restoring original cap and ball guns

[alsask]

Will repro parts work on original cap and ball guns to restore them to shooting condition? I was going to look for an original remmington 44 and restore it.

 

[Skinny 1950]

It would not surprise me to find out that there are repro parts for your gun,go on the net.
As far as parts from a reproduction of your gun that is a whole different thing. For Colts there are reproductions of the original parts,could be for the Remington as well.
I can get parts for a Manhatten .36 Pocket just hope they fit.

 

[Tommygunn]

I remember Uberti once claimed that their parts would fit originals except if they were threaded for screws, as they use metric and the American guns used English threads.
I never checked it out on handguns, and I don't know if they still make this claim.

I did once replace the trigger safety interlock spring on my Uberti Win. 1873 with an original, and it worked fine, but no threads were involved.

 

[Tallship]

I pulled a hand out of my Uberti Walker and put it in an original first model Dragoon, and it worked perfectly (no I don't fire the Dragoon, but the gun cycles perfectly).

 

[Kaeto]

Dixie Gun Works sells parts that will fit in originals.

 

[alsask]

Thanks Kaeto, now I have to find one at a decent price. I like the looks of a solid frame revolver like the Remington. My father in law had one years ago that was in excellant shape. It looked as though it had been used very little and I would not have hesitated firing it.