36 caliber makes only the 1851 possible, as noted in my first post. The Remington revolver was a secondary, supplemental issue firearm for the Union Army until the Colt factory fire of 1864. 38Colt rimfire 'and' centerfire.ĮDIT: It sounds like it might be one of the 1851 or 1861 Navy conversions, although the serial number doesn't fall into any one of the ranges for those two. While the `51 and `61 Navy model cartridge conversions were offered in both. 44Colt centerfire but all 1871-1872 Open Top models were. It's interesting that all 1860 cartridge conversions were in. Colt first developed the "S-lug" barrel for the Open Top and it was then used for the Richards-Mason conversion on the 1860. Description: Manufactured 1869 and was among the approximately 6,500 revolvers converted from 1862 Police/Pocket Navy revolver parts to 38 rimfire and centerfire cartridge. The Richards-Mason cartridge conversion followed a year later (with the July 1872 patent date noted above) and was performed on a number of different Colt percussion models, including the `51 Navy. The 1871-1872 Open Top model, Colt's first factory built large frame cartridge revolver followed shortly thereafter. It pretty much sounds like a Mason-Richards conversion, no? It was Colt's first cartridge arm before the introductiion of the 1873.Īctually the Richards Type I cartridge conversion on the 1860, patented by Charles Richards on the July 25th, 1871 date mentioned above, was Colt's first breech loading cartridge conversion.
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