.44 ID and value

[82Tank]

Back with another find at a local auction. The hammer seems to be stuck at half cock. I couldn't move it at all. Cylinder and trigger won't move either. Loading rod moves throughout its entire range. One guy at the last auction pointed out a U.S Patent mark on the cylinder of an earlier gun. This one has a smooth cylinder. Sorry about the lousy pic of the marks in front of the trigger guard.

Thanks

 

[poker]

Its an Armi San Marco copy of a Remington New Army. My WAG is less than $100. Once its fixed it might bring $150

 

[82Tank]

Its an Armi San Marco copy of a Remington New Army. My WAG is less than $100. Once its fixed it might bring $150

do you have any idea what might be wrong with it, and how much it might cost to fix it? This would be my first BP pistol.

Thanks,

 

[Colonial Boy]

It would appear from the top photo that the cylinder stop is protruding and the drag mark around the cylinder appears heavy. I’d guess, and it’s only a guess, that the stop has “jumped the rails” and has jamed the works.
Have you tried removing the cylinder axis pin and taking out the cylinder?
If the stop is jammed access is gained by taking off the trigger guard.
The trigger looks a bit funny too but that may be because the hammer is st.uck.

 

[TFoley]

Beat me by 55 minutes.

My advice is to buy one that works without you having to learn how it works before you can get it to work - if you see what I mean.

 

[Kansas Jake]

2nd on seeing if you can pull the cylinder pin after dropping the ram. If it is stuck you may have rust on the pin. That will lock things up. I bought a Pieta 58 Remington Sherif at a gun shop a few years back for $50 that was stuck. Some PB Blaster and gentle work freed it up and it works like a champ. I also have a Armi San Marco 58 Remington. It is a decent gun and no way would I part with it for $150 even if parts are non existent.

 

[user 48679]

Welcome to the board, and yes - it's gonna need to be taken apart to find the issue's source, beit a loose or broken part.

 

[Robert an saa fan]

Attended a gun show last weekend. A guy was walking around trying to sell an ASM brass frame 1851 Navy (not as desirable a gun as your Remington) with a broken trigger / bolt spring. Watched him finally take $60 for it.

Revolvers similar in situation to yours generally sell for about $50 - $100 at gun shows here in Northern California and Nevada.

 

[1950DAVE]

Sounds similar to my Pietta problem. It was the hammer cam. Here is the link.
https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mystery-jams-with-1860-army.147292/#post-2075519
If the price is cheap enough I would buy it.

 

[Stantheman86]

It's a munged up kitchen table gunsmith job