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French used swords a lot later also pistols took over in England early but France liked the small sword and it's variations

The main concern with rifling, sights, hair triggers, etc. was being prosecuted for murder afterwards. Dueling was usually illegal by the time pistols supplanted swords as the main weapon although often winked at. But if it was thought that the intent really was to kill by using the above...

The police uses a smaller charge than the navy will work fine

Not sure what you mean by the amount of powder one needs? Needs to of what? Hunt? Target shoot? At the lengths you describe the shortest would probably use less powder as with black powder the excess above a certain amount wouldn't burn before the bullet left the barrel. But how much didn't...

Whatever fits and allows the ball to seat flush is safe to shoot

Neither the open tops or the RM are typical conversion cylinders but are made at the factory as cartridge revolvers

Honestly the Dragoons are loads of fun

I like them little ones in 36 have 5 of them 4 Uberti and a ASM

Oops I looked it up its a short barreled 1861 navy so technically a 1861 navy replica with 5" barrel and fluted cylinder Nice gun even if they futzed the name from somewhere

What is an "army police"? The best I know "army" refers to 44 caliber and "police" on a percussion revolver is a 36,like the navy (no navy doesn't refer to the rammer type see the 1861 navy) So is this a 44-36? The names these marketing guys come up with

The 3" ordnance rifle was (if I remember correctly) the second most represented cannon at Gettysburg after the 12 pounder napoleon.

If you can try to handle a few different ones. The Remmie's are great but I don't like how they feel. The NAA is a very well made toy loads of fun but the tiny grips get to you if you shoot much in one day. I like the 1851/61 style colt grips and also the colt pockets especially in 36 (same grip...

My dream gun has always been a 1862 pocket with a 4.5" barrel in Stainless Steel. I have never even seen one for sale

Grace will custom make a blade to fit any screw you send them. They will also just sell you the shafts if you want to use your own handles

I still wouldn't stick my head over the barrel when loading it That part puzzles me more than the question about sparking from a metal ramrod

Never seen one spark off on loading but I still don't put my head in the way if the barrel when doing so

Yup but all mine are 36. I will probably at some point convert a pair of L&R's to 36 Dance by having the recoil shields milled off

Iron was also heavy as more was needed to prevent bursting yet he 3" ordinance rifle almost never burst (I think there might be a record of one bursting during the war). The Napoleon was what we would call overbuilt today and could stand tremendous punishment. All field guns then were horse...

I'm not much for brassers either but i had been searching for a pair of the Uberti ones for years. A lot of people don't even know Uberti made brassers at one point My only other brassers are the Spiller & Burrs This gives me three of the main confederate made 36 caliber revolvers. (G&G's...

A Pair of Uberti Navy Arms Griswold & Gunnisons Consectutive Serial Numbers: A Pair of Cimarron Richard Mason Conversions 38 Special Consectutive Serial Numbers: A Pair of Cimarron Open Tops 38 Special Consectutive Serial Numbers: A Pair of Cimarron "Man With No Name" 38...