Several years
ago I found a couple of Cap and Ball revolvers in a Adoption Center near here.
The price was reasonable for the pair so I brought them home. They were looking
sad there at the Group Home. I played with them a bit and intended on using
them for main match pistols. However I had never been able to complete an
entire match with them. Sometimes even a stage was difficult. Finally one
stopped working. It sat in the safe. So in a round about way it made its way
down the South East part of Virginia in Ivor. (Don’t blink) Where it met a master Cap and Ball gun
hand. Who would take on the task of repairing
and tuning. In the mean time I found a
Reproduction 1860 Army Barrel and wedge, at a on line service. So I purchased
it and then cut the barrel down to a inch ahead of the lug. Then sent it to Nate at Firearms Sales Inc. Nate was able to match up the
barrel and modify the wedge. Where I now
have .44 C&B Pocket gun or a “Belly Gun”. Then in a few seconds I can
switch it back to the 5inch barrel and return it to the Pocket Police style. I
know Colt didn’t make them in .44 cal. This is a Spanish or Italian model, I
won’t say clone. This morning after work I drove the 2 plus hours one way and
picked it up, then left 2 more for a tuning. Some pictures were taken and tomorrow morning
early before the heat of the day gets here I will go test it out.
Hope you all
enjoy it as much as I do.
If you have any ideals for a name let me know
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