Modeled after the favorite sidearm of Wild Bill Hickok, one of the most cunning and colorful gunfighters of the West, this .36-caliber version of the reliable 1851 Navy is embellished with faux ivory handles for an authentic charm. Barrel length: 7-1/2". Overall length: 13-1/4". Weight: 2 lbs. 9 oz.
Beautiful finish and tightly put together. Only complaint is the wedge which I had to file down. Otherwise i would recommend this super shooting 36 as a perfect gun for the price. Im not the best shot but I hit the Eye everytime with this litlle 36. Can't seem to get the 44 to shoot quite as accurately but love them both. Price is right and they are fun guns to load shot and even clean. Wish it had real Ivory but it still looks and feels great. If you like BP and have patience this is the gun for you.
This is a beatiful pistol. I have a couple Pietta BP Remingtons but really wanted this Colt and got it on sale last year. The detail of the engraving and the white grips add so much to the overall good looks of this Navy. My wife said it was too pretty to shoot, but with a few breaks in the weather I was able to get out and try it. Shoots as good as it looks! Another hit from Pietta and Cabela's.
I bought two of these a couple of weeks ago on sale and received them this week. Well I took both guns apart today and I continue to be amazed. I'll list what I found in sequence.
1) Wedges came out with a light tap and the spring end is properly beveled in both directions so the wedge goes in and out nicely. Both wedges were perfectly fit. Arbor wedge slot end is properly tapered. 2) Arbor length is right on the money on both guns. 3) B/C gap is .005 on one and .004 on the other. 4) The hammer just kisses the nipple at rest. 5) All of the nipples came out with no problems. 6) On dissasembly all screws came out easily. 7) Bolt fits cylinder slots with a clearance of just at .001. 8) Trigger pulls are smooth but a little long as expected one is 4lb the other 3.6lb. 9)All internals are smooth I couldn't find anything to improve. 10) No burrs present anywhere on the frame. 11) Case colors are more Colt like than anything I have seen from the Italians. 12) Engraving, while I'm sure it is done by machine or laser, is excellent. 13) On the blued surfaces the polish is to a higher degreee than usual and the blue is deeper and richer. 14) Forcing cone is well cut and smooth.
The only detractions I could find on either gun, and this is really picking nits, is I found some very faint polish marks on the barrel of one gun and the faux ivory grips stand very slightly proud of the frame on both guns. However they are otherwise well fitted with no gaps.
Hope for some free time this week to see if they shoot as good as they look.