A fine example of a Victorian era revolver. You resurrected this revolver to an example that hasn’t been seen since the 19th century. Congratulations! Hope you and your family are healthy and safe. Thanks for the reconstruction video. Cheers gentlemen! 🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸
My grandfather carried and used 1 of those as a resistance figther in ww2. Carried it from his early teens till his last day. The .320 variant like you have only carried 58FPE/73 joules. Still people trusted in them and felt safe with it.
Amazing work as usual, love the restorations you guys do, the only problem is that the recording for me is only playing audio in the right ear, not sure if a recording or an editing issue but just something I noticed. Keep it up guys yall are gonna be big
I just started watching you guys a week ago I'm on episode 68. Just wanted to say I love what you guys do, and what you stand for. Hat's off too you both. It's good to see you have fun with magnet fishing. You two are by far the best magnet fisher's to watch. I'm going to be buying merchandise from you soon. And picking up a magnet as well. Keep up the good work.
That is awesome, we appreciate you and what you said means a lot, We can't wait for you to get magnet fishing and find some treasures of your own, thanks for watching and being awesome Tony
Rule no. 487 of gunsmithing: never pry sideplates or grips off with a screwdriver. They're made to drive screws. Get ahold of a rubber mallet and knock on an adjacent surface to knock them loose.
Best gun restoration channel on you tube,parts are impossible to get for those old bull dog revolvers,I have a john rigby bull dog with parts missing too.well done super restoration
Pretty good. You should borrow another Buldog & copy the missing part. Or better yet, find a drawing & have a machine shop make it to the actual specifications. Good luck 🙂
A new piece of restoring art of a old beauty ! You always know, what to do. I wonder that calibre ,a german revolver that size and times would have. 22 at least, some up to 6mm..Nice work as always. God's Blessings from Northern Germany Ludwig.
Dang, you guys are getting good at this restoring thing! Nice job! What was caliber kinda looked like a .45. But bet it was a BEAR to shoot, whatever the caliber! 😊
Fantastic job. Parts for old guns like that can be an ultra pain to track down. I'm still looking for a rear sight and cartridge cut off for a Marlin 39a.
Very impressive job my friend and yeah you are correct on old guns like that they are hard to find parts for most of the time you have to have a gunsmith make the part for you or try to find an after-market version but it's always so awesome to see a piece of gun history restored even if it's not complete you did an awesome job
I have looked at both for two months daily and including everygunpart.com. No luck and just bought a Eastwood blast cabinet as well. Thanks for watching
@@TheKinzlerBrosout of curiosity what parts are you looking for? I build firearms from part's kit's mostly 1911's and Sig's and I usual come across older style revolvers.
I have a British Bulldog identical to this but like yours, the cylinder does not lock into place for firing. Mine looks better than yours when you started but now looks worse than yours. Nice job!
Awesome restoration, great job. I just recently pulled in a British Bulldog 442 Webley …… or at least that’s what I think it is. I sent you some pics via Messenger. The piece in the trigger, you were referring to, I know exactly which piece it is and with the revolver I found it’s snapped in half unfortunately. Let me know you think, if you don’t mind or have the time.
I think my wife's is missing the same peice. When the trigger is pulled double action you have to manually move it forward again. Any idea what that parts called? Great video by the way really turned out great.
Well it's actually missing the cylinder stop and also the loading gate but I think the piece you're looking for would be the cylinder stop and might be another Spring that would act in for the double action If you would like to know more just look up the schematics of an 1880s British bulldog you'll get a full breakdown of every part
@The Kinzler Bros thanks I am sure your correct. I haven't worked on one of these in fifteen years or more. You did a really great job on that restoration.
Excellent. I've had mine to three gunsmith. Got her renickled now back at last gunsmith out of time on Double Action. Smith didn't want to take ut back but luckily the owner was a stand up guy so I mailed it back to owner. Fingers Crossed
Hi! - I love your videos ! - Remember those old Sherlock Holmes movies, where good old Nigel bruce-AKA-Dr. Watson carried a Bulldog- You guys do GOOD WORK, but, having done such stuff myself, it is A LABOR OF LOVE ! - I worked in tool and die and aerospace for many years, and, we used to do " G-JOBS, Meaning, personal creations in the shop- Give me an example of ANY item, I would Re- create it, used to be LOTS of fun- Anyway, keep up the good work ! Again. I LOVE YOUR VIDS. -
Beautiful. Forkin' "A". I read the book, and I believe that despite this name, the piece is of Belgian manufacture. Correct me if I'm wrong. I think the only really British ones were the ones made by Webley. The thing is--- look at the trigger guard. That is the classic Webley design. Most iconic because it was pirated and copied everywhere. This whole gun is a Webley knock off. We know that Belgian guns were good, except the parts from the Belgian knock-offs are not compatible... even from company to company. Apparently these guns were some of the most popular during the late 19th century, even in the American West. I wish some company would start making reproductions.
