Ha! That photo of the original 1851 with a pile of 9mm ammo is typical. Right in line with those drawings you often see of entire cartridges emerging from the muzzle of a firearm. And these are the folks that craft the gun laws...
Store your ammo with your neighbors gun and vice versa…Also some GREAT advice below that pic to make sure your firearms are useless as...
Store your firearms in a safe or lockbox...store the key outside of the house.
Take all ammo out of the home.
SAAMI pressure for 9mm is 35,000 PSI. .45 ACP is only 21,000 PSI.
Sorry StrawHat, I read right past your observation! I concur!!!The revolver appears to be an original Pocket Navy.
Are you sure that is an 1851 converted from .44 to 9mm???
It looks original and 1851's were not offered in .44 until the Italians decided the make them!
However an original 1862 Pocket Navy Colt would be an excellent choice for a 9mm conversion.
And then there are these cute little devils in 9mm Kurz or .380:
https://www.gunsweek.com/en/pistols/iwa/uberti-1862-police-conversion-380-acp-pocket-revolver
Sorry StrawHat, I read right past your observation! I concur!!!
What are your thoughts on a 9 mm conversion? Think Walt would do it?
Hey, why not. Smaller caliber gives you a more meaty cylinder. Main problem for me is bore vs caliber . . .
I'd have to have a barrel lined ( I'm thinking seriously about a pair done for 38's so I can "test" them!!! Lol).
Mike
I think the reference is to the other end (behind) the trigger guard for what it's worth.
Anyone with Colt's serial numbering knowledge want to share what the serial number of this conversion can tell us?
Looks like SN# 17789 to me.
Any better eyes out there?
Which someone turned in for cash from the cops… keeping Chicago safe from replica crooks using replica bullets in replica firearms! the impact on actual crime perpetrated by actual criminals on actual citizens has yet to be determined.Well Duh, I missed that. 17789 on a real 1849 dates to 1860. I don't know how I missed that joint but it's now obvious it's not real. Maybe a Denex model.