Recent content by Old Dave

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I was very intimidated this morning with the prospect of needing to undo something that might be impossible for me to undo. PEENING! While studying the 2 sprockets, I opened the action to once again find that the slot in the base pin had shifted off center, preventing the cam from contacting the...

Thanks! Every chamber needs help. I note that the hand is at the outer edge of the "window" for it when the hammer is all the way down & it immediately extends the instant that I move the hammer, failing to engage any rachet tooth unless I help it at really any point between chambers. Only then...

OH YES! I had failed to mention how upon further examination, it was very visible that where the stud met the recoil shield, it had peened the bottom of the slot from MANY, MANY repeated vigorous closures of the action! I still enjoy having this old girl as with serial of 739 (uncut), in a first...

I expect that all that is to be learned from an S&W "letter" on a U.S. marked gun would be how many units shipped when to the military. I have recently messaged the National Archives History Hub, asking if it is possible to learn the actual unit that the gun was issued to. Wondering if anyone...

Lots of drama since I first posted this thread. My Taylors/Uberti cam became sacrificial, as I drilled it to accept the original bushing & filed a new notch at the 6:00 position with the 'ear" pointed up. Reading that the extractor rods are not interchangeable between first & 2nd models & having...

I have received letters on 4 of my model #3s which were a joy to receive, as I experienced some surprises. As to my latest, a 1st model Schofield, being "U.S." marked, unless someone here corrects me, I don't see a point in it. Since acquiring it, I have seen 2 for sale listings where an S&W...

As to Murph's "Titanic" comment. Before covid & political incorrectness, I was a Civil War re-enactor in what was known locally as the "Brooksville Raid". Sadly, it is no more. Due to my age, I remained in the encampment as the unit Provost Marshal. I had a "period" display for spectators to see...

AHH! The science of metallurgy. A few years ago, I traded for a Paterson 1839 revolving shotgun Florida "barn find". Probably a Seminole War connection. Through my examination, I found hairline cracks between a couple of the nipples. Then I learned that it was easy to overcharge that...

Kudos to Murph Love your grasp/knowledge of the history of these. Question. Upon reviewing the Schofield section in the "Catalogue", I see how many & when went to militia units. The "when" would indicate to me that this would have occurred during the production of the second model, leading me...

I'm reflecting on how that spring looked. Came out in pieces, indicating HARD use. The shaft on the extractor scarred up as well. I see today I have a tracking number on the replacement extractor. All I intend to do in the meantime, is gently polish the inside of the cylinder with Wenol on a...

Thanks so much for the info! You've given me cause to reflect on how this model being made in 1875, was a year before Custer's demise!

On an entirely different note, are the grips. Normally when I see non-factory grips, they are from Ebay or whatever. They would be there because of damage to or loss of originals. These are both from a 2nd model Schofield, as the right panel has an unreadable cartouche and a serial #on the...

Yes. When I first saw it, the cylinder was binding up against the latch, failing to go anywhere. We both knew that there was going to be a problem. He reduced the price by a third & since I'd made a good sale, I could justify it. Since then, I have perfect performance as to timing & lockup...

Today. Measured distance from teeth (in star of extractor) to end of ejector rod & I come up with 2.677 in. From front of cylinder to end of extractor rod is 1 inch. From front of cylinder (excluding the collar on the front) I get 1.145 or 1 1/8th inch. Ordered a replacement extractor from...