New Project- 'Southern Comfort'

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

I had a brass-framed 1851/.44 that I converted to fire cartridges. While it worked well enough I was never that pleased with how it came out, so I decided to re-do it. I gave it a mish-mash of features from Confederate knock-offs of Colts, then added a new grip-frame loosely inspired by the handles of various European guns that found their way into Confederate hands. The barrel was bobbed and copied the style of a surviving 'Avenging Angel' revolver (which has nothing whatsoever to do with the South or the Confederacy.) I fitted it with my home-made 'long cylinder' .38 S&W conversion and mounted a fixed firing-pin in the hammer-nose. I made a pair of Curly Maple grips for it and re-blued the barrel.

I considered calling it the 'Confederate Angel' but that didn't quite work for me. Then as I was finishing it the name 'Southern Comfort' occurred to me, and it stuck.



I know the lack of a front sight is consistent with the concept of a gun like this, but I may mount a bead front sight. After all, this is just for fun, and hitting the target is more fun than missing...

 

[badkarmamib]

A.) I need to quit opening your threads. I have enough projects as it is, and my wife doesn't want me getting any new ideas.
B.) I really like the look of that grip! How does it feel in the hand?

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

A.) I need to quit opening your threads. I have enough projects as it is, and my wife doesn't want me getting any new ideas.
B.) I really like the look of that grip! How does it feel in the hand?

It feels great, and doesn't interfere with cocking the piece.

 

[Fiv3r]

I've often passed on dirty cheap little brassers, but that gun has me thinkin' differently. I love wheel guns. I love snubbies. I love black powder single actions. Gorgeous work!

 

[Col. Harrumph]

There's some really nice work there... well thought out and well executed. I think you should change your middle name. "Tinker" just does not answer.

 

[horsemen61]

Looks nice

 

[Tallball]

Gorgeous!

 

[bannockburn]

Tinker

"Southern Comfort"...I like it and the way you pulled it off, as usual! The new grip kind of has a Beaumont-Adams look to it; at least it does to me!

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

Tinker

"Southern Comfort"...I like it and the way you pulled it off, as usual! The new grip kind of has a Beaumont-Adams look to it; at least it does to me!

I was kinda going for that look with the grip; hard to pull off with colt-style construction.

 

[kBob]

That is some great work.

I like it, a lot.

-kBob

 

[BobWright]

That's very attractive. Can't help but trying to imagine a 4 3/4" barrel and ejector assembly.

You are very talented in ability and imagination!

Bob Wright

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

Finished the case for this gun today. I bought the box at Goodwill for $3, stripped the lacquer and found some rather nice wood underneath. Replaced the hinges and added a matching latch, then re-lined and partitioned the case. Made space in it for my Ideal reloading tool, a de-capping block and punch, an ejector rod for sticky cases, a screwdriver and cleaning rod, as well as a brass powder measure that holds just enough for my favorite .38 S&W load. The ammunition shown was reloaded with the tools from the case. The brass bands on the ejector and screwdriver are made from .45 Colt brass.

 

[bannockburn]

Tinker

Nicely done! Has that transitional look to it (that's to say maybe a couple of centuries back; sometime around the 1870s). Your repurposed wood case looks to be perfectly sized for your revolver, ammo, and the various tools you have included there!