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Yes, I stumbled upon the 42 Stenson while researching the early 44 Rimfire Pistol cartridge. Lots of claims out there but the only documentation that I have seen is on very low serial numbered 71 Colt open top revolvers that letter as chambered in 42 Stenson caliber. I know the caliber appeared...

In addition to Webbs post. We are all still learning and studying the BLACK POWDER ERA. You can’t just post cartridge case specs without studying the entire industry at that time. What you will find is NO STANDARDS. Each cartridge Company that we know of manufactured a different result for the...

Neat old grips. I agree they could have originated on countless antique revolvers possibly even a single shot. That would be my guess from the very narrow profile. Sellers often associate parts with a Smith & Wesson origin to get more BANG for their Buck! It don’t make it true. Murph

I had a 44 Frontier revolver that shot smoke rings with every full load black powder discharge. Like an idiot I sold it when I purchased a better condition example. It was a thrill to shoot it and watch the smoke ring glide gently towards the target. Lots of shooters would ask me what I was...

Well, I honestly think it would be difficult to find the original stock for this Smith & Wesson revolver. IMO it was done by a Major Distributor in the 1870’s time frame. That’s a very difficult time to research. Very few Distributor catalogs out there from the 1870’s so that leaves you with...

The slot design on the backstrap is an early one found also on early flintlock and cap & ball single shot pistols. This design was more often mated to a wood type extension stock. The skeletal metallic stocks were more often universal or like Stevens or Frank Wesson were screw and slot mounted...

It’s also a more desirable 5” barrel with a lower serial number. Early Civil War Era. Very nice collectible. Murph

Easiest thing to do is carefully remove the side plate and see if you have a revolving rifle hammer. See photo. All Revolving Rifle hammers have. adjustable Flys. Murph

Hey Mark, Interesting piece. I’m wondering about the cylinder length? Kinda looks like a long frame from your photos. Photo 1&2 are Revolving rifle cylinders. Photo 3 is zoomed in on one of your photos. Notice the Revolving Rifle has a short cylinder and long forcing cone. Most were actually...

Hey Rod, Sounds like you’re going down the right road. The 93 grain bullet might be a bit heavy as the original bullet was 83 grains. That’s the bullet I used in my range test as photo’d in my first post. That is the original 32-44 bullet cast from an original period iron mold. The 32-20 case...

Multiple problems to solve. The first problem I ran into is the 32/20 rifle case will NOT chamber all the way into the 32-44 or 320 RR cylinder chamber. Which of course was not a pleasant surprise. See photo 1. That’s as far as they will go. That includes Peters/Win/Rem/etc cases. All the same...

I shot my 32-44 and revolving rifle using 32-20 rifle cases and two type bullets seen in photo 1. The original load seen in photo 2 from 1891 manual. I tried FFFG BLACK and Pyrodex P. The Black performed much better and gave a consistent burn where as the pyrodex P was inconsistent. The best...

Ok, Now that we’ve confirmed a pistol platform you will have to hand load for your pistol. Rifle rounds won’t work well in your gun. Pistol loading data shown. Also pistol bullets seen in photos. The rifle bullets don’t work as well either. As far as lead? I’m sure you have sporting goods stores...

That’s an extremely common caliber. Especially in bullet molds. I also mold my own but Gun shows are an outstanding resource for reloading supplies. It’s not difficult to find bullets in .311-.312 and even brass for the 32-20. Are you shooting rifle or pistol? Huge difference with reloading...

What they also did was stamp in ink over the directions PATENT REBOUNDING LOCK. Sort of a correction or addendum to the instructions. Some instructions never got the updated stamp I guess. You can find these little inked addendums on several boxes and calibers. These little 32’s seem to have...

I meant to post this profile shot comparing the two. I’m seeing non identical devices. It might be subtle to some collectors but high cost antiques have to be proven legit before I put money down. That’s just my opinion. Murph

Very nice Schofield Webb, The Kelton device is one of those extremely rare features that requires many hours of research to confirm authentic. Pretty difficult to accomplish since so few were made. There are several altered Schofields out there because of the increased value (a lot more $) of...

Thank You Danalex, Your serial numbers continue to support the theory that the molds were serial numbered by individual caliber beginning with 1. The 44 cal Russian is quite scarce today and your numbers support this position. Why the 44 cal was less popular in my opinion was due to the overall...

Webb, This survey is too small to be certain of much. It’s possible mold type could play a part. I think we would need at least 100 examples documented before a more significant pattern would develop. The low 25 serial number on the post 1898 38 M&P mold along with the lower number on the post...

Finally got a chance to look at some additional Peanut molds. One 32 S&W cal with a higher serial # (2137) and a 38M&P with a very low number# (25). So this relatively small survey actually confirms over 10,000 total made between all calibers and this is obviously way low. However, it definitely...