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...

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Forehand & Wadsworth's spur trigger rim fire revolvers...

Recently, I bought myself a Forehand & Wadsworth Russian model 32 "project gun" to restore, and so I have spend some time researching the American company and the revolvers they manufactured throughout the last 30+ years of the 19th century.










 

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

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.