Recent content by USRaider

Kevin, are you able to open those images in their larger standard size? I'm new to posting pictures here, and as you mentioned thumbnails, I'm worried I'm doing it wrong.

I will not be removing metal at all from this. It has all it needs.

It is definitely copper, not paint. (Though I will triple check now that it's been brought up!) It looks like it could be brazed on, considering the chances that the front sight was that low to begin with. I assumed the normal sized sight with some filing down had cut through the nickle to...

It appears that the frame is slightly bent, and I do mean slightly. I did not use calipers, but the top of the cone is closer to the cylinder face than the bottom. Hard to see with the naked eye. The front of the crane does appear to be slightly misaligned with the frame. An amount of flame...

Well, if so, it seems they may have tried to shape it to their liking.

If a brass rod is enough to do that effectively, I am certainly interested. Do you know if that user is still around here and would gice it a shot? *Edit* It occurs to me that I will also need to add material back to the front sight. The ugly gun gets uglier.

3 digit 55X (if you meant me!)

Thanks for the background. I did see that Winchester was advertising .32 Short Colt for cowboy matches in the somewhat recent past, definitely more recent than the 60s. X32SCP | Winchester Ammunition I have not seen any of that in the wild, though I haven't been looking all that long. There...

Here is the barrel curve/dog leg that I appear to see. The red line is a hyperbolic representation of what I see. The photos don't seem to do it justice, but it definitely looks a bit like a Garand operating rod. It seems to cant up right, perhaps it was dropped? The smallest crescent...

Here is my early 3-digit ".32/20 Hand Ejector, model of 1899" contribution to the thread. (Dog-legged barrel and all!)

That's interesting to know. This seems to be a plain jane .32-20, 32 S&W snap caps and rounds do not fit the cylinder properly. Upon deeper inspection, it is clear someone has been here before. (And not just because they signed the grip) The screw that holds in the cylinder crane arm was in...

The barrel appears to cant upward slightly. When I hold the revolver frame face and ejector rod as my point of reference, they appear to be straight. It will be looked at before firing for sure.

Strangely, it appears to remain at that angle. The knob has some vise marks on it, I suspect it had fallen off and the previous owner aggressively prevented a repeat incident.

Close to antique, but no cigar.

And there it is, my answer! Thank you! I suspected it would be the wrong .32 but bought it for a cheap price with vague information, so took the gamble. The (overly long and wordy) back story: A few years ago I purchased a Colt New Police in 32 Long Colt. At the time I was unaware that it...