Author Topic: OK, how about the Good, The Bad, and the Ugly? (Read 999 times)

paladyn · « **on:** May 16, 2004, 06:29:18 AM »

Eastwood has a Navy style cap and ball revolver in this one with a removable barrel. He has it completely disassembled cleaning it. I have photos of the Navy style revolvers in a Gunfighters book, but none of them disassembled.
Anyone know what revolver this is?
Thanks!

Joseph Wheeler · « **Reply #1 on:** May 16, 2004, 03:29:42 PM »

The pistol is either a Walker or a Dragoon type . I forget I aint seen that movie since hector was a pup

paladyn · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2004, 06:02:00 AM »

Thanks for the info. I never cease to think these old cap and ball revolvers are extremely cool.

stepnmud · « **Reply #3 on:** May 23, 2004, 03:53:19 AM »

Blondie's revolver is a 1851 Navy Colt model converted to shoot cartridges and is basically the same design as the Walkers, Dragoon models, and the 1860 Army in that the barrel wedge can be removed and barrel is removed, then the cylinder slips off the base pin in just a few seconds and easily reassembled, just like in the GB&U. :-)
The GB&U made in 1966 and was the third of a series with the man with no name, first was "A Fistfull of Dollars" then "A Few Dollars More".

Navy Conversion's were popular after the conflict, either as newly produced guns by Colt and also By Colt using up a surplus of existing parts, as well as some conversion's that were done by gunsmith/blacksmith types from their own shops. lots of folks had their original cap & ball pistols converted by Colt as the price was cheaper than buying a new 1873 Peacemaker.

paladyn · « **Reply #4 on:** May 23, 2004, 04:07:00 AM »

Thanks for the info.

C1PNR · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2004, 09:16:35 AM »

Those Navy models are very nice! I had the frame on mine modified to shoot more to point of aim at 25 yards. Really slick action. :grin:

Been so long since I shot it I can't remember the load. I know it was a full charge of FFFg under a round ball with Crisco over the top to "seal" the chamber. Easy to clean, too. Just use very hot soapy water. Dry while still hot and oil when metal has cooled off.

paladyn · « **Reply #6 on:** June 10, 2004, 10:47:52 AM »

I always favor the Westerns that use the old Navy style revolvers to the Peacemakers.

UPN last Friday night had a new Jesse James movie called American Outlaws. It was a little hokey, but they were pretty much using time period revolvers.