Which open top?

[willy]

Still looking for my first cartridge  open top.
My favorite cap and ball is the 51 Navy, and I would like a conversion as close to the 51 as I can find.
I seen the Uberti- MAN WITH NO NAME- revolver on a web site and it looks like what  I'm looking for because it retains the loading lever keeping the weight the same as the 51Navy, but it has a rear sight on the barrel.
Which open top revolvers use the hammer notch as a rear sight?

[John Smith]

Why not just a conversion cylinder for your '51?

[Roosterman]

I have a '51 conversion by Taylor's I like real well. Runs great and with out a hitch. Uberti product I believe.

[Regret Chancy]

Howdy Roosterman, I had a couple of 1860 Army Richards mason conversions and they had the notched hammer for the rear sight. I dont know which are the best but my fav's are the late 71 early 72 with the brass backstrap Navy grip. Hope this helps and keep 'em shuffling, RC

[Sixgun Bart]

Still looking for my first cartridge  open top.
My favorite cap and ball is the 51 Navy, and I would like a conversion as close to the 51 as I can find.
I seen the Uberti- MAN WITH NO NAME- revolver on a web site and it looks like what  I'm looking for because it retains the loading lever keeping the weight the same as the 51Navy, but it has a rear sight on the barrel.
Which open top revolvers use the hammer notch as a rear sight?

I too am a big fan of the 1851 so I recently bought a Man with No Name revolver. It is a great gun, but the grip frame is bigger than my 1851s.  I really like how they put a spent case ejector rod inside of the loading lever - a real nice touch. I also love the sights.



Sixgun Bart

[Paladin UK]

Fer SB........

    I really like how they put a spent case ejector rod inside of the loading lever - a real nice touch. 

I dont quite unnerstand,   is a version I aint seen, or am I jest old `n` out of touch 

Paladin (What aint allowed cartridge pistolas ) UK

[Montana Slim]

paladin UK,

I believe the loading lever rod has been made as a 2-piece assembly. To use, the latch is operated to lower the rammer, this allows the upper part to separate from the rammer and you use this as a "pin" (held in your hand) to punch-out the emptys.

When done, you push the end of this rod into the recess in the attached rammer, pivot & lock back into position.

A picture would be worth more than my description, but I couldn't find one.

Clear as mud, eh?   

Regards,
Slim

[willy]

Thanks for the info guys.

[Abilene]

I posted some pics of the Man With No Name 2-piece loading lever back in December:
http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,23801.0.html

A lot of us agree that the rear sight on the MWNN gun detracts from the looks.  The first batch of guns had no rear sight at all (and people who shot them siad they didn't really need the rear sight).  Since the frame is the '72 OT, the hammer nose is too low when cocked to have a functional rear sight notch.  You could always remove the rear sight and have a dovetail blank made that follows the contours of the barrel.  This could be almost invisible.

Or as someone mentioned, you could always install a conversion cylinder in a '51 but you then have other issues such as cutting a loading gate port and having the .370 bore.  And if you have to buy both the gun and the cylinder you will have spent as much as a ready-made cartridge conversion model (which doesn't have the loading lever, except the MWNN) but does have better steel and an ejector.

Willy, I have two pairs of Cimarron (Uberti) '51 Richards-Mason conversions, one being a standard finish set with 7 1/2 inch barrels, and another fancy engraved pair with 5 1/2 inch barrels.  The rear sight is on the hammer.  They have given me great service and are fun to shoot.