Revolver photos

[Pukka Bundook]

My old Trater-Adams-Kerr revolver.
Rough, but it outshoots a great many modern handguns.

 

[Auldjin]

I have repeated the picture I posted earlier for easier comparison of the rammers. This is a second model.

 

[Pukka Bundook]

Auldjin,
Your screen name makes me smile!
That's just how my mate from Castle Douglas would say it!

Good to have the comparison, and thank you! Does yours have a retailer?
Can I ask how you like the double trigger?
To me, it's the best thing since sliced bread.
The comparison above also shows yours to be in much better condition. Congrats on finding it, or it finding you!

This is a Fourth model I used to own.
Different rammer again.

 

[woodsnwater]

A friend brought this by today. Made in 1866.

 

[Rebel jim]

My collection so far.
Like any normal person, still have quite a "WANT" list

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

Old MOFRA Colt 1836 Paterson neo-classiker with the grip contour "modified" replicating the original.
Italian year code XX7 (1971) and second Ulm proof from 1973.
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[Long Johns Wolf]

The CS Griswold & Gunnisons has the .36 cal. and overall appearance of the Colt 1851 Navy.
But instead of the Colts' octagon barrels their's are of the Dragoon silhouette.
Ind addition, they are not known with engraved cylinders.
Frame and grip frame are made of "gun metal".
Typically, the CS Griswold & Gunnisons have this tilt of the butt strap of the grip (left picture), ca. 5 to 10°.
Which none of G&Gs of the replica industry feature.
Hence, I had to correct this grip contour of my 1970 (XXVI) Uberti made G&G (center & right pic.).
Long Johns Wolf

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

The "Story" of my Dance Navy:
Started life so to speak as a Uberti made Colt 1851 Navy from 1976 (AB) before the transformation.
Shoots decently if I do my job, ha.
Long Johns Wolf

 

[Rebel jim]

The "Story" of my Dance Navy:
Started life so to speak as a Uberti made Colt 1851 Navy from 1976 (AB) before the transformation.
Shoots decently if I do my job, ha.
Long Johns Wolf

I would love to hear the story of its transformation..

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

You asked for it, Rebel Jim, here it comes ... as a picture story:
1. Contouring the frame
2. some delicate touches by master gunsmith Karl Nedbal
3. Frame before bluing
4. barrel assembly used was from an old C.O.M. G&G, required some fitting
5. some cosmetic touches are needed to bring the barrel silhouette close to the original
6. Looks OK
7. Job almost completed before the visible screw heads were turned flat, see previous thread.
Long Johns Wolf

 

[Rebel jim]

You asked for it, Rebel Jim, here it comes ... as a picture story:
1. Contouring the frame
2. some delicate touches by master gunsmith Karl Nedbal
3. Frame before bluing
4. barrel assembly used was from an old C.O.M. G&G, required some fitting
5. some cosmetic touches are needed to bring the barrel silhouette close to the original
6. Looks OK
7. Job almost completed before the visible screw heads were turned flat, see previous thread.
Long Johns Wolf

Awesome, thank you.

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

Size adjustments of the C.O.M. made barrel lug was needed to properly fitting the Uberti frame!
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[Long Johns Wolf]

This Uberti made LH Dance Navy #121478 was liberated in November 2022 (1).
Her Italian date code reads AN for 1985.
This is a one of a kind Dance Navy.
It could be obtained from Aldo Uberti's personal collection.
In terms of engraving #121478 is identical to the 50 cased Dance Navy commemorative sets Tony Gejewski had Uberti custom made in 1985 for his Southwest Muzzle Loaders Supply (SMLS).
But the 50 SMLS commemoratives feature additional gold inlays.
At the same time Gajewski had another 50 made as shooters without embellishements.
Hence, in the USA Gajewski "fathered" the Dance replicas.
A strange and historically not correct feature of these altogether 100 Gajewski Uberti Dance Navies and the unique one from the Uberti collection is the square back trigger guard.
Because the original Dance Navies and the Dance Dragoons as well are known with round trigger guards only.
These 101 Dance Navies were ordered by Gajewski that way from Uberti in 1985, however, to avoid stress with US collector groups.
Long Johns Wolf

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Below is the color my 2000 Pietta was, or close to it. I didnt bother to take a before picture.

This is what it looks like now.

Thanks for posting this pic, this is the look I was going for only newer.

View attachment 181405

 

[woodsnwater]

That’s the color I need on this defarbed ASM. What stain did you use?

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Fiebings black Leather dye, Tru-Oil and Johnson Paste wax.
(my Casey's wax went rancid)

 

[Jappo]

I have a few. I got a 45 caliber pistol kit about 8 years ago. Didn’t know a thing about black powder. Did the google thing. Fell in love with it. Got my first revolver a few weeks later when Cabelas was still shipping. A 44 caliber brass frame. I liked it. Did a research on cap and ball revolvers and wow. I couldn’t afford any of them much less an original. Being a gunsmith I decided to put a Schnieder and Glassic together. That was pretty simple. Then came the Griswold. Took a long time to find a round 36 caliber barrel but I got it done. The Leech was not too bad but fitting a round barrel to an 1851 Navy was fun. The Dance was a challenge. After grinding, filing and sanding I got it done. I decided to turn the octagon barrel myself. A drill and a grinder, file and sanding did the job. Well I got talked out of that one. So now it’s missing from my collection.

 

[Jappo]

Here's the Dance. Forgot to mention, I also removed the engraving on the cylinders I used.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

That is cool glad mine didnt come with ships, just flutes

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

A pair of CS Schneider & Glassick .36 cal. percussion revolvers aka "brass framed revolvers of Colt 1851 Navy pattern".
That these neo-classikers are replications of historical revolvers was discovered by famous Dr. Jim Davis of RPRCA.
Jim Davis passed away too early in 2020.
One is a Pietta from 2003 (Italian year code BT) with typical bell shaped grip, the other a Uberti from 1972 (Italian year code XX8).
Originals are very rare, only four (4) specimens are confirmed.
Long Johns Wolf