A really nice pair

[Dusty Morningwood]

Of 2nd Generation 1851 Navies, that is. 

[Ottawa Creek Bill]

Dusty,
And the 1851's are nice too

Bill

[Fox Creek Kid]

Dang!!! I was hoping to see cleavage after readin' the header!! 

[Dusty Morningwood]

Well, I could show you my Man Boobs.  Have you eaten recently? 

[W.T.]

Well, I could show you my Man Boobs.  Have you eaten recently? 

[Halfway Creek Charlie]

Yep they are.
Hey I gots a pair too.

[Dusty Morningwood]

.36 caliber is correct.  They do fit my hands nicely and balance well.  Just need to get the 30+ years of dust and stiff lubricant out of the works and polish off a few burrs before shooting.  Does anyone know if the factory nipples are better than those on more recent vintage Ubertis, etc.?

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

FACTORY NIPPLES?   I prefer mine au Naturelle!

[Dusty Morningwood]

Yep they are.
Hey I gots a pair too.

Nice pistollas there, Charlie.  Can you tell me how much work it took to smooth them out without getting too aggressive?

[Halfway Creek Charlie]

Dusty,
I disassembled and cleaned all the 30 plus years of factory grease and dust out of the 4 digit. The 5 digit was kept in the box in the plastic bag and had NO dirt or dust and very little factory grease.

As to the stoning, it was very little as the inner surfaces of the frame were slick.  Just the minimum stoning on the hammer sides and the bolt and trigger. My hammers both had an agressive full cock notch that made the hammers actually travel backwards to release. I stoned  that back to a 90degree angle. That is all I did to smooth them out. Nothing aggressive at all exceot the full cock notch and that didn't take a lot either.

I didn't go to the trouble of polishing the screw holes on the hammer, trigger or bolt, as I have done on repro's before.

[Dusty Morningwood]

Thanks Charlie:
Oddly enough, the one I just got that had been in its box seems to have the most stiff crud inside.  I am only assuming this since I have had neither apart yet; it just feels stiffer.  As to the 90 degree angle.  90 degrees to what plane?  May be a dumb question, but do not want to make a hash out of anything I do.
Dusty 

[Halfway Creek Charlie]

Dusty,
I don't do hash either. Put a rubber hose on your nipples or place a leather strip between the frame and the hammer throat in the hammer channel and dry fire the pistol.  From the side watch the hammer travel as you pull the trigger.

If your hammer has any backward travel when you pull the trigger, then and only then, do I look at the full cock notch. From the left side of the hammer looking at the notch you will be able to see if the perpendicular angle is near 90 degrees to the horizontal line from the notch base.

If you see this: \  to some degree (somewhat like the halfcock notch is, but not near as pronounced), Your trigger works against this surface and if it isn't nearly perpendicular it forces the hammer to travel backwards befre tripping to fall. 

If you see instead something like this: _|  Leave it alone it's OK. 

Only If it has a hook or is not relatively flat or straight(perpendicular to that horizontal line from the notch base. Then is the time to hit that end hook with a stone.

Don't go "HASH" on it just light strokes untill it is nears perpendicular.

I can take some pictures with the lines and arrows tonight if you like.