repawn
03-13-2015, 02:58 PM
Hi all,
Picked up three BP handguns this week from the same gentleman I purchased the CVA Mountain rifle. All of these, including the rifle, have not been used. Here is a picture of 2 of them:
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All of them are CVA - manufactured by ASM.
The top is the classic 1851 Navy in .36 caliber with brass frame and underneath is the CVA Vest Pocket Derringer in .32 caliber. I basically purchased the lot to get the derringer.
Not pictured is a brass framed 1862 police in .36 caliber with a 5 1/2" barrel. It needs the action tuned - it is binding - I don't think the hand is the correct size - I hope to have time to work on that in the next week.
All of them look pretty good - I would say that fit and finish is not even close to the Uberti 1851 London - but it isn't really bad either - lock up is great on the brass 1851. The derringer seems pretty good - I popped a cap just to see if it functioned alright. I hope to shoot the derringer this weekend - I need to decide if I am going to keep the 1851 or sell it here.
Picked up three BP handguns this week from the same gentleman I purchased the CVA Mountain rifle. All of these, including the rifle, have not been used. Here is a picture of 2 of them:
133747
All of them are CVA - manufactured by ASM.
The top is the classic 1851 Navy in .36 caliber with brass frame and underneath is the CVA Vest Pocket Derringer in .32 caliber. I basically purchased the lot to get the derringer.
Not pictured is a brass framed 1862 police in .36 caliber with a 5 1/2" barrel. It needs the action tuned - it is binding - I don't think the hand is the correct size - I hope to have time to work on that in the next week.
All of them look pretty good - I would say that fit and finish is not even close to the Uberti 1851 London - but it isn't really bad either - lock up is great on the brass 1851. The derringer seems pretty good - I popped a cap just to see if it functioned alright. I hope to shoot the derringer this weekend - I need to decide if I am going to keep the 1851 or sell it here.