Hi, may I ask you a question I have a Forehand & Wadsworth bulldog in 32 I would one day like to shoot it is clean and seems to work but I'm not sure what ammo is safe to use in the gun a LGS sold me a box of 32 S&W long as all the search in have came to was pointing at that but it is smokeless and I like my hands and such so I have not tried it so i was wondering if you could point me in the right direction? by the way your work is amazing thank you Bruce
Hey Bruce, I just do research online to find the correct period ammo. We never got to shoot this one because it didn't function properly. We shoot our guns out of a vise before hand shooting so you could check out one of those videos, hope this helps and thanks for watching
I'd carry Her if you can get it mechanically sound. Yours looks like trigger return spring. Mine is cylinder timing on double action. Looking great is nice but they'd have to be reliable to me
Is that a Forehand & Wadsworth? I have 5 F&W Brit Bulldogs in 32 SW& 38SW. I also have a Belgian in 44 Bulldog. I think the 44 will actually chamber 44 Russian. These are some of the coolest revolvers I have. I was doing locum tenens anesthesia in Fremont, Nebraska and stopped at a pawn shop to kill time. They had an F&W in 38 SW for $79. It was in excellent condition. There was a beautiful vintage box Remington ammo in the case, also in immaculate condition which they threw in. Had my C&R FFL so I could walk out with it. Gotta love those great unexpected pawn shop bargains. Was in Albuquerque a while back and got a nice Colt Bisley SAA in 38-40 for $900. Matched my '73 & '92 Winchester. One of my favorites to shoot. Best find was US Army 1873 Cavalry Colt SAA in 12,000 serial range-- 1874 mfg, Ainsworth inspected for $600. Barrel was cut to 3" and had homemade ejector made from copper tubing and brazed on. Half of a penny brazed on for front sight. I actually shot it with Trailboss loads but with an Italian cylinder I picked up for $15. The original cylinder was fine, but when you see how thin the outer wall of each chamber is, you know you don't want to risk blowing it out. The repro cylinder basically dropped in with only minor adjustments. I've retired it now though. Got a repro to shoot for fun. Same with my 1860 Colt. Shot it with ~17gr of 777 until I found a repro at Cabelas in bargain cave for $159. Unfired and I couldn't find any blems. Put a 45 Colt cartridge conversion cylinder in and it is a pretty darned accurate shooter. Do you do restoration work commercially? I have a few pieces spiffed up a little.
Yes it is and it is chambered in .38, looks like you are quite a collector of guns, impressive. No we do not do it on a commercial level, we are working on getting an FFL ourselves, ya it is nice to clean them up a little. thanks for watching
Yes you made it look better but it would of been nice to see you going the full distance and that includes using proper tools. Evaopo Rust is better than vinegar in this situation and that would include soaking 24 hours minimum. I'd also had spent much more time in prep with sanding the metal pits out and then polishing. The end result in finish would be better regardless if you are plating or bluing.
Yeah, but then people would complain about "removing the character" or "destroying history" or something like that. No matter what he does, someone will have a complaint about it.
So glad I found a legit restoration channel
Thank you very much we appreciate it! Thanks for watching
Love seeing unloved old things getting new lease on life thanks
Me too, it's satisfying. Thanks for watching!
A fine example of a Victorian era revolver. You resurrected this revolver to an example that hasn’t been seen since the 19th century. Congratulations! Hope you and your family are healthy and safe. Thanks for the reconstruction video. Cheers gentlemen! 🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸
Thank you very much Martin, hope all is well with you too. thanks for watching
Dude you’re bringing back history by doing this. Amazing.
Thank you we appreciate it, thanks for watching!
Wow what a great job. The nickel plating was really interesting!
Thanks Diego, ya it was my first time with that process.
It’s amazing to me that you can take a gun that looks horrible and make it look great. Good job and thanks for sharing.
Ya it is crazy what some chemicals can do, thank you very much and thanks for watching.
@@TheKinzlerBros , Could a machinist make the one missing piece?
My grandfather carried and used 1 of those as a resistance figther in ww2.
Carried it from his early teens till his last day.
The .320 variant like you have only carried 58FPE/73 joules.
Still people trusted in them and felt safe with it.
That is very cool and your grandfather was a great man I'm sure of it, thanks for the comment and for watching
Amazing work as usual, love the restorations you guys do, the only problem is that the recording for me is only playing audio in the right ear, not sure if a recording or an editing issue but just something I noticed. Keep it up guys yall are gonna be big
Thanks buddy we appreciate it, ya we are going to buy a new camera and maybe that will help. thanks for the support
You did a fantastic job cleaning up that gun. I love your restoration videos. Have a great day my friend ❤😊
Thanks Donna we appreciate your support, thanks for watching
Nice work ! 👍
Thanks Jean!
Awesome! You gave that Gun Life again!
Thank you very much I appreciate that and thanks for watching
I just started watching you guys a week ago I'm on episode 68. Just wanted to say I love what you guys do, and what you stand for. Hat's off too you both. It's good to see you have fun with magnet fishing. You two are by far the best magnet fisher's to watch. I'm going to be buying merchandise from you soon. And picking up a magnet as well. Keep up the good work.
That is awesome, we appreciate you and what you said means a lot, We can't wait for you to get magnet fishing and find some treasures of your own, thanks for watching and being awesome Tony
Rule no. 487 of gunsmithing: never pry sideplates or grips off with a screwdriver. They're made to drive screws.
Get ahold of a rubber mallet and knock on an adjacent surface to knock them loose.
Haha, good one! thanks for watching
WOW that looks so amazing what a great piece of history!
Thank you Silvia, thanks for watching
Best gun restoration channel on you tube,parts are impossible to get for those old bull dog revolvers,I have a john rigby bull dog with parts missing too.well done super restoration
Thank you very much we appreciate the support. Ya they are! Thanks for watching
My country have strict gun law, this kinda' video makes us feel next to having one :) cheers my friend.
Ya that sucks, we are happy to make these videos for you, thanks for watching
Pretty good. You should borrow another Buldog & copy the missing part. Or better yet, find a drawing & have a machine shop make it to the actual specifications. Good luck 🙂
Ya maybe, Thank you very much thanks for watching
Dang guys your getting really good at this stuff
We really appreciate that Daniel, just keep practicing it makes everyone better
A new piece of restoring art of a old beauty ! You always know, what to do. I wonder that calibre ,a german revolver that size and times would have. 22 at least, some up to 6mm..Nice work as always. God's Blessings from Northern Germany Ludwig.
Ya we have quite a few restorations on the channel, thanks for watching we appreciate it!
Well done.
Thanks Curt!
Awesome job cleaning up that gun and making it look like new. Good work.
Thanks George we appreciate it, thanks for watching
What a beautiful revolver. I love this. Too bad that it can not fire.
Yeah we like it as well it was really too bad that It was missing a part and didn't work properly thanks for watching
Jeez what a difference. Cannot wait for the next one.
Ya it is crazy, me too, thanks for watching
An actual UA-camr that responds to comments. Nice.
You bet Barna, everyone, everyday, thanks for watching, we appreciate it
Outstanding JOB
Thanks buddy, thanks for watching
Why don’t you use any oil when assembling? These are metal parts rubbing against each other. Some lube will help smooth the action and prevent rust.
I do lubricate everything as I put it together I just don't show it in the video thanks for watching
Restauração incrível! É uma verdadeira terapia para mim ,assistir cada vídeo ! Parabéns pela dedicação e profissionalismo! 😊👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thanks for watching
Fantastic restoration again , keep up the great work .
Thank you, will do!
Sweet man!! Looks awesome 👌
Thanks buddy we appreciate that
That gun didn't look all that bad in the before. You did an amazing job. So fun to watch the process.
Thank you very much we appreciate it, thanks for watching
Dang, you guys are getting good at this restoring thing! Nice job!
What was caliber kinda looked like a .45. But bet it was a BEAR to shoot, whatever the caliber! 😊
Thanks Bryant we appreciate that, it is a .38 rim fire caliber. thanks for watching
Fantastic job. Parts for old guns like that can be an ultra pain to track down. I'm still looking for a rear sight and cartridge cut off for a Marlin 39a.
