CraigC
Sixgun Nut
As some have probably surmised, I love the Colt cartridge conversion guns. This is what I've managed to accumulate so far. I'm also going to include the 1871-1872 Open Top cartridge models as well, since they're in the same vein.
Most recent is a fantasy gun in the form of a Richards Type I conversion in .38Spl. An early Cimarron ASM gun that is an 1860/1861 hybrid. It's essentially an 1860 Type I but in .38Spl with a Navy grip. The Richards Type I was only done on the 1860. So it should be either a .44 or an 1861 Richards-Mason pattern conversion. Cool sixgun, either way.
Another fantasy gun, a pseudo-1861 Richards-Mason. Actually an 1860 Richards Type II in .38Spl, fitted with a Navy grip frame and Uberti pearls.
Cimarron's "Tuco Special", built on the Open Top cartridge frame in .45Colt with a Leech & Rigdon style barrel.
My pair of 1860 Richards-Mason conversions in .44Colt.
Whatever the hell this is. An ASM 1861 with a Legal Guardian gateless conversion and a non-functioning ejector. It's a paperweight.
My early Cimarron 1860 Richards Type II .44Colt has been cut to 5.5" and fitted with giraffe bone grips. Still needs to go to the engraver.
This is a Uberti 1851 Navy .38Spl conversion by Kenny Howell with a relined barrel.
Uberti 1851 Richards-Mason conversion .38Spl from Dixie Gun Works.
I've converted this aged Pietta with Kirst bits but it ain't ready for show business just yet.
The Open Top 5.5" Navy .44Colt with Uberti ivory polymer.
The flagship, the Cimarron Open Top .44Colt engraved by Michael Gouse, finished by Turnbull and stocked in ivory by Jack Huntington.
There's two more we're not gonna go into, one is a botched conversion by a half-assed gunsmith. The other is the Cimarron Pocket .380.
Most recent is a fantasy gun in the form of a Richards Type I conversion in .38Spl. An early Cimarron ASM gun that is an 1860/1861 hybrid. It's essentially an 1860 Type I but in .38Spl with a Navy grip. The Richards Type I was only done on the 1860. So it should be either a .44 or an 1861 Richards-Mason pattern conversion. Cool sixgun, either way.
Another fantasy gun, a pseudo-1861 Richards-Mason. Actually an 1860 Richards Type II in .38Spl, fitted with a Navy grip frame and Uberti pearls.
Cimarron's "Tuco Special", built on the Open Top cartridge frame in .45Colt with a Leech & Rigdon style barrel.
My pair of 1860 Richards-Mason conversions in .44Colt.
Whatever the hell this is. An ASM 1861 with a Legal Guardian gateless conversion and a non-functioning ejector. It's a paperweight.
My early Cimarron 1860 Richards Type II .44Colt has been cut to 5.5" and fitted with giraffe bone grips. Still needs to go to the engraver.
This is a Uberti 1851 Navy .38Spl conversion by Kenny Howell with a relined barrel.
Uberti 1851 Richards-Mason conversion .38Spl from Dixie Gun Works.
I've converted this aged Pietta with Kirst bits but it ain't ready for show business just yet.
The Open Top 5.5" Navy .44Colt with Uberti ivory polymer.
The flagship, the Cimarron Open Top .44Colt engraved by Michael Gouse, finished by Turnbull and stocked in ivory by Jack Huntington.
There's two more we're not gonna go into, one is a botched conversion by a half-assed gunsmith. The other is the Cimarron Pocket .380.