Doing some exploring of GUnshops south of Richmond
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This revolver is a "Forehand DA" model
The grips are Forehand and Wadsworth, probly made sometime around the turn of the last Century.
H and A had arrangements with F and W from sometime around 1900. The company folded in 1916.
I got this pistol and a U.S. Revolver .22 caliber in pieces for 50.00. The .22 is complete but needs repair in order to operate. This one was fired several times by the guy who owned it.
The grips are Forehand and Wadsworth, probly made sometime around the turn of the last Century.
H and A had arrangements with F and W from sometime around 1900. The company folded in 1916.
I got this pistol and a U.S. Revolver .22 caliber in pieces for 50.00. The .22 is complete but needs repair in order to operate. This one was fired several times by the guy who owned it.
DoubleDeuce 1
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Is that a black powder cartridge type? I briefly had a turn of the century revolver that shot only black powder cartridges.
Finished working on the .22....
...that I got with these two revolvers.
The .22 was in pieces with everything present but the trigger spring. I have been fretting over this trigger spring for about three weeks.
There are none to be had anywhere that I was able to find.
I have been putzing around with springs I have in the shop. Trying to cobble something together that returns the trigger enough to pick up the hammer and hand. The original is a "U" shaped spring and I was even thinking about buying some spring stock from Ajax Wire and making my own spring.
Final got a brainstorm. We all have extensive experience with the Colt and Remington springs for trigger and bolt. I have about half a dozen of them laying around. So I drilled the frame of the .22 and tapped it to accept a 8-32 screw like is found in the Colts and Remingtons. I had to make the head of the screw much smaller in both diameter and height so as to fit under the trigger guard. I cut one of the trigger bolt springs down. Put it together and it works like a champ.
I know that these two revolvers have essentially very little value. But I sure do enjoy working on them.
The .22 has one broken grip. I am thinking about making grips up from either Lucite or walnut.
...that I got with these two revolvers.
The .22 was in pieces with everything present but the trigger spring. I have been fretting over this trigger spring for about three weeks.
There are none to be had anywhere that I was able to find.
I have been putzing around with springs I have in the shop. Trying to cobble something together that returns the trigger enough to pick up the hammer and hand. The original is a "U" shaped spring and I was even thinking about buying some spring stock from Ajax Wire and making my own spring.
Final got a brainstorm. We all have extensive experience with the Colt and Remington springs for trigger and bolt. I have about half a dozen of them laying around. So I drilled the frame of the .22 and tapped it to accept a 8-32 screw like is found in the Colts and Remingtons. I had to make the head of the screw much smaller in both diameter and height so as to fit under the trigger guard. I cut one of the trigger bolt springs down. Put it together and it works like a champ.
I know that these two revolvers have essentially very little value. But I sure do enjoy working on them.
The .22 has one broken grip. I am thinking about making grips up from either Lucite or walnut.
Tidewater_Kid
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I like the looks of the cold blue job on the .38. Did you post pictures of the .22 and missed them?
TK
TK
Tidewater_Kid
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The white grips turned out good! I like them. Thanks for the pictures.
TK
TK