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Post by vonfatman on Jul 17, 2012 22:53:30 GMT -5
This Super Dakota came today and I'm pleased. Looks to have been shot little. The gun feels great to hold. I like the grip. I ran a few rounds down the tube tonight....felt good. I need to shoot it next to my old .41 Blackhawk. Here are a couple photos. Bob        |
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 18, 2012 8:27:00 GMT -5
Wow Bob....that's quite a piece. The 5.5" version is pretty rare (hell, all Intercontinental Super Dakotas are rare I guess). If you ever get tired of it you know who to call  Great find though and many thanks for posting photos. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by vonfatman on Jul 18, 2012 8:30:21 GMT -5
Thanks Lee. I was fortunate to find it!
And yes, you will get the call should I sell the gun.
Bob
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Post by riorider on Jul 18, 2012 9:26:51 GMT -5
I have the twin sister and love it, heavy loads make the knuckles smart at times!
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Post by sackpeterson on Jul 18, 2012 9:42:25 GMT -5
I just bought one of the Inter Continental Dakota .22s. Kind of a "Mini Dakota"… (although, it is full size pattern and absurdly heavy).
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 18, 2012 9:47:39 GMT -5
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Post by sackpeterson on Jul 18, 2012 10:03:00 GMT -5
Cornell, which does a lot of catalog reprints, just added ICAs 1969 catalog to their line. Coincidentally, it set off one of my GB alerts this morning. Those Super Dakotas are probably both right around 1969.
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Post by cable on Jul 18, 2012 10:59:43 GMT -5
that is a wonderful find. looks great!
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Post by cable on Jul 18, 2012 11:01:26 GMT -5
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Post by vonfatman on Jul 18, 2012 17:33:25 GMT -5
I know when I shoot my wife's SBH...it will whack my knuckles with "warm" loads!!!
It's fun to have a little variety in SA revolvers.
Bob
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Post by maxcactus on Jul 18, 2012 19:44:00 GMT -5
Wow, those really are some terrific looking pieces you gents have, despite the rather odd top-strap/rear-sight configuration (looks hell for stout & sturdy tho). Is it a Colt 1860 replica grip frame they have on them?
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Post by crazycarl on Jul 18, 2012 23:40:20 GMT -5
... Wow. That is one beautiful gun. |
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Post by vonfatman on Jul 19, 2012 8:18:07 GMT -5
Max,
Lee would have to answer if it's an 1860 replica. It it STOUT! I weighs all of what my SBHs weigh.
Carl,
Thanks. I think it's a nice revolver.
Bob
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Post by Lee Martin on Jul 20, 2012 8:16:20 GMT -5
I just noticed yours has the hammer mounted safety and mine doesn't. I think the difference may be yours was either a Hammerli or Jager built Super whereas mine is a Uberti. Just when I think I have these figured out I'm thrown for a loop. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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Post by sackpeterson on Jul 20, 2012 12:24:03 GMT -5
The wheel hammer safety was invented and patented by Armando Piscetta of Armi Jager. The patent docs can be found on Google. Inasmuch as some Dakotas and Super Dakotas have them and some don’t, that’s probably just a function of timeline, as the safety device became a mandate in those years Inter Continental was importing them.
It’s all murky and will probably remain so, but I don’t think Uberti made any of the early Dakotas. Boyd Davis of EMF told me Jager made all of them, including the Hammerli Dakota (…I think a more nuanced answer is there was Jager / Hammerli “collaboration” during this time. But they are indeed all within the same serial range, indicating a common source. The Virginians are not in that range). As we have observed, the wheel safety was strictly a Jager or Hammerli feature.
I think Uberti’s first customers for centerfire revolvers was about 1971 for the Cattleman and the Outlaw ( Iver Johnson, Navy Arms, Western Arms, Replica Arms). Uberti has always used the hammer block for a safety, and those guns have that. I don’t think there was a Uberti cf revolver import that preceded the safety requirement, or a model where they met the safety device requirement with something other than the hammer block.
Big thing is Uberti’s U in the octagon or Uberti & Gardone appears on everything else Uberti made in that time. I really think those Dakotas would have that if Uberti made them.
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