What pistol do you carry with your 76 ??

[Rowdy Fulcher]

Howdy
I like to carry my USFA in 45 colt with my 45-60 . I like to carry a 4 3/4 pistol when hunting with my 76 . I favor the shorter barrel not so bulky . I enjoy shooting the 7.5 inch barrels but packing one all day hunting the short barrel wins hands down .

[Pitchy]

Some times i carry a 1860 converted too 45 Colt as in this picture.



On special occasions i`ll carry my like new Colt in 44 SP. that was tuned by Bob Mundan.



Most of the time i carry my Ruger Vaquero  44 mag.

[dusty texian]

Nice Iron there Pitchy. Dang you make that 76 look little ........Dusty

[Pitchy]

Thanks Dusty.
Here`s a little 1860 conversion shooting.

Click on pic.

[Roosterman]

Cain't hunt with rifles in Iowa, but if I could, id carry a 45 SAA with a 7 1/2" barrel.

[RattlesnakeJack]

Not that we can do much "carrying" of handguns up here north of the Medicine Line - at least in the sense that you fellers mean - but I can get a permit to carry one at appropriate historical re-enactment events .....

Seeing as how my Chaparral '76 is North West Mounted Police configuration (and chambered in the appropriate .45-75 of course) the most appropriate revolver for me to pack along with it could be considered to be my NWMP-issue .476 Enfield revolver (the primary NWMP sidearm at the time the Winchester was on issue) -





Mind you, since 1876 Winchesters of the same configuration were also issued to mounted troops during the 1885 North West Rebellion (including the non-uniformed irregulars raised in the area) another historically appropriate handgun would be my Model 1878 Colt Double Action in .45 Colt, one of 1,001 such nickel-plated revolvers purchased by the Canadian Department of Militia & Defence for issue during that emergency -



Militia Cavalrymen of the Governor-General's Body Guard, 1885 -


Rocky Mountain Ranger, 1885 (with NWMP-pattern '76 strapped to saddle pommel) -


Here I am (in my persona as Rocky Mountain Ranger Scout 'Rattlesnake Jack' Robson) at an event held just this past August at The Fort Museum - NWMP & First Nations Interpretive Centre in Fort Macleod, Alberta, photographed in front of an original NWMP-issue Model 1876.  (Yes, I do have a holstered revolver on my belt, although it is out of sight on my right side.) -


It would be absolutely fantastic to have an original like that ...... but the only one I know of currently for sale has an asking price of $7500!  (I am bravely avoiding any follow-up on it .....)

[Pitchy]

Bravo RattlesnakeJack. 

[Rowdy Fulcher]

Rattlesnake
Thanks for the photo's . Fine looking shooting irons . If they could only talk .

[dusty texian]

Hey Rowdy you are right those two have some fine shootin iron's . Wish I could post pic ,and video like Pitchy .I would tell him I was jealous if I could spell it .........Dusty.

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

I have a Canadian issue 1878 Colt DA revolver as well.  As he explains, it is my choice to carry with my Chaparral NWMP carbine to portray an 1885 militiaman on the Canadian prairie.

[Slowhand Bob]

I am wondering if I can get  a 45/75  Conversion cylinder fer my big Walker??  Yep, that would be just the pistol fer my '76!

[wyldwylliam]

My belly gun for packing with the Centennial is a Webley RIC New Model .476. Built like a Swiss watch, 4" barrel, light and compact and shoots real good. Computer challenged so I can't post a pic, sorry to say.

Nice to see your irons and physiognomy Grant.

Met you once many moons ago when as a new shooter you lent me your hog leg for the weekend at Palmer's Gulch. Still remember your kindness to me and your wide knowledge of Western Canadian history.

[Rafe Covington]

Uberti Model P pre war colt in 38-40 WCF, 7.5 in barrel.

Rafe

[Oregon Bill]

Great thread gents. Pitchy, I'm amazed you have time to shoot considering the steam fleet you have been fabricating!
Grant, always enjoy your gear. Were the NWMP or RCMP ever issued Colt SAs?
Wylliam, we'd all love to see your Webley in .476.

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Great thread gents. Pitchy, I'm amazed you have time to shoot considering the steam fleet you have been fabricating!
Grant, always enjoy your gear. Were the NWMP or RCMPO ever issued Colt SAs?
Wylliam, we'd all love to see your Webley in .476.

The Mounties went from the Adams, to the Enfield, and then to the Colt New service.  Along the way they tried many sidearms but these were the standard issues. The SAA was not one of them, but may have been private purchased but I'm not aware of any authentication.

In 1885 during the North West rebellion several Militia cavalry units were issued the 1876 carbine and a few Colt 1878 double action revolvers.  In 1854 the Militia cavalry had 1851 London Colts.  They were replaced by the 1878s in 1885 and lasted through the first two contingents to the Anglo-Boer war when they were replaced also by the Colt New Service.

[Oregon Bill]

Sir Charles, so it is conceivable that a cavalryman might have carried the Colt Navy at the same time as the Winchester 76 carbine?

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

Sir Charles, so it is conceivable that a cavalryman might have carried the Colt Navy at the same time as the Winchester 76 carbine?

More than conceivable.   I would say that it was likely that this was the case with The Governor General's Bodyguard. (Conjecture - I have no firm info on this.)  Canada was considering a new sidearm before 1885 but it was the rebellion that triggered the purchase of the 1878.  Not many made it to the West in time to see action, but some were locally purchased.  The 1878 did see active service in South Africa.

[dusty texian]

Startin to like thisun. 44 Colt's opentop by Uberti.....Dusty

[Oregon Bill]

That be a mighty handsome photo Texian.

[dusty texian]

Thanky Kindly......Dusty