Stop at the local watering hole last night , my buddy I hunt with knows I'm fairly knowledgeable about most things shooting and guns . He says come out side and check this strange pistol out . It turns out it's an original (I believe ) colt 1849 31 cal pocket model with a 3-4"barrel , it's in really nice shape couldn't see any pitting on it has several matching sn#stamped on the main parts , in general it wasn't shot much and cared for proper . Now I have a general idea about how these old pistols work but never took one apart or loaded fired one . My friend wants to fire just a few shots just because and wanted me to check it over and see what's what about it .
First off how does the barrel wedge come out ? There's a screw right above it does that lock it in place and needs to be removed to take out the wedge ? The nipples on it look in good shape what size caps are needed would cci 11 work ? Any other info about this pistol would be very helpful . I'll post some pictures after work today to see if you fellas can tell me if it's an original gun or what exactly it is .
Thanks,Tim