Thank you, ya we will look until we hopefully come across them. thanks for watching
@@TheKinzlerBros In some cases, the only option is to buy another broken one as a parts gun.
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@@mehmetyel323 Have you been gagged so you cannot talk?
Very impressive, nice restoration!
Thank you very much!
Very impressive job my friend and yeah you are correct on old guns like that they are hard to find parts for most of the time you have to have a gunsmith make the part for you or try to find an after-market version but it's always so awesome to see a piece of gun history restored even if it's not complete you did an awesome job
Thank you very much Tristan, we greatly appreciate it, thanks for watching
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the icing on the cake would be that you repair the trigger and shoot with It.
that's full restoration
You are correct, we are still looking for the parts, thanks for watching
Nice job, Brandon! Do you keep these guns yourself and display them or do you restore them for other people?
Thanks P.K., they have been all guns that we have kept so far. thanks for watching as always.
Try GunBroker for replacement parts also invest in a media blasting cab for better results.
Numrich also has a few parts too.
I have looked at both for two months daily and including everygunpart.com. No luck and just bought a Eastwood blast cabinet as well. Thanks for watching
@@TheKinzlerBrosout of curiosity what parts are you looking for? I build firearms from part's kit's mostly 1911's and Sig's and I usual come across older style revolvers.
Great job as always guys!
Thanks Mark, we appreciate it!
I have a British Bulldog identical to this but like yours, the cylinder does not lock into place for firing. Mine looks better than yours when you started but now looks worse than yours. Nice job!
Very cool, they are nice guns, it's too bad they don't work properly. Thanks for watching
I’ve rigged the electronic plating/rust removal before. It’s fun project.
Nice video. Nice finishing
Very cool, it is definitely a process, thanks you and thanks for watching
Cool gun, I think I have seen these before in some old movies.
It is very cool, I'm sure it was used in old movies, it was very common and popular. thanks for watching
As usual I am very pleased with the job you did,but I am really impressed with the nickel electroplating and the polish job beautiful work keep it up
Thanks Tim, that means a lot, we appreciate your support
Loved the plating. Great job.
Thank you so much Robin, thanks for watching
Looks like it's missing the cylinder stop and the loading gate
Good eye, absolutely. Thanks for watching
How long did you put each part in the nickel plating solution, just curious wanting to do that on a revolver I’m restoring
I put it in for like a minute or so each part and then repeated the process until the plating is to your desire. thanks for watching
@@TheKinzlerBros I appreciate that man keep up with your channel you are mine and so many others mentor thank you
What an old little gun. That would fit nicely in my purse. 👜
I bet it would, Thanks for watching Racheal
That barrel has some real pitting in it shame you didn't take the time to fix it.
Thanks for watching
Amazing job on an amazing job, it deszrved to be save and you did well, cheers from France
Thank you very much Armada, welcome and thanks for watching
I did not know that revolver. I liked. 😙👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you, we appreciate you watching!
Very good work and very Nice revolver thanks for de vidéo
Thank you very much we appreciate it, thank you for watching!
You could make the missing piece to make the gun work properly i have many old guns and my gunsmith has to make the parts himself and they work great
Ya I could've but, I wasn't as experienced back when I did this gun. Thanks for watching
@@TheKinzlerBros ok I was just curious
Nicely done 👍 looks really cool. Great job
Thank you, ya we can't wait till we find the couple parts we need for it to shoot, thanks for watching
how often are these restorations done for others and how often for yourselves?
More for ourselves than for others, thanks for watching!
Awesome restoration, great job. I just recently pulled in a British Bulldog 442 Webley …… or at least that’s what I think it is. I sent you some pics via Messenger. The piece in the trigger, you were referring to, I know exactly which piece it is and with the revolver I found it’s snapped in half unfortunately. Let me know you think, if you don’t mind or have the time.
Very cool, send the pics to my email at austin.kinzler.1@outlook.com, I'll catch it there. Thanks for watching
Buenísimo video, me podrían decir si este revolver le entra munición de calibre 44 ? Muchas gracias
Thank you, 38 rim fire. Thanks for watching
Forehand & Wadsworth sounds like a British Brothel , lol
Haha right, thanks for watching!
Genius!
Thank you very much Giuliano!
A beautiful piece of work.
Thank you very much, thanks for watching
Good job.Id be proud to have that in my collection.
