Some Eye Candy : Cimarron 1860 "McCulloch Colt" Anyone Else?

[Spaxspore]

Curious if anyone else has one. This one is from my collection that I have held on to. In my opinon they do a great job aging these.

Enjoy the pictures and feel free to comment.

 

[BillinOregon]

I believe the fluted cylinder 1860s are the loveliest of the lot, even if they were most likely to fail in use at the time.

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Curious if anyone else has one. This one is from my collection that I have held on to. In my opinon they do a great job aging these.

Enjoy the pictures and feel free to comment.

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beautiful.......

 

[smokeum54]

She's purddy, don't have one yet, but it's on the want list.

 

[Spaxspore]

I believe the fluted cylinder 1860s are the loveliest of the lot, even if they were most likely to fail in use at the time.

My thoughts exactly

 

[OldNo7]

I believe the fluted cylinder 1860s are the loveliest of the lot...

I'd have to agree with you Bill!!!

Old No7

 

[Jaegermeister]

Beautiful. I’ve got Cimarron’s blued version. I’m glad modern steel makes them safer to shoot. Had it Goonerized and is now my favorite.

 

[Chris McCollum]

Great pictures with a nice revolver and blade.

 

[M. De Land]

Curious if anyone else has one. This one is from my collection that I have held on to. In my opinon they do a great job aging these.

Enjoy the pictures and feel free to comment.

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Is there any place for a safety pin with the flute going all the way to the rear ?

 

[BillinOregon]

Mein verehrter Herr Jaegermeister, would you share details of the "Goonerization" process, bitte?

 

[Notchy Bob]

I don’t own one of those, but in my opinion, the Colt M1860 (with or without the fluted cylinder) was the pinnacle of blackpowder revolver design. They are just elegant, and mechanically and ergonomically, this revolver incorporates all of the best features.

Cimarron did a good job with the finish on that one, also. That’s a nice looking piece.

Finally, I would like to commend @Spaxspore on his photography. Excellent choice of background, and the Lewis & Clark pattern knife and the “Cav” hat are great props. The focus, light, and shadow management is about as good as you’ll see.

Best regards,

Notchy Bob

 

[Spaxspore]

I don’t own one of those, but in my opinion, the Colt M1860 (with or without the fluted cylinder) was the pinnacle of blackpowder revolver design. They are just elegant, and mechanically and ergonomically, this revolver incorporates all of the best features.

Cimarron did a good job with the finish on that one, also. That’s a nice looking piece.

Finally, I would like to commend @Spaxspore on his photography. Excellent choice of background, and the Lewis & Clark pattern knife and the “Cav” hat are great props. The focus, light, and shadow management is about as good as you’ll see.

Best regards,

Notchy Bob

Thank you for the kind words Bob. For me 1851 is the best overall looking open top, 1860 is a extremely close second.

In regards to the photograph, that piece of maple served me for about 4 years before it started to rot away and went into the fire place. But boy did the grain help with the photos.

 

[Bad Karma]

Is there any place for a safety pin with the flute going all the way to the rear ?

Yes.

 

[LME]

Curious if anyone else has one. This one is from my collection that I have held on to. In my opinon they do a great job aging these.

Enjoy the pictures and feel free to comment.

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Those old colts when new were state of the art pistols. old Sam had a great idea and put it into action. It is still today one of the most graceful pistols ever built!

 

[Jaegermeister]

Goonerized: I’m not the best at splaing things but in a nut shell he corrects the arbor length if needed (mine was surprisingly correct), changed over to coil springs, added cap fences and cut the hammer face to allow for that, fire blued the screws, packed the internals with grease and added a debris shied behind the hammer.
Check out his website for more details and other available options. Goons Gun Works
I’ve had zero cap jams.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

You can just buy a used fluted 1860 and antique it yourself for a better looking, just as functional replica for half the cost.

 

[Spaxspore]

You can just buy a used fluted 1860 and antique it yourself for a better looking, just as functional replica for half the cost.

Yes if you have experience with antiquing and you know what you are doing. I should also say i bought this prior to the pricing jump. Ie sub 500 shipped in 2015.

 

[M. De Land]

Yes.
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I prefer the full profile cylinder look but the weight saving must be fairly significant in these guns. That trough x 6 is removing quite a bit of steel weight I would think.

 

[45D]

Yes if you have experience with antiquing and you know what you are doing. I should also say i bought this prior to the pricing jump. Ie sub 500 shipped in 2015.

Here's a non antiqued one that was in the shop not too long ago.

The thing to look for on these is the cyl locking notch being right at the flute. Sometimes the tall side of the notch is shorter than the short side of the notch!!


Mike

 

[BillinOregon]

Had one of these pass through my hands and there is a definite (and I think improved) shift in the balance compared to an 1860 with the normal cylinder.