colt new army/navy diagram

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jborushko

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does any body have or know where i can find a exploded diagram of a colt new army or new navy?

i received one of these revolvers in a box of pieces and would like to re-assemble it.

according to the serial number (255xxx) it was made in 1906 and was converted from 38 short to 38spl. i was a civilian model.

any help would be great
 
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JT-AR-MG42

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You did say ANY help.

www.coltparts.com - I don't know how to link stuff - has a fair to poor exploded view.

I confess to never having even taken the sideplate off my .41 Colt.

Hope it helps.

JT

P.S. Dang, it made a link all by itself!
 
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longranger

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If you go to www.coltforum.com and ask your request over there someone will have an uploaded picture from Jerry Kunhausen's "The Colt D/A Revolvers".His books are the only definitive books on the Colt D/A revolvers and are available from www.amazon.com .There are 2 volumes and 3 editions, your revolver is in vol. 1, all editions. Hope this helps.
 
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jborushko

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HA HA HA HA
Kuhnhausen doesn't show a Colt New Army & Navy.
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right after i buy the book online!!! lol oh well its till has good info on other colts i have, and work on. i also bought the 1911 book and the remington 870 book.

i'll check that link when i get home from work - it doesn't get through the proxy here


i ordered books from Heritage gun books http://www.gunbooks.com/ they are in the mail already ONE day later!
 
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James K

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The old New Army & Navy (used by the military as the Models 1892-1905) is a very complex gun and the springs are especially fragile. Be careful when re-assembling not to break anything. In fact, check to make sure all the parts are there and the springs are OK. The fact that a gun is apart usually indicates a previous owner broke something, couldn't find the part, and just tossed the remains in a box.

Good luck!

BTW, while never advertised as such, I believe Colt did chamber later guns for .38 Special (they should be strong enough for standard loads). One of my civilian models will take (and would fire) .357 Magnum!

Jim
 
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jborushko

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BTW, while never advertised as such, I believe Colt did chamber later guns for .38 Special
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this is fact, my box o parts is stamped .38spl on the barrel

i thought the .357mag was to long for the cynder on these! i guess ill have to take a looks see

lol re-chambering for .357 would be sweet! though when all is said and done... think ill just keep it a .38spl.

im planing on making a stuppid huge bull barrle, for it as the lands in this one are so wore out its almost smooth bore
 
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jborushko

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also
jt-ar-mg42
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your link also worked... i was just able to get it to come up on my computer... a actually just got off the phone with this guy he has a pin that im missing for the revolver! so thank you!
 
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James K

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I have never seen one of those guns marked ".38 Special" even when the cylinder will accept that cartridge. I think you have a barrel from a later gun that might work (threads the same), but if reassembling the gun involves installing the barrel, that complicates things even more.

And I merely commented that in one of my revolvers, .357 would fit (barely), but I certainly didn't mean to imply that the old gun was strong enough for use with that cartridge! Do NOT fire .357 or any .38 Special over a minimal load in those old guns.

Jim
 
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