Steel trigger guard for 1858 NMA?

[Orion8472]

Is there such a thing as a steel trigger guard for the Remington 1858 New Model Army, or just the brass?

I have a NMA and I like it except for the trigger guard.

 

[vintovka]

Never seen one,

 

[44 Dave]

Every one I have had apart you had to slightly "spring" the guard into place, steel would be harder to fit.

 

[Tommygunn]

I believe brass can be blackened .... it might be your best bet.

 

[Captain*kirk]

Why?

 

[noelf2]

They are all brass, however some are silver plated like on the pietta competition model. Brass black is your best bet.

 

[Orion8472]

Captain*kirk,....the "why"? Mostly because I find it distracting, compared to the rest of the gun, which is very black [except for the wood grips, of course].

Tommygunn, if I keep this revolver, I might see about the blackening. Right now, I have this one and an 1851 Colt [Pietta, Taylors]......and I like the feel of the Colt style better. But I like how easy it is to get the cylinder out of the Remington style. :-/

 

[noelf2]

...Mostly because I find it distracting, compared to the rest of the gun, which is very black [except for the wood grips, of course].

I tend to agree that the trigger guard us a bit visually loud, when it is brightly polished. An aged patina helps to knock that down a bit. I think you'd be happier with it browned or blacked. You can also take the trigger guard off and rub it down with some black powder fouling and let it set a few weeks to force a quick patina on it so it's not so bright. If you don't like that look, you can always polish it to bright again.

 

[Captain*kirk]

Captain*kirk,....the "why"? Mostly because I find it distracting, compared to the rest of the gun, which is very black [except for the wood grips, of course].

Tommygunn, if I keep this revolver, I might see about the blackening. Right now, I have this one and an 1851 Colt [Pietta, Taylors]......and I like the feel of the Colt style better. But I like how easy it is to get the cylinder out of the Remington style. :-/

The brass blackening works well from what I've seen of others' guns. Never tried it myself, though.

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

Howdy

For what it's worth, the trigger guards on the originals were always made of brass. Sometimes silver plated, but always brass. Never steel.

If the brass trigger guard is too shiny for you, next time you clean it just rub some of the sooty water on the trigger guard. That will dull the brass pretty quickly.

 

[Orion8472]

Thanks anyway guys. I've put it up for sale. Other reasons.