Winter 2021-22 Antique Pistol Restoration Project

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, th...

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Colt's New Line of Breech Loadere.

 


My .32 caliber Rim-fire,  Colt New-Line revolver is the one at the top right in the above  advertisement. Today it's valued between $1000-$1200 Canadian funds, and maybe more, since the authoritarian Federal Gov has banned handguns, so far it doesn't include "antiques", but it does include any of the center-fire chambered Colt New-Line revolvers!
If I can afford it, I would like to also own the  .38 rimfire and 41 rimfire Colt New-Line revolvers 
For now, I will continue to keep my Colt New 32 in as nice condition as possible...




Sunday, November 6, 2022

Big bore .38RF Hood F.A.Co. & Robin Hood No.4 Revolvers

A lot of hunting online  helped me find a couple of .38 cal. rimfire "Robin Hood" revolvers, just like the one which I bought back in August.

The Hood F.A. Company may have made two or three variations of the .38 cal. Revolver Patented April 6,1875. 

One was the "Robin Hood No.4",  which didn't have a removable side plate, and another was branded with the company name, and had a removable side plate.

I found another model without the side plate which was branded "Alaska 30".

There are all nickel plated, single action big bore pocket revolvers chambered for the .38 cal. Rimfire cartridge.

The .38 cal. Rimfire cartridge was a reasonably potent self defense round at the time these were manufactured.