Round barrel, hinged loading lever, brass frame, which would make it a Griswold and Gunnison copy except for the .44 caliber (they were .36).
I've always like the look of the round barrel on the Griswold revolvers and their steel frame Leech & Rigdon cousins
.454 in the Italians and .457 in Ruger Old Army never needed anything different .
Grumpy Old Man With A Gun....... Do Not Touch !!
G&G in .44 cal, brass, date code xxvi (1970) Uberti
West of Beaver Dick's Ferry.
I have an 1858 with .426 bore ,.440 groove, and has .448 chambers . I use .454s but a .451 would be fine .
In the time of darkest defeat,our victory may be nearest. Wm. McKinley.
I was young and stupid then I'm older now. Me 1992 .
Richard Lee Hart 6/29/39-7/25/18
Without trial we cannot learn and grow . It is through our stuggles that we become stronger .
Brother I'm going to be Pythagerus , DiVinci , and Atlas all rolled into one soon .
Once again , thank you every one for all the valuable information ..
It is much easier to fool people ,
than to convince them they have been fooled !
If you can read this , thank a teacher ...
If you can read this in English , .. thank a Vet !
So, ... you are responding to this old thread you started. (That's good!!!) Are you shooting this revolver and how did it turn out? What did you find out?
Chill Wills
Sorry to say life has stepped in , putting me in another direction for a period of time ...
When I get the opportunity , I will apply all the valuable info that was provided for my education here .
Thank you so much.
It is much easier to fool people ,
than to convince them they have been fooled !
If you can read this , thank a teacher ...
If you can read this in English , .. thank a Vet !
Sorry to hear that. I hope you get beyond your current challenges.
Chill Wills
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |