CVA revolver ID

[Jubylives]

Picked this up for $100. The guy said he shot it once and scared the hell out of him. Said he only knew it was CVA. Which is says on the barrel and side of the frame. It needs a new front sight but I don't know what model it is. Thinking Navy??? Any help is appreciated.

Regards Jeremy

 

[William Lincoln]

Looks Pietta 1860 Army. Brass, what Cal?

 

[Justin.44]

It's a .44, you can tell by the rebated cylinder and the water table under the cylinder is stepped down to accommodate the larger cylinder. So yep, it's a brass framed 1860 Army Colt clone.

 

[Robert an saa fan]

Looks like an 1860 Colt with 1851 Navy grip and grip frame. CVA ordered them built this way sometimes IIRC.

The manufacturer is most likely Armi San Marco. The bottom of the barrel is probably marked Armi San Marco or ASM. Might be very lightly marked and hard to see.

For the sight you might check with: Welcome to VTI Replica Gun Parts - VTIGunparts.com Online Store

Picture looks like loading lever latch is missing. VTI may also have that.

Nice buy for $100 !

 

[Jubylives]

Appreciate the help and lead for parts. It's either quite old or just not taken care of. He gave me me 45 cal .457 balls with. Is that correct for this? My first foray into these. I like it a lot especially what I paid for the revolver plus full can of powder and round balls. Needs cleaning and maybe a boiling and carding and the grips are not finished. All of which is up my alley.

Oh one other quick question. Is it odd that it has a round barrel instead of octagon?

Regards Jeremy

 

[Loyalist Dave]

.... He gave me me 45 cal .457 balls with. Is that correct for this? ...,
Oh one other quick question. Is it odd that it has a round barrel instead of octagon?

It's probably a CVA "Confederate Navy" revolver. Pietta makes them in .44 with octagon barrels. Neither version ever existed in history, so the whole pistol is "odd".

.454 should be the ball, but a .457 will work fine, and perhaps the last owner helped you by discovering that .457 shoots better ???

LD

 

[Desperate Lee]

Yeah its a brass framed ( never existed ) 1860 Army 44. Got one just like it. They shoot good.
DL

 

[Silent Cherokee]

It looks a lot like a CVA kit that I built in the late '80s/early '90s... Made by Armi San Marco. It came in the white(unblued) with machining marks that needed to be filed, sanded and polished. The brass frame was machined for the lock work but the outside was still a rough casting. The wood grips were quite a bit oversized and rough. I spent several evenings hand finishing it, and cold blued the barrel and cylinder. It shoots great. The bluing has turned a nice plum brown. I think I paid about a hundred bucks for it. .44 caliber takes .451, or .454 round ball but most can take .457 also. It's just a little harder on the rammer and you hand to load. CCI #11 caps are a bit loose on mine.

 

[Desperate Lee]

It looks a lot like a CVA kit that I built in the late '80s/early '90s... Made by Armi San Marco. It came in the white(unblued) with machining marks that needed to be filed, sanded and polished. The brass frame was machined for the lock work but the outside was still a rough casting. The wood grips were quite a bit oversized and rough. I spent several evenings hand finishing it, and cold blued the barrel and cylinder. It shoots great. The bluing has turned a nice plum brown. I think I paid about a hundred bucks for it. .44 caliber takes .451, or .454 round ball but most can take .457 also. It's just a little harder on the rammer and you hand to load. CCI #11 caps are a bit loose on mine.

Exactly. Rough but good shooters.
DL

 

[Jubylives]

Appreciate the input. This may have been a kit. The grips are oversized and unfinished and finish is rough. Which is good as I like fixing them up.