Recent content by Berkley

I couldn't afford to find out.:(

Most seem to have gone for just under or at the lower end of the pre-sale estimates. Onsite bidders had a definite advantage because of the 20% internet premium, plus shipping and insurance. I bid $1200 on one that I fancied, but it went to an onsite bidder for $1400 - about $100 less than I...

A period Walker carbine conversion from the Texas Gun Collectors Assn. “Parade of Walkers”, D Company Number 1:

Is that a dragnavmy or a navoonmy?:p

BRIDESBURG CONTRACT RIFLE-MUSKET WITH THE NEEDHAM CONVERSION THE NEEDHAM CONVERSION SYSTEM The Needham Patent system by Joseph and George Needham of London, England, involved the removal of most of the breech end of the barrel and replacing it with an assembly containing a side hinged breech...

Not limited to the flintlock era...

Uberti Wells Fargo, with all the accessories to make it ready to slip into your pocket.

And a four-screw frame cut for shoulder stock. Parts is parts.:)

http://www.icollector.com/Cased-Engraved-Reproduction-1-of-1000-Colt-Texas-Paterson-Percussion-Revolver-with-Accessories_i16446652 United States Historical Society Model: Texas Paterson Edition Issued by the United States Historical Society, Manufactured in Italy by Pedersoli. Includes...

I'll add this pistol attributed to Houston without comment, except to say that it doesn't appear to be cut down as described. In the case of both, I'd be interested to know what provenance supports the attribution to Houston apart from the inscriptions.

Colt began experimenting with foil wrapped cartridges at Paterson. By 1839, he felt confident enough to offer sample waterproof tinfoil cartridges to the U.S. government. In 1840 a board of dragoon officers tested and recommended the use of the cartridges for the service. The same year the...

FWIW - Jan. 18, 1859, U.S. Patent No. 22,675: “Method of Packing Cartridges”, E.K. Root; March 15, 1859, U.S. Patent No. 23,230, “Packing Cartridges”, Samuel Colt.

Each of the spouts has a spring-loaded valve: