1861 (1860?) Navy Arms Richards Type II conversion?

[Mean Bob Mean]

Hi Bob.
Never mind.  Found your gun on Gunbroker and ogled the pictures.  It's an ASM built First Model Richards.

Coffinmaker

Thanks! It is not "mine", that's the point.  I am helping a friend sell it.  I see what my confusion was looking around at some photos of the Type I, just me being ignorant.  Thanks again.

[Hoof Hearted]

Hi Bob!

I have a couple of those and would always be interested in another, trade or outright...........
Let me know via PM

Thanks, HH

[rifle]

I have a couple of those ASM Richards Conversions. One an 1861 Colt in 44 Colt cal. and an 1860 Army in 38 special cal.

Both work very well. Shoot as accurate as any other well built sincle actions. Hitting a target hundred yards off isn't too hard.
They shoot very well but high POA/POI.

Parts don't break fer me with these guns. If they did I'd handle that. Major parts like hammers and frames and barrels don't break often I'd say.  Firing pins are ajustable with these guns by use of the set screw in the hammer. Springs can be made or modified from others. A wedge can be made as well if need be. What's the problem with part being non existent?

The guns being not entirely authentic doesn't bother me. I'm not authentic either. It's all a fantasy anyway.
I would have liked the cylinder to be overlapped by the backplate but...... the guns looks alright.

I'd take a chance on another. If it needed spiffed up in some area I'd do probably. The worst thing would be chambers out of alignment with the bore where some are in and some are out. That needs a new cylinder made. If all chambers are out the same(as if the rotary index table was out of index some) that can be fixed.

I shoot smokeless in mine. The blackpowder works well enough with a good lubed bullet and/or a lube pill/grease cookie over the powder.

I guess I was lucky when I got mine since people say there was such a problem as non existant quality control.

[Mean Bob Mean]

I have a couple of those ASM Richards Conversions. One an 1861 Colt in 44 Colt cal. and an 1860 Army in 38 special cal.

Both work very well. Shoot as accurate as any other well built sincle actions. Hitting a target hundred yards off isn't too hard.
They shoot very well but high POA/POI.

Nice!  Love to hear this, thanks.