The 1861 was called the Improved Navy by the factory. I agree, it is a big improvement over the 1851.
Kevin
Why ?
This is something I wonder about. My understanding is the 1861 has a round barrel and creeping loading lever both of which I happen to like as opposed to the 1851 which has a hexagon pardon me I mean Octagon barrel (the hex [OK I mean Octagon not hex] is growing on me despite liking round barrels) and standard loading lever.
I have read somewhere that the 1851 was considered more robust and I can't figure out why.
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