Hello to my new pards. I've come to this forum to pick up knowledge and share the cameraderie of blackpowder shooting.
I've read that the original Walkers, Whitneyville-Hartford Dragoons, and the First Model Dragoons had no bluing on their cylinders. Any thoughts on why Colonel Colt made this decision? And with all the effort made by some manufacturers nowadays to reproduce the old guns accurately, why has no one that I know of considered this? I understand the consequences of an unfinished cylinder. Perhaps there is a type of finish that could re-create the "white" look yet appear as the originals. Anyone thought of stripping the bluing from the cylinders of their repro horse pistols? It would be a different, and more authentic look.
Thanks in advance for any input you gents may offer.
I've read that the original Walkers, Whitneyville-Hartford Dragoons, and the First Model Dragoons had no bluing on their cylinders. Any thoughts on why Colonel Colt made this decision? And with all the effort made by some manufacturers nowadays to reproduce the old guns accurately, why has no one that I know of considered this? I understand the consequences of an unfinished cylinder. Perhaps there is a type of finish that could re-create the "white" look yet appear as the originals. Anyone thought of stripping the bluing from the cylinders of their repro horse pistols? It would be a different, and more authentic look.
Thanks in advance for any input you gents may offer.