I have encountered a strange jam on a 1858 Remington New Army that I purchased recently. The first time it occurred was accidental and it took me some time to duplicate it.
What happens is as follows, as you pull the hammer back it clicks firstly into the half-cock position for loading, thereafter you can pull the hammer all the way back to full-cock for firing. However if, as you pull the hammer back from half-cock, your thumb should slip after the point where the lock rises to rest against the cylinder the hammer will go forward to resume the half-cock position - with the exception that the lock now rests against the cylinder. If at this stage the cylinder moves slightly the lock will engage in its slot and I then have an immovable jam that can only be resolved by removing the cylinder.
I have attempted to duplicate this jam with my Uberti Colt and with a friend's Uberti Remingtom 58. In both weapons the hammer can be pulled fully back from the above position without any difficulty (my Remington is a Pietta).
I feel there must be some simple remedy but would like advice/comment. Obviously in the days when these weapons were used in combat a jam like this could be fatal.
What happens is as follows, as you pull the hammer back it clicks firstly into the half-cock position for loading, thereafter you can pull the hammer all the way back to full-cock for firing. However if, as you pull the hammer back from half-cock, your thumb should slip after the point where the lock rises to rest against the cylinder the hammer will go forward to resume the half-cock position - with the exception that the lock now rests against the cylinder. If at this stage the cylinder moves slightly the lock will engage in its slot and I then have an immovable jam that can only be resolved by removing the cylinder.
I have attempted to duplicate this jam with my Uberti Colt and with a friend's Uberti Remingtom 58. In both weapons the hammer can be pulled fully back from the above position without any difficulty (my Remington is a Pietta).
I feel there must be some simple remedy but would like advice/comment. Obviously in the days when these weapons were used in combat a jam like this could be fatal.