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rjohns94 pointed out that I had forgotten my Ruger Old Army Horse Pistol – and he should know, he sold it to me!
Well, as promised, here are some more photos, this time of my “non-Colt” cap and ball pistols and revolvers.These first three include the ROA-HP, and I classify them as Remington 1858 New Model Army clones. Granted, the ROA isn’t a clone of the Remington 1858, but you can certainly see the lineage in its lines.
The top one is the Ruger “Old Army” Horse Pistol. I have not fired it yet, but I will. She is a beauty!
The next one is an Uberti copy of the Remington 1858 New Model Army. I picked this one up last fall at a gun show in Charlotte. It came with a spare cap & ball cylinder, and a R&D Conversion cylinder to .45 Colt. I’ve fire it with the latter, and it is a hoot! This is one of Y2K’s favorites now.
The last one belonged to my father, and is Italian-made, but I can’t determine who made it. I know it wasn’t Uberti, and it was Pietta, so I am thinking it might be Armi San Marco give the age (it comes from the late 1970’s). I gave this one to Y2K when I got the one above.
Now for two other cap and ball revolvers – a Starr double-action clone and a LeMat clone – both by Pietta.
The LeMat has to be one of my favorites. No where near the balance or feel of any of the Colt-clones, but just a heck of an interesting concept. For those unfamiliar with the LeMat, it was of French design, and held nine (yes “9”) .40 caliber balls rotating around a smoothbore cylinder of roughly 20 gauge. The Pietta version is .44 caliber. This was favored by J.E.B. Stuart and other sons of the South.
The Starr double action was one of the first practical large-caliber C&B double-actions available.
Now for some cap and ball pistols…
On top is a Traditions copy of the infamous Philadelphia Derringer, this one in .45 caliber, and a close copy of the gun used to assassinate President Lincoln.
And the other two, also from Traditions, are a dueling set of William Parker pistol (clones).
How about a three-some of kit pistols?
These are all old “Classic Arms” pistol kits. The first is an “Elgin Cutlass” pistol.
Followed by a “Ducksfoot” (never know when I’ll have to board a ship after all)
And the last is a Pepperbox, this one also having belonged to my father and older than the other two.
And here they all are together – my “non-Colt” cap and ball revolvers and pistols!
Don’t you just love family portraits?
