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Post by Lee Martin on Oct 5, 2014 18:30:03 GMT -5
Thumbing through a 1965 issue of Guns & Ammo, I ran across this 45-70 revolver. It was part of Keith's article that month and is the same one he referenced in "Sixguns".  I don't ever recall seeing a picture of it though. Thought it may be of interest to some of you. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpall tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by steve on Oct 5, 2014 18:39:56 GMT -5
Looks like a 6 shot? Neat
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Post by ericp on Oct 5, 2014 18:58:28 GMT -5
Holy wah! That thing is a tank. Looks like whoever built it wasn't too concerned about making it easy on the eyes.
Eric
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Post by seancass on Oct 5, 2014 19:45:25 GMT -5
That looks like a long reach to the trigger. It looks WAY bigger than any modern interpretation. Wonder where that lil' guy ended up!
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Post by Markbo on Oct 11, 2014 12:47:38 GMT -5
Whew... that is not pretty! Any details on Maker, etc?
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Post by cable on Oct 11, 2014 15:39:54 GMT -5
that was the Wilson revolver, i believe. they were made around 1900, i seem to recall for only a few years, like 1901 to 1906 ??
saw one offered in an auction years ago. i believe Keith said it wasn't very reliable, though he loved the idea.
Keck and Phelps i believe are the two makers [ they may have been partners initially ] that made them back years ago, as in the 70s i think.. the keck had a bronze frame, the phelps was all steel.
i had a phelps and sold it after short while; it was so huge that it was really just a novelty.
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Post by Lee Martin on Oct 16, 2014 15:13:35 GMT -5
Wasn't aware of any from the early 1900's. Good to know they date that far back. Now the one pictured above isn't a Wilson. Those came out in the early 1960's:  -Lee www,singleactions.com "Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by jayhawker on Oct 16, 2014 17:31:25 GMT -5
The Elmer G&A .45-70 was a current build at the time, I believe one of a kind, not an early 1900s gun.
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Post by cable on Oct 16, 2014 23:41:03 GMT -5
i think the article generated enough interest that they produced them for a while; the keck version was a bronze frame-- a family practice doctor that i knew when i lived in Idaho Falls , Idaho, had one and that was in 1983.....it was really huge. the phelps was same size but all steel frame. i got one shortly after moving to alaska, so i guess i got it in 1985 or so. there was a custom holster rig with basket weave pattern that you could order and of course i did order it. the holster rig alone weighed several pounds too. then i found a huge display model bowie made by some company and a basket weave sheath to match.
once i wore the whole rig at a gun show --- must have added over 20 pounds to my weight ! got a lot of interest and laughs out of that rig...
later i sold the pistol and holster and sometime later the bowie........shoulda kept the whole thing just for display if nothing else. don't even have a picture.
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Post by jayhawker on Oct 17, 2014 9:05:47 GMT -5
I recently bought off of ebay an 8X10 B&W press photo of the guy shooting the gun with his hat in mid air. Didn't know what, but bet it was a .45-70 SA.
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Post by caryc on Oct 22, 2014 18:34:47 GMT -5
I recently bought off of ebay an 8X10 B&W press photo of the guy shooting the gun with his hat in mid air. Didn't know what, but bet it was a .45-70 SA. I really don't think I'd have the guts to fire that thing with one hand like that. Seems like it would be too easy to get injured. |
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Post by cable on Oct 24, 2014 11:05:21 GMT -5
the problem is more holding it up and steady one handed. these revolvers weigh as much as many rifles. the recoil, with a factory 300 gr., wasnt nearly as much as a freedom arms 454 or many other revolvers......the darn thing weighs about twice what those revolvers do !
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Post by akray on Sept 30, 2020 15:11:59 GMT -5
The Inflation Calculator
What cost $250 in 1964 would cost $2090.61 in 2019.
Also, if you were to buy exactly the same products in 2019 and 1964,
they would cost you $250 and $30.13 respectively.
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Post by taffin on Sept 30, 2020 16:15:16 GMT -5
Thumbing through a 1965 issue of Guns & Ammo, I ran across this 45-70 revolver. It was part of Keith's article that month and is the same one he referenced in "Sixguns". I don't ever recall seeing a picture of it though. Thought it may be of interest to some of you. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpall tunnel one round at a time" A local fellow Sty Brainard worked with Clarence Bates in California to build one in the early 1960s ' It was on the cover of GUN WORLD. |
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