kBob
Member
Went to a local show today and was disappointed in the selection of repro BP as in almost none and I thought over priced.
On the other hand I saw a cute little Manhatten knock off of a S&W #1. It seemed somewhat more robust than a #1 but not near so as much as a #1 1/2. I liked the "engraving" which was a floral sort of ivy stuf on the rear of the barrel in sort of a triangular area and appeaerd stamped rather than engraved or etched. The cylinder had a scene as well of a group of human figures but I could not tell who or what they were doing. The cylinder had twice as many bolt slots as it "needed" just as some of the percussion models have.
I almost overlooked what was described as an 1864 Remington Police in .36 percussion, 5 shot. It appeared slight ly larger than the 1863 .31 and it had a trigger guard. It seemed to be a faded nickle and was described as having a brass frame but it appeared nickled as well. On arriving home I got down my Pietta '63 and I still think the .36 was on a slightly larger frame, but nowhere near what the .44s and six shot .36 Navy was on.
Unfortunately both were way beyond what I had to spend, the Remmie being $995.00 and the Manhatten a bit more.....I warned you the prices seemed high.
Unfortunately cameras were not permitted either.
I really wish someone made that .36 Remmie at a reasonable price. A buddy recently bought an Uberti colt 63 pocket .36 like our resident gun writer recently posted a video of and I would loved to have been able to have flashed that Remmie in front of him. The Remmie had an otagonal barrel like the .31 '63 remmie BTW. Neat gun.
-kBob
On the other hand I saw a cute little Manhatten knock off of a S&W #1. It seemed somewhat more robust than a #1 but not near so as much as a #1 1/2. I liked the "engraving" which was a floral sort of ivy stuf on the rear of the barrel in sort of a triangular area and appeaerd stamped rather than engraved or etched. The cylinder had a scene as well of a group of human figures but I could not tell who or what they were doing. The cylinder had twice as many bolt slots as it "needed" just as some of the percussion models have.
I almost overlooked what was described as an 1864 Remington Police in .36 percussion, 5 shot. It appeared slight ly larger than the 1863 .31 and it had a trigger guard. It seemed to be a faded nickle and was described as having a brass frame but it appeared nickled as well. On arriving home I got down my Pietta '63 and I still think the .36 was on a slightly larger frame, but nowhere near what the .44s and six shot .36 Navy was on.
Unfortunately both were way beyond what I had to spend, the Remmie being $995.00 and the Manhatten a bit more.....I warned you the prices seemed high.
Unfortunately cameras were not permitted either.
I really wish someone made that .36 Remmie at a reasonable price. A buddy recently bought an Uberti colt 63 pocket .36 like our resident gun writer recently posted a video of and I would loved to have been able to have flashed that Remmie in front of him. The Remmie had an otagonal barrel like the .31 '63 remmie BTW. Neat gun.
-kBob
