by tinker1066 | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Colt Richards conversion of the 1860 Army In the mid 19th C. a fellow named Rolin White patented a clever idea. Bore all the way through the cylinder of a revolver so that it could be loaded from the rear with a metallic cartridge. He tried to interest Colt in his...
by tinker1066 | Apr 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
I can’t properly go shooting while we’re in isolation, but I can do a little shooting on the property if I don’t overdo it and annoy the neighbors. Having recently completed the 1848 cartridge conversion it seemed like a natural time to work up some...
by tinker1066 | Apr 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the gun world ‘EDC” is common parlance for a gun you carry almost all of the time. Some take this very literally, and insist that this is the only gun you should carry. Ever. There’s a certain logic to this; if you always carry the same gun it...
by tinker1066 | Apr 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
This is an Armi San Marco replica of a Colt 1848 Pocket Model, known as the ‘Baby Dragoon.’ The .45 ACP cartridge is for size comparison. These guns are small! Developed in 1846-47, the Colt Pocket Model was a .31 caliber percussion pistol based on (and...
by tinker1066 | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Also known as the Model 2, not to be confused with the Number 2 Army, this was the gun that introduced the .38 S&W cartridge. Which is, of course, .36 caliber… but we’re not going to worry about that. The 1st model was produced from 1876-1877. These...
