Matching numbers.

[44dude]

Hello.  New dude here.  New to USFA guns also.  Had a question.  Do the USA guns have matching serial numbers on all parts? Do the hammer, barrel, cylinder have part or all of serial number?  I realize there will be assembly numbers that are different from serial numbers on some of these parts.
Thanks for any help.

[Dave T]

As far as I know you only get matching numbers on all parts with the military marked USFA single actions. Examples I know about are the Custer Battlefield and Nettelton cavalry guns.

And welcome to the forum,
Dave

[44dude]

Thanks for the reply and for the welcome.  I have a gun with a cylinder and bushing that have a different serial number.  Even though the gun appears un-fired it looks like someone switched out the cylinder and bushing from another gun.  It has a VERY large B/C gap also.

[Dave T]

If you know, what model is it and what features does it have (caliber, barrel length, finish, etc). That might give us enough info to help you figure it out.

Dave

[Capt. John Fitzgerald]

Welcome to our forum, 44Dude!
A serial number on the cylinder would indicate one of the "military issue/Inspector Series" models.  Does your gun have a one piece wood grip and if so, is there a cartouche stamp on it?  If there is, what is it?
CJF

PS:  Things have been a little quiet around here of late.  Thanks for breathing a bit of life back into our forum!

[44dude]

Thanks for the welcomes.  Here are some pics.  Gun is a 3.5 ejector.  BP frame.  Looks to me like someone along the line has swapped parts with this one.  Gun looked un-fired but taken apart.  I am not really a collector.  More of a shooter who collects. Stocks are basic black.

[44dude]

Few more.

[44dude]

Couple more.

[44dude]

I hear crickets 

[44dude]

I actually have four to look at now.  The other three have matching cylinder's, barrel's and two of the three have matching cylinder pin bushings.  One other has a pin bushing with a completely different serial number.  Two have matching numbers on hammers.  My guess is the gun pictured has been put together with parts left over or mix and matched by a previous owner.  I suspect a barrel change at least.  Not overly concerned. Bought it to shoot and I really like the BP frame.  The gun is very nice other than a large b/c gap that is being adjusted as I write.  I have learned a lot already with just four samples. 

[Dave T]

Bought it to shoot and I really like the BP frame.  The gun is very nice other than a large b/c gap that is being adjusted as I write.

Given the BP frame you should have left the B/C gap alone and fired black powder loads through it. (smile)

Dave

[44dude]

I do have quite a few BP guns I enjoy getting real dirty.  These USFA guns are to perty though.   

[Dave T]

Every time I've shot BP in my USFA revolvers, and clean them carefully, they look just as pretty as they did before.

Dave