US Cavalry Revolver Question

[Argonor]

I am cleaning up a Foundry mini atm, and his revolver looks like this:



Is that weirdly placed 'sight' a real feature, or just the result of a casting vent/faulty mold, please?

[Remgain]

Hi Argonor,

I did a quick search with Google (US Cavalry Revolver) and there is no a feature like that sight.
I suppose you have to work with file, and rebuild it in the right position.

Marco

[Argonor]

Hi Argonor,

I did a quick search with Google (US Cavalry Revolver) and there is no a feature like that sight.
I suppose you have to work with file, and rebuild it in the right position.

Marco

Thanks, that's what I suspected - I also did the Google search, but you never know if somebody has some knowledge of an obscure special issue weapon.

[Malamute]

File the end off the barrel. It is how the weapon was cast.

It's meant to represent a Colt single action army revolver. The sight is not half way along the. Barrel.

[Yggdrasil]

File the end off the barrel. It is how the weapon was cast.

I'd suggest the same. It looks as if the barrel is cast longer due to form-making-procedure.

[Harry Faversham]

It should look like this...

 

[Valerik]

It should look like this...

Correct, 100%, for cavalry

I'd suggest the same. It looks as if the barrel is cast longer due to form-making-procedure.

Actually the Colt Single Action Army .45 revolver was issued in TWO lengths:

5½" for artillerymen,  7½' for cavalrymen.

Looks as if you could cut the barrel off & have an artillery model, or,
cut off the sight & have a cavalry length weapon.

Valerik


"The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter."
 Samuel Spade

[Yggdrasil]

Actually the Colt Single Action Army .45 revolver was issued in TWO lengths:

5½" for artillerymen,  7½' for cavalrymen.

Looks as if you could cut the barrel off & have an artillery model, or,
cut off the sight & have a cavalry length weapon.

Valerik

Didn't know that there were two different versions. It's very interesting. Thanks for this information.

Greetings.

[3 fingers]

Didn't some of the gunfighters file theirs off so gun wouldn't snag on their holster?

[Argonor]

Didn't some of the gunfighters file theirs off so gun wouldn't snag on their holster?

I was told so, many years ago.

Thanks, all!

[Elbows]

Yep, looks like you can "make" that into any kind of revolver you want.  Only thing is that it's not an open-top or a older conversion (no exposed cylinder).  Looks simple enough to fix.