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re: Big arse Revolver Thread
Posted on 12/13/13 at 10:12 am to WildTchoupitoulas
Posted on 12/13/13 at 10:12 am to WildTchoupitoulas
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All I have is an old Colt in 44-40. Does that count?
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WildTchoupitoulas
That is a super cool gun. Looks Stainless not blued!
How old is that?
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Posted on 12/13/13 at 4:36 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
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That is a super cool gun. Looks Stainless not blued!
My dad's brother left it to me last year. He was a machinist in NOLA for 40+ years and not real up on gun values. So when the old girl looked a little rusty, he just polished her up on the buffer. Pretty effective at getting most of the bluing off. He also re-machined a sear for it.
It's a model 1878 "Frontier". The serial number puts its manufacture date sometime in 1894. A little to early for stainless.
I've been meaning to bring it in to a smith to get it checked out and see if there's any sense in re-bluing it. It's mechanically sound, and the bore looks great.
This post was edited on 12/13/13 at 4:46 pm
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