Instead of continuing the hijack of another thread I thought I would post some pics here of a Howell (R&D Beloit WI) full conversion of an 1861 Navy. I bought this as "used" and it was pretty used UP
Originally I posted that it was built on a Second Gen Colt but after really bothering to compare it is obviously renumbered and re-rolled with Kenny Howells' own roll die........
If you look on either side of the serial number you'll see that the barrel flat has been filed to the point the alignment pins are disrupting the steel because of how thin it is.......