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Post by tek4260 on Feb 22, 2012 21:58:55 GMT -5
Got this one put back together for a friend but am missing the hammer screw. Story is that it was found in the attic of an old house that had fallen in several years back. Someone took it apart and stuck it in a sack and forgot about it for a few decades. Does anyone know of a good place to get the screw? I found this site and will call tomorrow and check on it unless someone here has a better source. www.coltparts.com/pt_60army.htmlAnd to show my ignorance, this is an 1860 Army right? FWIW, the thing is tight as a new revolver and the action is crisp even with the wrench in place of the pin. Tis a shame that it is in such bad shape. The owner wants to know what it is worth as well. I think it is a $100 wall hanger, but I think he believes it is worth a good bit more....
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Post by nolongcolt on Feb 22, 2012 23:06:47 GMT -5
It would certainly appear to be an 1860 if its .44 caliber. Not sure about parts but e-gunparts (Numrich) may be able to help. Value is tough to know. I would think you are probably right, unless there was some provenance with it indicating something interesting or unique about it.
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Post by ward01 on Feb 23, 2012 11:10:35 GMT -5
It is darn tough to find an original complete 1860 Army for anywhere in the neighborhood of $100 these days. It may not be your cup of tea but it will trip someones trigger.
It's hard to tell from the picture but a bit of gentle cleaning may remove a fair amount of that rust - it almost looks like some blue showing through the rust.
Sometimes Italian parts can be used for repair but here I expect the thread size might not match.
ward
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Post by oldschool on Feb 23, 2012 12:51:09 GMT -5
Might be a good candidate for electrolysis to remove that rust...
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Post by Mark Terry on Feb 23, 2012 20:15:21 GMT -5
Cool. I've always wanted to find one like that. Have to figure they are out there.
Let us know if your friend decides to get rid of it.
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Post by albundy on Feb 23, 2012 20:44:45 GMT -5
Nice
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Post by tek4260 on Feb 23, 2012 22:02:23 GMT -5
Heck, I hope I don't "inherit" it! I'd be tempted to knock some rust off and grab some BP....
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Post by hairy on Feb 23, 2012 22:39:44 GMT -5
Oldschool has a good idea there. If you have not done it before ... search engines are your friend. A gun like that makes a feller wish it could talk. It probably has a few stories under all that FeO2. Make sure those chambers are empty before you hook the current up to it though.
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Post by oldschool on Feb 24, 2012 10:07:53 GMT -5
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Post by wickerbill on Feb 26, 2012 2:53:52 GMT -5
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Post by shootiniron on Feb 26, 2012 16:08:37 GMT -5
It actually looks like it still has some original blue on it. Id try this and WD-40. www.big45metalcleaner.com/ It works really great, but it takes some patients. Just use it with a light scrubbing motion. I found keeping it wet with Break Free for a week will help loosen the rust too. You will never get the pits out but you can remove the rust. I'd be afraid that the electrolysis method will remove the blue that is still there. Just me, but I'd leave the patina on the trigger guard. It took a long time for it to get that mellow look and once it's gone you can never get it back. My 2c.
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Post by tek4260 on Feb 26, 2012 21:44:29 GMT -5
Got it ordered. Many thanks for the link.
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Post by wickerbill on Feb 26, 2012 22:30:16 GMT -5
No problem. If I need a part for anything BP, Dixie is the first place I go. Bill
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Post by jayhawker on Feb 27, 2012 10:23:11 GMT -5
Definitely looks salvageable.
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Post by tek4260 on Feb 29, 2012 12:53:57 GMT -5
Wow Dixie Gun Works is fast! Ordered it Sunday morning and had it Tuesday when the mail ran!
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