PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Tuolumne Lawman 6127 said: Type one has a conversion ring mounted floating firing pin and rear sight on the conversion ring. Type II has hammer mounted firing pin and rear sight notch on hammer like 1860 C&B Thanks, those are Type Ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rube Burrows Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 11 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: AFF 1861 Richards conversions in .38 Colt/Spl. What's the difference between a Type 1 and a Type 2? (No info from seller when purchased) Added Tru-Ivory grips. Additional info posted on THIS THREAD from 2020. WOW, those sure are pretty. The Tru-Ivory grips look amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Big Boston" Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 On 5/21/2022 at 11:08 PM, Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 said: A Conversion Ring, or Breech Plate was screwed to the rear of the frame to take up the empty space on the cylinders where the nipples had been. I'm not seeing the screws that hold the ring on, and I'm curious as to what was involved in attaching the conversion ring. I have a pair of first Gen Uberti open tops in 45 Schofield, fun to shoot. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuolumne Lawman 6127 Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 10:37 PM, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Well, TL, getting to shoot neat guns and then having to send them back is okay, but it will be nice to have some to hang on to. Conversions are the coolest guns for those of us too lazy for percussion. I just added magnatusk grips from arizona custom grips to some of mine: '60 (with Navy grips), '61, '51 !860 Richards Type II - 44 or 45 1861 Richards Type II -..38 1851 Richards Mason - .38 ????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Correct! The '60 is a .44, smokeless Specials and BP Russians. I changed it to a Navy grip. I just purchased a nickled match to the '51, awaiting shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Ridge Regulator Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Not my main match guns but these are my favorites, the grips are Arizona 2 piece grips, not a nice as a one piece but Uberti screws are soft and I don’t like to remove them just to clean under the grips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuolumne Lawman 6127 Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 13 hours ago, Oak Ridge Regulator said: Not my main match guns but these are my favorites, the grips are Arizona 2 piece grips, not a nice as a one piece but Uberti screws are soft and I don’t like to remove them just to clean under the grips Beautiful leather as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Ridge Regulator Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 The leather was from a woman in Ga called Purdy Leather, she did amazing leather work but she has stopped doing custom holsters which is a great loss, I may have actually got the last couple of sets she made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Oak Ridge Regulator said: The leather was from a woman in Ga called Purdy Leather, she did amazing leather work but she has stopped doing custom holsters which is a great loss, I may have actually got the last couple of sets she made https://purdygear.com/ She has not completely shut down - worth a visit and to read current conditions of operation and browse through excellent leather goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Ridge Regulator Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 That’s good to hear, she certainly has great talent when it comes to leather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Do any of the reproductions have the rear sight on the conversion ring ? And would it be asking too much to get the army grip on it also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Buckshot Bob said: Do any of the reproductions have the rear sight on the conversion ring ? And would it be asking too much to get the army grip on it also Rear sight on the conversion ring makes it a Type I Richards. Armi-San-Marcos is the only one to make them (other than individual gunsmiths) over 20 years ago, and quality on many was not good. There are plenty of posts about that here and there. Every Uberti 1860 Richards-Mason and 1860 Type II conversion comes with Army grip. Only the 1851 Richards-Mason comes with a Navy grip. 1871-72 Opentops come with both Army and Navy grips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I added another to the stable. This nickled '51 conversion was on the SASS Classifieds for an entire hour before I spotted it and bought it. I smoothed it up, swapped the wood grip on it for the magnatusk grip that was on the '61 conversion, and it will get paired up with the blued '51 starting next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuolumne Lawman 6127 Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 6 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: I added another to the stable. This nickled '51 conversion was on the SASS Classifieds for an entire hour before I spotted it and bought it. I smoothed it up, swapped the wood grip on it for the magnatusk grip that was on the '61 conversion, and it will get paired up with the blued '51 starting next weekend. Sweetie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackSlade Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 5:06 PM, Eyesa Horg said: Beautiful leather as well. Oh now THOSE are some custom grips i can get behind. I'm normally not a fan of anything other than plain walnut on anything, but french curve engraving does look mighty fine in that distressed color tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jack Black Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 8:37 PM, Oak Ridge Regulator said: Not my main match guns but these are my favorites, the grips are Arizona 2 piece grips, not a nice as a one piece but Uberti screws are soft and I don’t like to remove them just to clean under the grips Who did the Leather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Ridge Regulator Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Purdygear did the leather but I’m not sure if she is doing custom leather any longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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