The THR 1851/1860 Club

expat alaska...to answer your question about the old 1860,yes I do shoot it but use the cylinder from the unknown gun because the modern caps #11's are too small. The cylinder fits the old timer very well but when I first got it someone had installed the wrong nipples and they were too small. I only found this out when one of the nipples blew out when I shot it. Good way to lose an eye. I had some spare nipples which fit properly but only had 5 of them so to this day there is one chamber which remains nippleless, this is now my safety chamber.
Here is a picture of the rear of the cylinder from the 1863 original gun, looks like there are a lot of miles on this one.

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Was in a bit of a photographic mood the other day and put this photo together with an old belt and holster I had and my Colt Model 1860.

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2nd Generation w/ Elephant Ivory

I've had this one since the early 80s. Colt 2nd Generation 1851 with pre-ban elephant ivory grips by Jerry Meacham.
 

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Crawdad1

Thanks! I have always thought the Model 1860 had the most stylish design of any black powder revolver.

PRM

Those are some truly great looking ivory stocks you've got there! They look fantastic with your Colt Model 1851.
 
My 1860 Armies

Here is my 1860 Armies. The top one is an original Colt, and the bottom one is an Armi San Marco.
 

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#1 Choctaw, #2 Crawdad1, #3 Malachi Leviticus Blue, #4 HUnter58, #5 Berkley, #6 volleyfire, #7 dickydalton, #8 Ephriam Kibbey, #9 Prairie Dawg, #10 Fingers McGee, #11 45 Dragoon, #12 Willie Sutton, #13 todd haley, #14 Doubledeuce 1, #15 1KPerDay, #16 J-Bar, #17 sltm1, #18 bannockburn, #19 NineMilePete, #20 Yankee John, #21 mykeal, #22 driver243, #23 44 Dave, #24 ImperatorGray, #25 RS1860, #26 A526051, #27 dwh4784, #28 dagger dog, #29 StrawHat, #30 Skinny 1950, #31 gopguy, #32 RonC, #33 alexander45, #34 daboyleroy, #35 expat_alaska, #36 Brad_Bradsher, #37 perldog007, #38 RCampb6131.
 
A Pair of Uberti Navy Arms Griswold & Gunnisons Consectutive Serial Numbers:

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A Pair of Cimarron Richard Mason Conversions 38 Special Consectutive Serial Numbers:

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A Pair of Cimarron Open Tops 38 Special Consectutive Serial Numbers:

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A Pair of Cimarron "Man With No Name" 38 Special Consectutive Serial Numbers:

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A Pair of Cimarron Leech & Rigdons:

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One of a pair of Cimarron 1851's (they are at Goons getting worked over):

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Jealous!

I do not like brassers for shooters but great for variations.

Very nice collection of pistols! I have one...:mad:

The Blondie pistols need silver rattlesnakes...

Have miles to go before I die...
 
I'm not much for brassers either but i had been searching for a pair of the Uberti ones for years. A lot of people don't even know Uberti made brassers at one point

My only other brassers are the Spiller & Burrs

This gives me three of the main confederate made 36 caliber revolvers. (G&G's, S&B's, and L&R's) Once these are all set with cases, etc. I was thinking on a pair of 36 caliber Dance revolvers
 
#1 Choctaw, #2 Crawdad1, #3 Malachi Leviticus Blue, #4 HUnter58, #5 Berkley, #6 volleyfire, #7 dickydalton, #8 Ephriam Kibbey, #9 Prairie Dawg, #10 Fingers McGee, #11 45 Dragoon, #12 Willie Sutton, #13 todd haley, #14 Doubledeuce 1, #15 1KPerDay, #16 J-Bar, #17 sltm1, #18 bannockburn, #19 NineMilePete, #20 Yankee John, #21 mykeal, #22 driver243, #23 44 Dave, #24 ImperatorGray, #25 RS1860, #26 A526051, #27 dwh4784, #28 dagger dog, #29 StrawHat, #30 Skinny 1950, #31 gopguy, #32 RonC, #33 alexander45, #34 daboyleroy, #35 expat_alaska, #36 Brad_Bradsher, #37 perldog007, #38 RCampb6131, #39 jaxenro.
 
jaxenro

I was going to say you still need a brace of Dance Brothers revolvers to go with the other Confederate revolvers. Maybe some day a LeMat Army and a Cavalry model to round out the collection.
 
Yup but all mine are 36. I will probably at some point convert a pair of L&R's to 36 Dance by having the recoil shields milled off
 
Beautiful!

That's "Going well balanced!" Doc Holiday/Willie Nelson in the Stagecoach remake with Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson.

Did all the double Colt CAV commemoratives come numbered like that?

Do the US's carry best to the inside or the outside?
 
I got those 1860's as part of an Estate that was being liquidated, I also picked up an 1862 Pocket Police, a squareback 1851 with silver-plated back strap and trigger guard and two 1848 Third model Dragoons. I happened to have the cash at the time and they were going for a good price so I bought 6 Colt revolvers made in the 1970's in one transaction.
I got in on the tail end of the sale and the really good antiques were gone in short order, it is always sad when a gun collector passes away and their collection is scattered to the wind.
I have coming soon a Belgian 1860 Centennial which I am told is unfired,, this one has the fluted cylinder which looks kind weird to me...not sure if Colt made such a thing or not?
 
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Does it look like this one?

Minus the crossed swords, I mean.
This is a 3rd Generation Colt that I just bought.
 

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Thats what it looks like....so Colt did make 'em,good to know.
Almost forgot about this one, it was used in competition and is a great shooter you can see a drag mark on the cylinder before I fixed it up:

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this one has the fluted cylinder which looks kind weird to me...not sure if Colt made such a thing or not?...

If you are asking about was the 1860 originally offered with a fully fluted cylinder, the answer is yes. The 1860 was introduced with the fully fluted cylinder being used for maybe the first 100 revolvers. Several of these burst and were replaced by Colts. The majority of the 1860s left the factory with the common engraved cylinder. The 1861 was also introduced with the fluted cylinder and because there was more steel in the cylinder, did not burst. Still, not a common variation.

Here are replicas of the revolvers mentioned, the 1860 is in the middle.

Kevin
 

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