koyote
09-25-2020, 12:54 AM
Yall are going to hate me for not posting photos right away.
But I just picked this up and I'm currently getting some oil into the parts.
Remington New Model Navy-
standard three lines on the barrel. BUT, it has the nickel silver front sight, not the post referenced on armscollectors. armscollectors also has the serial range for the new navy starting at 23,000 - which fits this specimen - serial 254xx- and the frame is stamped to match tbe barrel under the left grip. Wear and wood condition are about what I'd expect after years of stevens .32 rimfire single shots and so on.
it "cocks when held pointed down" and the cylinder doesn't rotate. Okay, so I take off the trigger guard and the hand falls out. So I have a hand (without the spring). turns out the trigger and stop spring is not tight to the frame, not sure what's going on there as I am soaking things before taking them apart.
cylinder stop is present but doesn't seem to engage.
end shake is not horrible, but not super great. barrel might clean up okay, we'll see.
MAJOR MISSING PARTS: loading lever assembly. all of it. And the Loading lever catch is sheared off, so I'll have to unscrew the remaining part and replace. I don't REALLY mind some repro parts but sure hope I can get originals without spending too much more than I spent on this. (I'd tell you but you might not believe me ...... but I've spent more filling up the 50 gallon tank in the big van.)
Looks like it's not nearly as much of a basket case as I feared, internally.
I'm excited.
But I just picked this up and I'm currently getting some oil into the parts.
Remington New Model Navy-
standard three lines on the barrel. BUT, it has the nickel silver front sight, not the post referenced on armscollectors. armscollectors also has the serial range for the new navy starting at 23,000 - which fits this specimen - serial 254xx- and the frame is stamped to match tbe barrel under the left grip. Wear and wood condition are about what I'd expect after years of stevens .32 rimfire single shots and so on.
it "cocks when held pointed down" and the cylinder doesn't rotate. Okay, so I take off the trigger guard and the hand falls out. So I have a hand (without the spring). turns out the trigger and stop spring is not tight to the frame, not sure what's going on there as I am soaking things before taking them apart.
cylinder stop is present but doesn't seem to engage.
end shake is not horrible, but not super great. barrel might clean up okay, we'll see.
MAJOR MISSING PARTS: loading lever assembly. all of it. And the Loading lever catch is sheared off, so I'll have to unscrew the remaining part and replace. I don't REALLY mind some repro parts but sure hope I can get originals without spending too much more than I spent on this. (I'd tell you but you might not believe me ...... but I've spent more filling up the 50 gallon tank in the big van.)
Looks like it's not nearly as much of a basket case as I feared, internally.
I'm excited.