I'm quite new to black powder revolvers, but I have two of them sitting here. One is mine, just bought it a couple weeks ago but don't have any powder or lead yet. The other is one a friend sent with me to see if I could figure out what it needs. It was given to him and he knows absolutely nothing about it (he thought it was original- it's not)
It is stamped EIG NAVY on the top of the barrel, and is .36 caliber. It is missing the piece that keeps the lever up under the barrel, and the bolt that the lever pivots on is completely stripped out. An internal flat spring is broken, and it looks like another small piece inside is pretty much worn out. I'm not sure what it's called but it connects to the piece that locks the cylinder when it's cocked. The cylinder is also dinged pretty bad, from what looks like someone dry-firing it with the cylinder not lined up.
Is this a wall-hanger parts gun like I suspect, or worth fixing up? I assume parts are readily available somewhere but haven't been able to find them.
Mine is a Navy Arms .44 cal (not sure about model- bought it used. The guy said it was an Italian replica of a Colt). I look forward to shooting it as soon as I buy a set of moulds and some powder.
It is stamped EIG NAVY on the top of the barrel, and is .36 caliber. It is missing the piece that keeps the lever up under the barrel, and the bolt that the lever pivots on is completely stripped out. An internal flat spring is broken, and it looks like another small piece inside is pretty much worn out. I'm not sure what it's called but it connects to the piece that locks the cylinder when it's cocked. The cylinder is also dinged pretty bad, from what looks like someone dry-firing it with the cylinder not lined up.
Is this a wall-hanger parts gun like I suspect, or worth fixing up? I assume parts are readily available somewhere but haven't been able to find them.
Mine is a Navy Arms .44 cal (not sure about model- bought it used. The guy said it was an Italian replica of a Colt). I look forward to shooting it as soon as I buy a set of moulds and some powder.