1860 44 cal Navy replica

[Colonial Boy]

Re the .44 1851 Navy, there is a slight justification for it, Colt made an experimental .44 ‘’Navy’’ when developing the 1860 Army.
Pity is that the modern makers didn’t copy it exactly.

 

[WadeP]

I think all of us would like to see the Citation of a Colt paper, chamfering cylinders aka the source?

Now Colt was not the only mfg and no one I know of has cited a source that says a Remington, S&B etc called for and issued goop with their guns. Caps, balls/bullets powder flasks, yes.

On the Application of Machinery to the Manufacture of Rotating Chambered-breech Fire-arms
by Samuel Colt

Page 9 and 10.

https://ia902807.us.archive.org/33/items/onapplicationma00coltgoog/onapplicationma00coltgoog.pdf

 

[Dude]

Ever see the flash from the cylinder/forcing cone gap? How many shots does it take before all the grease smeared on the cylinder is blown away?

 

[D Yager]

Wouldn't that be the reason for putting lube over the ball/ bullet? And preventing chain fires?