Got myself a Christmas present... 1849 Colt Pocket

shibbershabber · Dec 26, 2019

1849 Colt .32 revolver...
Italian reproduction of course.

I came across it on Armslist of all places and took a chance sending payment to a stranger....

Id been looking for a .32 revolver for a while since I have a .311 round ball mold for buckshot. The 1863 Remington Pocket was my first choice, but glad I got this one.

Looks pretty much unfired and is in perfect condition.

Pretty small, but fits the hand well enough... Here it is next to my '58 Remington...

and for the uninitiated, here its is against my Taurus 85 and SW 686..

Hopefully I can get it to the range soon.

Andy54Hawken · Dec 27, 2019

Those are fun little shooters for sure....Nice find.
A .311-.315 round ball ought to work well.
I had one , at one time...it really like 15 grains of 2F.
Andy

Gaucho Gringo · Dec 27, 2019

Congratulations on your present to yourself. I have had one for years and also have the 6 shot .32 S&W cartridge conversion cylinder for it. Fun little guns and also the all time record for the most produced cap & ball revolver. More of these were produced than any other model of cap & ball revolver. Have fun shooting it.

Ura-Ki · Dec 27, 2019

Always love seeing a "New" B.P. revolver find, only thing better is shooting them! I love the history of these old arms ( even replicas), and trying to get my self as good as the legends were suposed to have been using them!
Nice score, amd Marry Christmas!