![]() ![]() This is not so uncommonly seen on old clunker examples of these revolvers.Īn example of a "good" action inside of a commercial New Navy, shown with a broken rebound lever spring (trigger return) which is only one of the many maladies that afflict this primitive design. On a loose one, the bullets' frequent hard impact against one side or the other of the forcing cone causes metal fatigue and forcing cone failure, resulting in blowing out a section of the forcing cone. They also are prone to spit particles due to bad barrel/cylinder alignment resulting from the typical loose cylinder lock-up. They are considered by many to be made of early steel alloys without the strength inherent in later Colts. Both the lock work and cylinder lock-up on these revolvers is a "weak-as-water" design and most are found in condition from "loose and wobbly" to "completely out of order." One of the heaviest-hitters over on Colt Forum, a true expert who has authored a book on them, suggests that they not be fired at all out of safety considerations. ![]() They're design duds though with primitive lock work that gives stiff, jerky double-action trigger pulls and hard single-action trigger pulls. They even have a somewhat elegant and graceful appearance about them and they do balance very nicely in the hand and point very well. They are very slightly larger than a Smith & Wesson K-Frame. The revolvers appear quite modern and operate just like any other Colt double-action revolver model with swing-out cylinder. That even includes these early Colt double action revolver models. Click to expand.Hi Max and welcome to the Forum. ![]()
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