Oldelm
That's some interesting info about the numbers made by Kenny. My story about the Howell revolver goes like this:
I sent him an 1860 to do a conversion on (many years ago) and it never got done. This was before his heart attack and busy business venture with the R&D cylinders. I was pretty pissed (never got the gun back either)! But I still always wanted one
I eventually bought this one from a guy on the SASS wire and I also bought an 1860 conversion there also (back in the early days). I never got good pics or descriptions from either seller (buyer beware
) but I like to fiddle and I have been a SA smith for 20 years or so.
The NMA "navy" conversion I have does not even start to compare with my Armisport (Robert Millington) conversion. On the one hand the Howell gun is overbuffed, funny colored, the "stamping" is horrid, the grips are miss-shapen, eycetras........The Millington gun is so "perfect" as to be too good!
My R&D is marked just like yours. I'll try to get some good pics and post them soon!
Have a goodun!