All;
Common knowledge is that the quality of reproduction cap'n ball revolvers has varied over the years from okay to downright abominable. However, the quality of recent repros has increased by leaps and bounds.
So my question is this: How does the quality of the BEST repro cap'n ball revolvers compare to an original gun? I know that hand finishing is completely lacking on the current crop of revolvers, but CNC machining has negated the need for the TLC lavished on the original guns. Also, today's steels are dramatically better.
If you walked into a hardware store in St. Louis in November of 1869, and you saw in the case a complete selection of original pistols, and next to it a selection of the BEST modern C'N B guns, what would you pick on the basis of quality alone?
Thanks,
-John
Common knowledge is that the quality of reproduction cap'n ball revolvers has varied over the years from okay to downright abominable. However, the quality of recent repros has increased by leaps and bounds.
So my question is this: How does the quality of the BEST repro cap'n ball revolvers compare to an original gun? I know that hand finishing is completely lacking on the current crop of revolvers, but CNC machining has negated the need for the TLC lavished on the original guns. Also, today's steels are dramatically better.
If you walked into a hardware store in St. Louis in November of 1869, and you saw in the case a complete selection of original pistols, and next to it a selection of the BEST modern C'N B guns, what would you pick on the basis of quality alone?
Thanks,
-John