WBC,
Wild Bill is ashamed! and Aghast!
Personally, I'll admit that I'm a Remy(originals) man, but there is no finer pistola out there than a nice 1851 Colt Navy or a pair of them.
I love my 2nd Gen.s, but then it's got a lot to do with OCTAGONAL BBL.s in my book in the looks dept. A lot to do with the balance, handling, feel, natural pointing in the shooting dept..
P.S. I like my 1860 Belgian Colts too, but for different reasons.