1851 Pietta Parts in an Original 1851 Navy?

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FARMHANDYO

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Hi everyone,

I am looking to add a new antique revolver to my collection that will be shot quite often. I am looking at purchasing an antique status colt revolver whether it be a dragoon, navy or army revolver. My question is if a mainspring breaks or say a hand snaps in half. Will the Pietta and Uberti reproduction revolver parts work in an original colt revolver if a part broke? Of course I am assuming that alot of fitting would need to be done. But if those parts will work or even if a reproduction cylinder would work that's a big advantage for shooting.

Any experience with this would be helpful. And if you happen to have a colt that you would like to get rid of or needs to be restored send me a message.

Regards
FARMHANDYO
 
the part that is a problem with the hand is that the spring that pushes it into engagement with the cylinder can break or become detached from the hand itself. I would consider the mainspring unlikely to break but have an original gun apart right now plus a repro spring close by and will check it tomorrow. My first guess would be they probably are interchangeable

cheers mooncoon
 
In restoring a number of Colt and Remington percussion pieces I have obtained parts from Dixie Gun Works - specified for originals and they have worked out well. They do ship to Canada altho' postage can be a bit expensive.
 
I compared a mainspring from an Italian copy of a Colt Navy with and original; the Italian one is maybe 1/16" shorter than the original but I think it would probably work. The Italian hand is virtually identical to the original Colt Navy hand although the pivot pin may be either smaller or quite a bit smaller depending on the manufacturer

cheers mooncoon
 
mooncoon said:
I compared a mainspring from an Italian copy of a Colt Navy with and original; the Italian one is maybe 1/16" shorter than the original but I think it would probably work. The Italian hand is virtually identical to the original Colt Navy hand although the pivot pin may be either smaller or quite a bit smaller depending on the manufacturer

cheers mooncoon
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Thanks for the info! This is great news if you are looking for an antique handgun to shoot often. Of course with diligent cleaning afterwords.
 
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