Thanks Gary, ya its a cool little gun, thanks for watching
Another awesome restore been missing your Vids guys British Bulldog was a great wrestler LOL
Ya we haven't been able to put out as much content, haha nice name for a wrestler, thanks for watching George
I think my wife's is missing the same peice. When the trigger is pulled double action you have to manually move it forward again. Any idea what that parts called? Great video by the way really turned out great.
Well it's actually missing the cylinder stop and also the loading gate but I think the piece you're looking for would be the cylinder stop and might be another Spring that would act in for the double action If you would like to know more just look up the schematics of an 1880s British bulldog you'll get a full breakdown of every part
@The Kinzler Bros thanks I am sure your correct. I haven't worked on one of these in fifteen years or more. You did a really great job on that restoration.
It’s amazing | Nice job!
Thank you very much and thank you for watching
Very cool
Thank you, thanks for watching
Beautiful work
Thank you very much, thanks for watching!
Excellent. I've had mine to three gunsmith. Got her renickled now back at last gunsmith out of time on Double Action. Smith didn't want to take ut back but luckily the owner was a stand up guy so I mailed it back to owner. Fingers Crossed
Thank you and that is very cool I hope you get back what you want and thanks for watching
Try Numrich Arms for the part.
Thanks for the tip, we check everyday, thanks for watching
Degrease parts before putting in vinegar. You’ll be able to wipe rust off with rag.
Thanks for the tip will try next time. I appreciate that. A lot
Just a helpful tip not wanting to trigger you but use a steel wire brush on a revolver a copper can damage the gun
Thanks for the tip and for watching, we appreciate it!
Makes me wanna sing "Rule Britannia"
Haha, thanks for watching!
I love these videos...... the pistol is amazing
We do too, thanks so much for watching
@The Kinzler Bros watched and subscribed thank you for posting
I wonder if you could get a picture of the part and build one
Its possible, but I don't have the equipment. Thanks for watching
nice work as always gents!
Thanks buddy we appreciate it.
Hi! - I love your videos ! - Remember those old Sherlock Holmes movies, where good old Nigel bruce-AKA-Dr. Watson carried a Bulldog- You guys do GOOD WORK, but, having done such stuff myself, it is A LABOR OF LOVE ! - I worked in tool and die and aerospace for many years, and, we used to do " G-JOBS, Meaning, personal creations in the shop- Give me an example of ANY item, I would Re- create it, used to be LOTS of fun- Anyway, keep up the good work ! Again. I LOVE YOUR VIDS. -
Hey Mark, thank you very much we appreciate your support! ya they are cool guns. That sounds cool and like a lot of fun. Thanks again!
Beautiful. Forkin' "A".
I read the book, and I believe that despite this name, the piece is of Belgian manufacture. Correct me if I'm wrong. I think the only really British ones were the ones made by Webley. The thing is--- look at the trigger guard. That is the classic Webley design. Most iconic because it was pirated and copied everywhere. This whole gun is a Webley knock off. We know that Belgian guns were good, except the parts from the Belgian knock-offs are not compatible... even from company to company. Apparently these guns were some of the most popular during the late 19th century, even in the American West. I wish some company would start making reproductions.
Thanks for all the info and ya that would be cool if they would make them again, thanks for watching
A lot of parts were not even interchangeable on the same models in the Victorian Era anyways.
Why youtube policies do not allow full disassembly? 🧐
I think they have since changed this policy thanks for watching we appreciate it
Unfortunately the camera was mostly focused on the background :(
I agree just got a new one today. A lot better
Amazing job, I’m really surprised that cylinder wasn’t seized up
Thanks Nate, we didn't get this one out of the water, that's why, thanks for watching
awsome great restor ;)
and great video ;)
Thanks Johnny we appreciate it, thanks for watching
@@TheKinzlerBros ;) always ;)
At first glance I thought he was unwrapping a sandwich
Haha, ya it kinda looks like it, thanks for watching
Hi, may I ask you a question I have a Forehand & Wadsworth bulldog in 32 I would one day like to shoot it is clean and seems to work but I'm not sure what ammo is safe to use in the gun a LGS sold me a box of 32 S&W long as all the search in have came to was pointing at that but it is smokeless and I like my hands and such so I have not tried it so i was wondering if you could point me in the right direction? by the way your work is amazing
thank you Bruce
Hey Bruce, I just do research online to find the correct period ammo. We never got to shoot this one because it didn't function properly. We shoot our guns out of a vise before hand shooting so you could check out one of those videos, hope this helps and thanks for watching
You made that magnum look nice!
