I remember my dad purchasing black powder kits probably back in the late 1970's and through the early 1980's I think. Sometimes he would buy one while we were on vacation visiting the grand parents. I suppose it helped to rid him of the shear boredom he must have faced during those one and two week visits :rotf: . :bull: . I remember shooting a couple of them as a wee lad and remember how fun they were :grin: . Fast forward, I grow up, serve in the Navy, get out, go to college, get married, have some kids.... he gets older and unfortunately dies of cancer at the fairly young age of 59. I am happy that we did get to share a lot of great father son moments etc, but of course also sad that they were cut short. Eventually, we managed to get most all of his hobby related stuff and mee in the same place :thumbsup: and after a few more years and finally having a few of the right co-workers to tempt me, I've pulled em out for a looksie. Fortunately, they are in pretty decent shape, I mean I will still go through them, but they don't seem to have any major rust or other issues (well, except for the Navy Arms .44 anyway).
So I think I got:
1) A steel framed 1858 New Army revolver with the AH date code and the two proof marks but can't see, or haven't recognized the maker yet. Think AH is 1982 or so. Oh and its a .44 as well.
2) Another .44, but this one is a Navy Arms round barrel, I think 1851 Navy?? It also has an AH date code and down by the serial number is the makers Diamond with *** in it.
3) is a CVA .36 octagon barrel made by ASM, didn't catch a date code.
4) I think this was the first one he built, a CVA Kentucky Pistol with the infamous Jurkar Spain printed on the barrel. I don't remember him ever having an issue with tthis one either.
5) A Phily Derrenger, this one with Diker Spain on it...
6) CVA Kentucky Rifle this one is at my uncles house now.
7) CVA Frontier Rifle with just Spain on the barrel, .50 cal.
8) he also was working on another rifle but was sort of designing it himself around a stock barrel. He wanted the action to bein the stock so the nipple was int he center rear and pointing down. He never finished that one, but maybe I will one day since we are cut from the same cloth.
So I'm looking forward to learning a lot and having some fun. Maybe I'll let my buddie drag me out for black powder season next fall :hatsoff:
So I think I got:
1) A steel framed 1858 New Army revolver with the AH date code and the two proof marks but can't see, or haven't recognized the maker yet. Think AH is 1982 or so. Oh and its a .44 as well.
2) Another .44, but this one is a Navy Arms round barrel, I think 1851 Navy?? It also has an AH date code and down by the serial number is the makers Diamond with *** in it.
3) is a CVA .36 octagon barrel made by ASM, didn't catch a date code.
4) I think this was the first one he built, a CVA Kentucky Pistol with the infamous Jurkar Spain printed on the barrel. I don't remember him ever having an issue with tthis one either.
5) A Phily Derrenger, this one with Diker Spain on it...
6) CVA Kentucky Rifle this one is at my uncles house now.
7) CVA Frontier Rifle with just Spain on the barrel, .50 cal.
8) he also was working on another rifle but was sort of designing it himself around a stock barrel. He wanted the action to bein the stock so the nipple was int he center rear and pointing down. He never finished that one, but maybe I will one day since we are cut from the same cloth.
So I'm looking forward to learning a lot and having some fun. Maybe I'll let my buddie drag me out for black powder season next fall :hatsoff:
