"Devil Anse" revolver

[halfmoonclip]

Local shop has a couple of these for sale; they are made by Uberti, and marketed by Taylor.
Handled one, and it had a nice feeling in the hand.
My question; how does the hammer work on these revolvers? Is it a conventional Colt hammer, or does the firing pin retreat into the hammer with (the pretty clever) linkage?
Thnx,
Moon

 

[nofendertom]

What is a "Devil Anse" revolver ?

 

[Beck]

I don't know much about the functionality of the Uberti "Devil Anse" except that it's a copy of the Colt 1873 (Single Action Army). the handgun the won the West. I don't know if the Uberti hammer is like the first generation Colt or a modern design with safety in mind. The practice back in the day with the SAA Colt 1873 was 5 rounds in the wheel with the hammer down on the empty chamber.

"Devil Anse" was the nickname of William Anderson Hatfield, the patriarch of the Hatfields during the three decades long feud between the Hatfields and McCoys in Kentucky and West Virginia. The Colt 1873 is listed among the guns they used during the feud.

 

[doubleh]

Kevin Costner did a series about the feud a few years ago. I don't know how closely it followed facts but it was certainly entertaining. I still remember his line in the courtroom about it starting about a hog.

 

[James K2020]

Here it is in the current Taylor's catalog. Don't know if this one has the retractable firing pin, but you can contact Taylor's and they would be happy to discuss.
https://taylorsfirearms.com/hand-guns/cartridge-revolvers/devil-anse-model.html

 

[nofendertom]

So it is a copy of a 1873 Colt that may or may not have been used by "Devil Anse."

 

[James K2020]

What could be a good selling point on this particular gun as that Taylor's hand tunes these. My El Patron Competition is similar but from Stoeger. It was hand tuned at Uberti factory and it is very slick and perfectly timed. You can really tell the difference between it and my regular Cattleman.

"The Taylor Tuned Devil Anse comes ready to shoot out of the box featuring a hand polished action and our custom springs. Taylor's gunsmiths custom tune guns specifically for each order. This means that if a standard gun is in stock then we can tune it for your order if we do not have a tuned gun already showing in stock!"

 

[BRatigan]

If it has the floating firing pin you will want to make sure you depress the trigger completely otherwise the cartridge may get a light strike. I have an El Patron and it is setup that way.

 

[ontarget]

I have not had any trouble with any of my retractable FP Uberti revolvers. I have heard though that you need to "pull" the trigger to avoid the light strikes.

 

[Paul R Zartman]

I have not had any trouble with any of my retractable FP Uberti revolvers. I have heard though that you need to "pull" the trigger to avoid the light strikes.

Makes sense to me...

 

[Dave T]

It's an all blued 4-3/4" single action revolver with a smokeless style frame (negative for me) and a case colored hammer (positive for me). Naming it after a historical character doesn't mean diddle-squat and since they are out of stock in all calibers it doesn't matter anyway. No idea about what kind of firing pin it has 'cause they don't say.

Dave

 

[Paul R Zartman]

It's an all blued 4-3/4" single action revolver with a smokeless style frame (negative for me) and a case colored hammer (positive for me). Naming it after a historical character doesn't mean diddle-squat and since they are out of stock in all calibers it doesn't matter anyway. No idea about what kind of firing pin it has 'cause they don't say.

Dave

X2...except I do kinda like the 73's smokeless frame as well as the BP frame, I prefer the 5 1/2 as well, call em what you want...