Thread: Colt 1861 Navy
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Old 05-13-2003, 05:23 AM
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I take it, the Colt 1861 Navy was a 2d or 3d generation reproduction and not an original. They were almost identical to the 1851 Navy with the only difference being the Barrel. The bbl in the 1861 was round instead of octagonal. It's considered the "Prettiest" gun that Colt ever produced. .36 caliber.

The "2 Trigger" rifle.......do you mean a double set trigger? One to cock the hammer fly and the other to act as a "hair trigger" or do you mean a Wesson Two Trigger Rifle where the front trigger opened the action for loading and the rear trigger fired the weapon?

Shooting black powder is a lot of fun but.......the clean up afterwards is a bear! I usually leave the range with my face and hands smudged with burnt powder and covered with the associated smell.
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