Antique Firearms: 19th Century Catalogs & Advertising

 

Under Hammer Muzzleloading Pistol Designs...

 Under Hammer Muzzleloading Guns were created for a more accurate firearm by removing the Hammer from the shooters line of sight, and instead put the Hammer on the underside of the gun as shown in the two diagrams below.

There were several gunmakers around the world who made models of Under-hammer Muzzleloading Pistols and Rifles.

19th Century American Pistol & Revolver Manufacturers Logo's

Researching an Antique Arms collection...

 Three quarters of the time I spend on my Antique firearms hobby is spent reading books & periodicals, searching through photographs and online resources.

I discovered how to properly disassemble the Remington-Smoot #2 revolver from the original directions printed on the box the Revolver was packaged in.

I found the picture of the box label within the Standard Catalog of Remington Firearms Book.

The Norwich Pistol Co. "Protector" .32RF Revolver wasn't as difficult to research as other "Spur trigger" Revolvers, as it has a Patent date and tradename engraved on the barrel.

I discovered that a Hardware sales & distribution company called Maltby, Curtis & Co. founded the Norwich Pistol Co.

Random antique guns, ammo & improvised homemade pistols

 

It's a new year...

 

...and this is my S&W model#1½ revolver

Antique "Sterling" .38 cal.rimfire restoration project update...

 

It seems that I could have bought an E.L.Dickinson "Parts gun" a couple of weeks ago, but I passed, not realizing a the time, that all the parts inside that ugly looking project gun would work in my Sterling.

It's not so bad, I had yet to learn  that E.L.Dickinson made my Sterling, and of course,  I did acquire the Forehand & Wadsworth "Russian model 32" fix'er up pistol,  the Remington Smoot new model #2 in VG condition and a few other miscellaneous, essential  parts etc...

I have over paid for a couple of parts related  things and then I  got a real deal on others, and some other items are held up for inspection with Canada Customs, but slowly things are coming together.

Now that I have solved my cylinder axis pin problem,  I have to get the hacksaw &  files out and custom fit the steel rod blank I am going to use to fabricate a replacement base pin or cylinder axis pin for this Sterling revolver.

Someone posted the next few  photos at a gun forum, that show how the trigger + cylinder bolt-stop assembly go together, sort of...

Here is an article from "American Gunsmith" that includes disassembly instructions for an Iver Johnson Defender'89 revolver, which is close enough in mechanical design to my Sterling revolver, that it is very helpful!