New BP acquition

chance · 10-26-2008, 12:21 PM

Went the a Gun Show in Mesa, AZ yesterday. Along with 10,000 primers I picked up an 1851 Navy BP revolver complete with brass grip frame and Naval battle scene engraved on the cylinder. I only know it was made in Italy, don't know the actual maker. Was talking to one of the vendors for quite a while and asked to take a look at his BP revolver in the case. He handed it to me and said he would MAKE ME A DEAL if I wanted it. Asked him HOW GOOD OF A DEAL? and when he answered a hunnert bucks I said that was the correct answer. Since it was one of his personal guns there was no paperwork and no tax. Don't know if I will shoot it or not since I don't have anything BP except the gun.

With Linder knife for BH

deputy125 · 10-26-2008, 12:26 PM

You don't know the power of the Dark Side..............

congrats on a great buy there and i hope you do try her out................

Johngoboom · 10-26-2008, 12:40 PM

Great score Chance, you have been finding some REALLY good deals lately.

I hope you shoot her too, I'd like the range report.

chance · 10-26-2008, 12:47 PM

Thanks guys. Yea, I'm sure it won't take long before I loose control and run down to Cabelas for a load of BP goodies. These guns are really neat looking and I have looked at them longingly for a couple of years.

Bountyhunter · 10-26-2008, 02:41 PM

Very nice, Chance! I almost bought one for $95 a few weeks ago, but figured I can't afford another hobby right now. It would have killed me to use it as a decoration.

tx gun runner · 10-26-2008, 02:48 PM

Great looking gun .. no trick in shooting , fill the cylinders with 3f powder leave room for ball and push ball tight against powder and cover ball with crisco do that 5 times and put caps on filled cylinders . Only 3 thing to remember . never set hammer down on capped cylinder , alway push ball against powder and cover ball with grease . You can get one these for $15 makes loading a breeze . Look under loading lever for name .

chance · 10-26-2008, 03:30 PM

[quote="tn gun runner"] You can get one these for $15 makes loading a breeze . Look under loading lever for name .

Heck TN Gun Runner, I haven't been able to firgure out out to get the cylinder out yet. From the generic 1851 "manual" I tracked down on line it looks like the barrel had to come off to get the cylinder off the cylinder pin.

All it says under the lever is ASM BLACK POWDER ONLY CAL .44 MADE IN ITALY

tx gun runner · 10-26-2008, 04:18 PM

your model you need to take barrel off . Wild Bill and alot of others carried spare cylinders and change them on horse back in your model . There a cross wedge on barrel pushes out . Its a new gun it will be tight .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBDjYY7g ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbUE1ozd ... re=related

I don't grease the balls till they are seated in cyl and then cover them with crisco . .

chance · 10-26-2008, 04:27 PM

Okay I took the cross-wedge out earlier but didn't have the guts to do anything else. Will give it a shot a little later. Do you know of a source for extra cylinders?

YoutTube comes thru again.
Thanks

tx gun runner · 10-26-2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chance

Okay I took the cross-wedge out earlier but didn't have the guts to do anything else. Will give it a shot a little later. Do you know of a source for extra cylinders?

YoutTube comes thru again.
Thanks

You can call them to see if it will fit the ASM gun

http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_in ... ts_id=1075

I when with extra gun and not cyl .

10-26-2008, 12:21 PM	#1
chance Joined: Apr 2008 From: Sun City, AZ Posts: 1,354	New BP acquition Went the a Gun Show in Mesa, AZ yesterday. Along with 10,000 primers I picked up an 1851 Navy BP revolver complete with brass grip frame and Naval battle scene engraved on the cylinder. I only know it was made in Italy, don't know the actual maker. Was talking to one of the vendors for quite a while and asked to take a look at his BP revolver in the case. He handed it to me and said he would MAKE ME A DEAL if I wanted it. Asked him HOW GOOD OF A DEAL? and when he answered a hunnert bucks I said that was the correct answer. Since it was one of his personal guns there was no paperwork and no tax. Don't know if I will shoot it or not since I don't have anything BP except the gun. With Linder knife for BH

10-26-2008, 12:26 PM	#2
deputy125 Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008 From: Texas Posts: 6,108	Re: New BP acquition You don't know the power of the Dark Side.............. congrats on a great buy there and i hope you do try her out................

10-26-2008, 12:40 PM	#3
Johngoboom Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,077	Re: New BP acquition Great score Chance, you have been finding some REALLY good deals lately. I hope you shoot her too, I'd like the range report.

10-26-2008, 12:47 PM	#4
chance Joined: Apr 2008 From: Sun City, AZ Posts: 1,354	Re: New BP acquition Thanks guys. Yea, I'm sure it won't take long before I loose control and run down to Cabelas for a load of BP goodies. These guns are really neat looking and I have looked at them longingly for a couple of years.

10-26-2008, 02:41 PM	#5
Bountyhunter Site Founder Joined: Apr 2008 From: Allenstown, NH Posts: 25,463	Re: New BP acquition Very nice, Chance! I almost bought one for $95 a few weeks ago, but figured I can't afford another hobby right now. It would have killed me to use it as a decoration.

10-26-2008, 02:48 PM	#6
tx gun runner Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008 From: Ft Hood , Tx area Posts: 4,996	Re: New BP acquition Great looking gun .. no trick in shooting , fill the cylinders with 3f powder leave room for ball and push ball tight against powder and cover ball with crisco do that 5 times and put caps on filled cylinders . Only 3 thing to remember . never set hammer down on capped cylinder , alway push ball against powder and cover ball with grease . You can get one these for $15 makes loading a breeze . Look under loading lever for name .

10-26-2008, 03:30 PM	#7
chance Joined: Apr 2008 From: Sun City, AZ Posts: 1,354	Re: New BP acquition [quote="tn gun runner"] You can get one these for $15 makes loading a breeze . Look under loading lever for name . Heck TN Gun Runner, I haven't been able to firgure out out to get the cylinder out yet. From the generic 1851 "manual" I tracked down on line it looks like the barrel had to come off to get the cylinder off the cylinder pin. All it says under the lever is ASM BLACK POWDER ONLY CAL .44 MADE IN ITALY

10-26-2008, 04:18 PM	#8
tx gun runner Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008 From: Ft Hood , Tx area Posts: 4,996	Re: New BP acquition your model you need to take barrel off . Wild Bill and alot of others carried spare cylinders and change them on horse back in your model . There a cross wedge on barrel pushes out . Its a new gun it will be tight . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBDjYY7g ... re=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbUE1ozd ... re=related I don't grease the balls till they are seated in cyl and then cover them with crisco . .

10-26-2008, 04:27 PM	#9
chance Joined: Apr 2008 From: Sun City, AZ Posts: 1,354	Re: New BP acquition Okay I took the cross-wedge out earlier but didn't have the guts to do anything else. Will give it a shot a little later. Do you know of a source for extra cylinders? YoutTube comes thru again. Thanks

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