Original 1860 with R&D type cylinder?

[Tuolumne Lawman]

It seems to me that shortly after I wrote my CC article on the Taylor's 1860, someone told me that there are examples of original 1860s with gunsmith 2 piece R&D type cylinders.  Anyone have that info?  Were they .44 Colt or 5 shot .46 RFs.  My Mc Dowell book is still packed, so I can't look it up.  I use an 1858 with a Kirst, and an 1860 Uberti with an R&D.  I'm trying to talk Walt into making a scaled up 49 Colt type in 45 for the 1860.  He is actually contemplating it now.

[Dusty Morningwood]

Hey TL:
Somewhere in my stored files I have a photograph of an 1860 converted this way that was listed in one of the large gun auctions (Julia?).  For all intents and purposes, it was identical to the R&D, having a firing pin for each chamber.  I honestly cannot remember the chambering or if it was a five or six shot.  There is noting new under the sun.

[Major 2]

I'm looking , I recall it for sale on http://www.collectorsfirearms.com/admin/show_inventory.php?catID=3&subcatID=26

[Wild Ben Raymond]

It seems to me that shortly after I wrote my CC article on the Taylor's 1860, someone told me that there are examples of original 1860s with gunsmith 2 piece R&D type cylinders.  Anyone have that info?  Were they .44 Colt or 5 shot .46 RFs.  My Mc Dowell book is still packed, so I can't look it up.  I use an 1858 with a Kirst, and an 1860 Uberti with an R&D.  I'm trying to talk Walt into making a scaled up 49 Colt type in 45 for the 1860.  He is actually contemplating it now.

TL, I think you will be disapointed, in that there isn't any pictures in McDowells book of a 60' army conversion done with a 2 piece cylinder (at least I could not find any). Although, there is a picture of a 51' Navy done that way (not done by Colt of course) on page 386 of Bruce's book. WBR

[Halfway Creek Charlie]

There was , I believe an 1851 Navy for sale on Antiqueguns.com that had 6 firing pins held between 3 thin plates that were separate (as an assy) from the cylinder. That is the only one like that I have seen.
It appeared that the center of the 3 thin plates was spring material and the firing pins floated sandwitched between the outer plates.
Pretty neat setup, and I sure wished I'd have had the money for it, but.....We all know about that.