[mec]

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=39943&stc=1&d=1147544583
Bates dug around and came up with this second gen colt and another that has been turned but never fired. He's had this one since back when people were shooting them rather than worrying about collectors value. He threaded on a taller front sight. Today while I was fooling with something else, he proceded to Put five consecutive into the head of a silhouette target at 25 yards.
It handles caps very well and is smooth functioning overall. the clearance between the right upper side of the frame and cylinder is as wide or wider as we end up with on our Ubertis though this one is straight from the factory.
Bates made the one piece grip

[TIZWIN]

Those 2nd Gen. Navies are truly sublime. I have had one for over 20 years, and I've played with it so often that the bluing has gotten a little worn in a couple spots, and once I spilled a drop of red wine on the barrel. So now it's finally time to break it out and put some powder and lead through it. I bought it in the early 80's for a couple hundred dollars--I could only afford one at the time. Oh, how I regret not somehow coming up with the cash for a mate to it. I have a nice Cimarron/Uberti '51, but it's just not quite the same.

[mec]

Bates revolver has a couple of small white spots on the other side of the frame. blood, you know. Just makes it all the more shootable.

[georgeduz]

and yes they are made in the fine stae of nj.

[saaman]

The finish being removed by blood sounds more exciting than the actual cause, which was a couple of drops of sweat.
--Bates

[mec]

I hallucinated blood because Ellis had a Colt .38 special that had the same spots caused by exsanguination. Shows how good I listen.

[Dienekes]

Had one circa 1973 and shot it a lot. Eventually had trouble with the hammer falling on half cock all the time and foolishly traded it off. Nice gun with very nice workmanship and finish, but I think some of the internals were a bit soft.

Always sort of missed it. Picked up a rough original in 1963 for $35, but it was not really a shooter. Finally got an 1861 Uberti a couple of years ago that has filled the vacuum pretty well.

Those old Navies were the M&P of their day and rightfully so.

[FSCJedi]

I don't mean to dredge up an old thread for nothin', but I thought only the 1st Gen Colt Navies had the square back trigger guard? :confused:

[mike101]

" but I thought only the 1st Gen Colt Navies had the square back trigger guard?"

Nope. Most of the 2nd Generation guns I see on the web have the square back.

BTW, the second Gen. C-Series guns, came from the Colt factory, In Hartford. C-Series 3rd Dragoons, too!

I'll take one of each, please. :)

[FSCJedi]

Unless I'm mistaken, that revolver also appears to have a steel backstrap and trigger guard. I thought only London models had those? :confused:

SO many questions, so few reference books on hand...

[bwkelly]

The trigger guard and backstrap are silver plated, as per many of the originals.

[Old Fuff]

The trigger guard and backstrap are silver plated, as per many of the originals.

True - at least the brass ones on commercial revolvers. Those that were sold to the U.S. government sometimes didn't.

On the other hand Colt made some blued/iron strapped 1851 Navies at Hartford, and at least some of them were sold to the military services. I once had a U.S. marked Navy with iron straps.

[FSCJedi]

I'm learnin' so much from you guys here. See, until now I thought just the London models had steel/blued backstraps and trigger guards. Now, that's actual silver plating, or is it nickel? I wonder how fast that wore off, being plated over brass?