Thanks Max, we appreciate it
Did you fire it
No it was missing a couple pieces, thanks for watching
You do beautiful work
Thank you Al,, thanks for watching
Very cool object, well done.
Thank you, thanks for watching
Bravo eccellente restauro 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you very much, thanks for watching
I can understand UA-cam's rules,the amount of random gun assemblies on the street are rising fast
Ya, they let us show it now!
Great video you if you ever find the other parts would love to see a video of you shooting this bulldog revolver 💯
Thank you very much, we will definitely shoot it when we get the parts, thanks for watching
Отличные пластиковые накладки для револьвера 19 века!!! Глок тоже из 1880х?
Thanks for watching
Great job bro I was wondering if we could get the trigger reset spring fix vid on this bulldog or the dimensions of the spring size
Thanks we appreciate it, once we find the parts we plan to shoot it, thanks for watching
I'd carry Her if you can get it mechanically sound. Yours looks like trigger return spring. Mine is cylinder timing on double action. Looking great is nice but they'd have to be reliable to me
Yeah it's unfortunate that I wasn't able to get it to fire it's hard to find parts for these guns thanks for watching
Great job!
Thanks Steven!
Nice resto dude...
Thanks Martin, much appreciated!
Great restoration!! Keep up the good work ✨..what's next now??
Thanks Abin, we aren't sure what kind of gun is next, thanks for watching as always
@@TheKinzlerBros it would be cool to see a musket pistol restoration. That’s something you don’t see everyday
@@TheKinzlerBros no a liberator pistol restoration would be nice. I don’t know honestly
Great job.
Thanks Pops!
Have you checked on eBay for that part you missing. Love the work great job
We have checked everywhere, thank you very much , thanks for watching
love the vids man keep it up
Thanks we appreciate it
I think I guy like you could make the piece you need.
Ya maybe I really haven't tried making parts yet but thank you and thanks for watching!
Doesn’t look like the lock work is working and the cylinder is spinning freely
Yea I know I say that in the video. I have been looking daily for these parts for three months now.
Is that a Forehand & Wadsworth? I have 5 F&W Brit Bulldogs in 32 SW& 38SW. I also have a Belgian in 44 Bulldog. I think the 44 will actually chamber 44 Russian. These are some of the coolest revolvers I have. I was doing locum tenens anesthesia in Fremont,
Nebraska and stopped at a pawn shop to kill time. They had an F&W in 38 SW for $79. It was in excellent condition. There was a beautiful vintage box Remington ammo in the case, also in immaculate condition which
they threw in. Had my C&R FFL so I could walk out with it. Gotta love those great
unexpected pawn shop bargains. Was in Albuquerque a while back and got a nice
Colt Bisley SAA in 38-40 for $900. Matched
my '73 & '92 Winchester. One of my favorites
to shoot. Best find was US Army 1873
Cavalry Colt SAA in 12,000 serial range--
1874 mfg, Ainsworth inspected for $600.
Barrel was cut to 3" and had homemade
ejector made from copper tubing and brazed
on. Half of a penny brazed on for front sight.
I actually shot it with Trailboss loads but with an Italian cylinder I picked up for $15. The original cylinder was fine, but when you see how thin the outer wall of each chamber is, you know you don't want to risk blowing it out. The repro cylinder basically dropped in with only minor adjustments. I've retired it
now though. Got a repro to shoot for fun.
Same with my 1860 Colt. Shot it with ~17gr
of 777 until I found a repro at Cabelas in bargain cave for $159. Unfired and I couldn't find any blems. Put a 45 Colt cartridge conversion cylinder in and it is a pretty darned accurate shooter.
Do you do restoration work commercially?
I have a few pieces spiffed up a little.
Yes it is and it is chambered in .38, looks like you are quite a collector of guns, impressive. No we do not do it on a commercial level, we are working on getting an FFL ourselves, ya it is nice to clean them up a little. thanks for watching
Yes you made it look better but it would of been nice to see you going the full distance and that includes using proper tools. Evaopo Rust is better than vinegar in this situation and that would include soaking 24 hours minimum. I'd also had spent much more time in prep with sanding the metal pits out and then polishing. The end result in finish would be better regardless if you are plating or bluing.
Thanks for your honest opinion and for watching
Yeah, but then people would complain about "removing the character" or "destroying history" or something like that. No matter what he does, someone will have a complaint about it.