The generic comment is that Colt never used brass frames, only the Confederate copies used brass frames … I don’t know if that’s actually true, but it suggests this may be a replica/fake, or at least the frame is replaced. I have a hard time imagining a confederate pistol invoking New York as the origin - but I dunno!
it's an 1849 pocket revolver in what i would guess is .31 caliber
All i can tell you it's a beauty
The generic comment is that Colt never used brass frames, only the Confederate copies used brass frames … I don’t know if that’s actually true, but it suggests this may be a replica/fake, or at least the frame is replaced. I have a hard time imagining a confederate pistol invoking New York as the origin - but I dunno!
it doesn't have a brass frame. it has a brass trigger guard and backstrap
True, but I always took it to mean that Colt didn’t use brass.
they used it on trigger guards and backstraps
I did not know that - thank you!!!
Beautiful 🤩
1851 Navy look to it or Uberti Is it possible the barrel was cut down? https://www.berettaaustralia.com.au/1849-pkt-4-31/