Most beautiful fighting pistol ever... - The Firearms Forum

B27 · 11-06-2012, 03:11 AM

....is in my opinion the Colt 1861 Navy-

(that's an Uberti repro)

...of course, opinions may vary.

carver · 11-06-2012, 06:20 AM

Evolution of the Colt single action sixgun 1860-1873: Model 1860 Army,
Richard-Mason Cartridge Conversion, 1871-72 Open-Top and the 1873 Peacemaker.

lead · 11-06-2012, 07:19 AM

I saw an Uberti open top at the gun store yesterday. It's a .38spl. The look and feel of it was just elegant. It was priced close to $499, which was a little out of my price range, but it sure was classy looking.

B27 · 11-07-2012, 02:15 AM

carver-
Do you actually own all them pistols?

BillM · 11-07-2012, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B27

....is in my opinion the Colt 1861 Navy-

Yup. I'm a semi-auto guy, but every time I pick up my '61 Navy repro
it puts a smile on my face.

All the best of the '51 Navy and '60 Army combined in one package.

Grapevinebill · 11-07-2012, 03:28 PM

Plus 1.. I have only 1 revolver, it is a Ruger Old Vaquero .45lc and everytime I pick it up I giggle like a schoolboy. I love the old ones.

don 3 · 11-09-2012, 07:17 AM

Heres two I think should be on the short list, a repo walker and a 1915 vintage colt

11-06-2012, 03:11 AM	#1
B27 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 415	Most beautiful fighting pistol ever... ....is in my opinion the Colt 1861 Navy- (that's an Uberti repro) ...of course, opinions may vary. __________________ "Do not stand beside the road and argue with a fool...lest others in passing take you also for a fool." -->

11-06-2012, 06:20 AM	#2
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,550	Re: Most beautiful fighting pistol ever... Evolution of the Colt single action sixgun 1860-1873: Model 1860 Army, Richard-Mason Cartridge Conversion, 1871-72 Open-Top and the 1873 Peacemaker. Attached Images __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

11-06-2012, 07:19 AM	#3
lead Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,522	Re: Most beautiful fighting pistol ever... I saw an Uberti open top at the gun store yesterday. It's a .38spl. The look and feel of it was just elegant. It was priced close to $499, which was a little out of my price range, but it sure was classy looking. __________________ The best things in life, are not things.

11-07-2012, 02:15 AM	#4
B27 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 415	Re: Most beautiful fighting pistol ever... carver- Do you actually own all them pistols? __________________ "Do not stand beside the road and argue with a fool...lest others in passing take you also for a fool." Last edited by B27; 11-07-2012 at 02:17 AM..

11-07-2012, 03:28 PM	#6
Grapevinebill V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Dallas - Fort Worth Posts: 109	Re: Most beautiful fighting pistol ever... Plus 1.. I have only 1 revolver, it is a Ruger Old Vaquero .45lc and everytime I pick it up I giggle like a schoolboy. I love the old ones. __________________ I have spent a lot of money on guns, bullets and holsters in my life... The rest I have just squandered.

11-09-2012, 07:17 AM	#7
don 3 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: west kingston, Rhode Island Posts: 8	Re: Most beautiful fighting pistol ever... Heres two I think should be on the short list, a repo walker and a 1915 vintage colt