Man With No Name Conversion

Harley Starr · April 22, 2010, 11:58:58 PM

Got one or more that you would like to show off?

Fingers McGee · April 23, 2010, 07:59:45 PM

Harley Starr · April 24, 2010, 01:05:13 AM

The plain jane version is my favorite at the moment. I look at it as a blank slate, suitable for personalizing.

andy42s · May 30, 2010, 08:05:20 AM

Snake inlays in the grips!

Smokin Gun · June 13, 2010, 01:46:09 AM

Nice lookin' "No Names... I sure like um.
Wha I got is an 1861 Open Top Colt Navy...Pietta/Kirst .38Spl w/ 5 1/2"bbl...lt's my latest heart throb

Harley Starr · June 13, 2010, 09:49:29 AM

She's a looker alright.

Major 2 · June 13, 2010, 10:58:04 AM

Here is my R&M, I had Longhunter work his magic on.
It's as smooth a my Dave Anderson prototype USPFA

Harley Starr · September 28, 2010, 09:52:00 AM

The coolest video on YouTube.

Harley Starr · March 14, 2011, 08:32:32 PM

Quote from: Fingers McGee on April 23, 2010, 07:59:45 PM

Hey Fingers, do you shoot Black Hills .38 Special in those guns?

Bishop Creek · March 14, 2011, 08:46:01 PM

Mine was already on another thread, but heck, who can pass up showing off their pistols? American Frontier Firearms conversion:

Harley Starr · March 14, 2011, 09:42:52 PM

Quote from: Bishop Creek on March 14, 2011, 08:46:01 PM
Mine was already on another thread, but heck, who can pass up showing off their pistols? American Frontier Firearms conversion:

Deadeye Don · March 15, 2011, 05:39:05 AM

Quote from: Ridgway Texican Ranger on September 28, 2010, 09:52:00 AM

The coolest video on YouTube.

I really enjoyed that. Thanks for posting.

Harley Starr · March 15, 2011, 09:41:23 AM

Quote from: Deadeye Don on March 15, 2011, 05:39:05 AM
I really enjoyed that. Thanks for posting.

My pleasure.

Fingers McGee · March 16, 2011, 12:48:25 PM

Quote from: Ridgway Texican Ranger on March 14, 2011, 08:32:32 PM
Hey Fingers, do you shoot Black Hills .38 Special in those guns?

Never tried Blackhills. Used som Magtech's till I got all my reloading supplies for the .38 spcl. Now all i use are Pinnacle or Goex reloads.

FM

Justician · March 18, 2011, 02:20:06 PM

From reading other posts, I see that the Man with No Name is basically a Richards navy barrel on a open top frame and open top cylinder.

I know it has the conversion plate, but does the Richards Mason conversion have the cylinder dimension and frame of an open top or of a 51 navy?

Justician

Abilene · March 18, 2011, 05:35:16 PM

Justician, the Uberti '51 R-M is basically designed to be like a conversion of the percussion gun, however it is not exactly the same in its dimensions. I know the 1860 conversion is larger than a percussion gun (to allow for a cylinder large enough to be chambered in a six-shot .45), and the '51 may also be slightly larger. Percussion barrels will not fit on the conversion frames.

Justician · March 18, 2011, 07:02:30 PM

Thanks Abilene,

I was wondering if the Richards Mason navy barrel would fit on an open top. If so, I could use my ejector and wedge and just add the barrel and sight to have what would look like a 51 conversion. Not as cool looking as the Man with No Name, but easier for my aging fingers to eject spent shells.

Justician

Fox Creek Kid · March 18, 2011, 09:14:46 PM

Quote from: Justician on March 18, 2011, 07:02:30 PM
Thanks Abilene,

I was wondering if the Richards Mason navy barrel would fit on an open top. If so, I could use my ejector and wedge and just add the barrel and sight to have what would look like a 51 conversion...

I think there is a great misunderstanding here as regards nomenclature. The "Open Top" is the Colt '72 model and NOT just any Colt style conversion w/o a top strap. There is a difference. The breech cones are different mainly.

Abilene · March 18, 2011, 09:18:39 PM

Yes, a '72 OT barrel will fit on the R-M, and an R-M barrel will fit on a '72 OT. That is the '51 R-M, I mean. (some fitting required, of course). The '60 R-M is also made in .38 but I'm not sure if a '60 R-M barrel will fit on the OT or not. If ejecting brass is your only concern, you know that the MWNN has a two-piece rammer that easily comes apart to provide a brass ejector tool. Also, if you put a '51 R-M barrel on the OT frame, you will have no rear sight (which may be fine with you), and you will have what looks a lot like a '51 R-M. In that case you could save a lot of money by just buying the R-M, and you can get an aftermarket snake installed on the grip if you wish.

Update: upon re-reading your post, I'm thinking you already have a '72 OT. So yeah, you could add the '51 barrel to it if you wished (I know a guy who did that - looked cool) but you would have no rear sight unless you dovetail one in.

Justician · March 19, 2011, 08:50:28 AM

Abilene,

I have three 71 open tops and a wife of 28 years, so the option is a new barrel for my spare, not a new revolver (too much invested and too old to be trained by another one, so a new wife is not an option).

I like the MNN but piecing together all the parts to create it would be pretty expensive, while the RM would be just a barrel and bead sight. Plus I can go with a shorter barrel. As for the rear sight, my fellow shooters tell me I obviously don't use it anyway.

Thanks again,

Justician