Kirst Konverter cylinder for a 2nd gen Walker?

[arcticap]

Not at all, your quote of Lou is in reference to the 3rd gen F series, not the 2nd gen F series.

Imperato's quote contained in my first post is quite clear.

Under the old "subcontractor" agreement to produce
2nd Generation percussion models, Imperato's only
responsibilities were to manufacture the revolvers to
Colt's strict specifications and then ship the finished
product to Colt's facilities in Hartford. Colt's then performed
final inspection and shipped the revolvers to
their distributors.

This statement is clearly referring to the 2nd Generation guns that were being shipped to Hartford from the Iver Johnson plant already finished.

 

[mykeal]

It's clearly wrong. It's contradicted by all the other evidence and by Imperato himself in the very next paragraph you quoted:

"The people that had built the guns for Colt worked for
me," explains Imperato. "I brought gunsmiths over from
Italy, Germany, England, and Czechoslovakia, and put
them up in apartments in New Jersey near Iver Johnson. I
started with around 20 men and ended thinning the ranks
down to 12 highly skilled craftsmen who were earning
$39,000 a year by the end of production. That was a good
income in the early 1980s.

 

[arcticap]

Of course the 2nd Generation guns were being produced into the 1980's

On page 30 of the article all of the 2nd Generation guns are listed with their production dates which clearly indicate that they were being made well into the 1980's which further verifies the accuracy of Imperato's statements.

And on page 20:

The Colt black powder 2nd Generation reprise of the 1860 Army remained in production until 1982, and was offered in a variety of models.

https://www.bluebookinc.com/Info/PDF/POWDER/MBPHistoryOfColtBlack.pdf

 

[madcratebuilder]

If you read Dennis Russell's book, "Percussion Colt Revolvers-The Second Generation" you well learn much about how the parts moved back and forth between Colt Blackpowder Arms Co. located at the IJ plant in Middlesex) and Colt Manufacturing in Hartford.

Starting in 1977 Imperato subcontracted with Colt on the "F" series 2nd gens, much but not all work was performed at Colt Blackpowder Arms Co. CBAC was located in the Iver Johnson plant in Middlesex. Production ended in early 1982.