylinders, barrels, and backstraps. Much of the article is an interview...
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    Is it true the new Colt signature series is Italian made?

    I've never seen anything is stainless other than the '51 and '60. Didn't even know they made anything else. I'd love to get ahold of one of any of them. Congrats on yours. Mike
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    Is it true the new Colt signature series is Italian made?

    Howdy- The next time you see anything like this for $400, jump on it. http://www.gunsamerica.com/classifieds/none/_976837361.aspx Mike
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    Is it true the new Colt signature series is Italian made?

    There was a thorough explanation of all of this in Guns & Ammo a while back. Hope this clarifies everything for everyone. I've seen the 2nd Gen. stainless guns going for $750 to $1300, NIB, on Gunsamerica. [url] http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ga_handguns/cap_ball[/url]/
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