Thank you Sir!Beautiful work!
Thank you so much. I am indeed very satisfied because everything turned out to be much better than I expected. I achieved the noticeably higher (mirror-like) polish inside the round part which I have cut - than the original factory polish of the rest of the frame. I would never thought that possible. I finished it a few weeks ago. I used very crude and very cheap hand-held tools, first the small saw for metal, then the old squared file for I-don't-know-what, then the round file for metal, and finally I used the old big Black & Decker electric drill with those tiny dremel tools/bits, I bought 7 of them... and I'm very pleased with the result, being the complete amateur and a beginner, doing this without anyone's help and without even watching any tutorial videos.Mr.1861....you did great. Especially it being your first time doing this type of work. Good job sir!
Thanks.That is very nice. Is the frame stainless or is it in the white?
Thanks. FYI “in the white” refers to carbon steel that has just been polished but not finished or blued. Many old percussion firearms were left in the white. They rust quickly if not maintained with regularity.Thanks.
I may sound ignorant, but actually I have no idea what would be the difference between stainless and "white".
It is steel. The model is called "Old Silver .44" - Pietta code "CASOS44".
Thanks, I know about that procedure, and maybe I'll have to resort to that one day, but for now I'll continue to hope to find the factory-made silver 1851 Navy .36 and the silver Walker.You can make ur barrel look like the "old silver" models by soaking the barrel in white vinegar...it will strip the bluing completely.
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I may sound ignorant, but actually I have no idea what would be the difference between stainless and "white".
It is steel. The model is called "Old Silver .44" - Pietta code "CASOS44".
Since I desperately want - actually, need - the all silver revolver, I have yet to get the silver barrel in .36 caliber. That would be Pietta's "Yank Old Silver .36" - code "YANOS36". For 3 years I'm trying to find it, but I just can't. I once saw one in Polish web-shop and one in German web-shop, but they don't deliver firearms internationally. It seems that silver .36 are available mostly in the USA and it's impossible to order them from Europe. So for now I have to content myself with half-silver / half-black revolver. Actually it looks kinda cool, "black & white" combination, but my ultimate goal is the all-silver .36 revolver.
The same problem I have with Uberti's Walker. Of course, I want a silver one and I would call it "White Walker". (Game of Thrones fans will understand.) You just can't find silver Walker in Europe, only black. Such a shame, not fair.
Thank you Sir!
The hole is slightly asymmetric, because a) I was not able to make it different than what I managed to do with the tools which I had, and b) I wanted to cut as little of the recoil shield as possible, to weaken it as little as possible. I've seen online some much wider openings, but also some narrow ones like mine, only symmetric.
The bullets which you see above are among the first few dozen ones which I have loaded in my life, I started some weeks ago. There is about 17.5 - 18 grains of BLACK FFFG in them. I'm just waiting for the opportunity to shoot them.
Thanks.
I may sound ignorant, but actually I have no idea what would be the difference between stainless and "white".
It is steel. The model is called "Old Silver .44" - Pietta code "CASOS44".
Since I desperately want - actually, need - the all silver revolver, I have yet to get the silver barrel in .36 caliber. That would be Pietta's "Yank Old Silver .36" - code "YANOS36". For 3 years I'm trying to find it, but I just can't. I once saw one in Polish web-shop and one in German web-shop, but they don't deliver firearms internationally. It seems that silver .36 are available mostly in the USA and it's impossible to order them from Europe. So for now I have to content myself with half-silver / half-black revolver. Actually it looks kinda cool, "black & white" combination, but my ultimate goal is the all-silver .36 revolver.
The same problem I have with Uberti's Walker. Of course, I want a silver one and I would call it "White Walker". (Game of Thrones fans will understand.) You just can't find silver Walker in Europe, only black. Such a shame, not fair.