Clemont & Gibbons

[Tommygunn]

Except it was not a brass frame, so that is fantasy.

True, it was a standard 1860 Army frame & barrel, with semifluted cylinder. If my former post suggested otherwise, I apologize for the confusion.

 

[Panzerschwein]

If it IS real, then perhaps the rollmark was applied at a later date for identification purposes? It's possible.

 

[expat_alaska]

We need to get one of the repro makers to remake this gun!! Who's in??

I appreciate your wants. I think it is for naught.

Pietta could create a Rigdon and Ansley using an 1851 Navy steel case-colored frame with a plain .36 cylinder milled with 12 stop slots, and a part octagon/part round barrel like their .36 G&G in their parts bin. They won't.

Pietta could create a Dance .36 using an 1851 Navy steel frame with the recoil shields milled off before case coloring and a part octagon/part round barrel like the .36 G&G in their parts bin. They won't.

Instead they have concentrated upon creating the abomination such as the 1851 Navy "pepperbox", with a long cylinder, no barrel, and no real purpose other than a belly gun. Not even historical.

Cooldill, Pietta would not even give second glance to this.

Just my $.02 worth.

Jim

 

[Crawdad1]

Yes, anything is possible but until we can get an actual hands on inspection of the revolver by someone who studies these types of weapons during that period and some kind of documents that this inspection actually occurred its all just speculation.

The seller with his return policy won't even allow this to happen.

 

[shunka]

without verifiable documentation and proven provenance one can only assume it is fake.
to do otherwise is wishful thinking and sheer folly.

but it's a free country, you can believe whatever you like, ( doesn't make it true, tho)

I myself believe in IBM's Magic Server Pixie Dust