The Good the Bad and the Ugly cap and ball cartridge conversion 1851 Navy Colt
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Master Valon
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Wow, nice! I've never seen a paper-to-brass cartridge conversion before. I love the Colt 1851/1861 Navys. Very nice job, with a classic prop! 
Wow, nice! I've never seen a paper-to-brass cartridge conversion before. I love the Colt 1851/1861 Navys. Very nice job, with a classic prop!
I remembered seeing something like this before, a quick google and I found it again
Kirst Konverter | Cartridge Conversions | Uberti | Pietta | Colt
She's beautiful! :thumbsup
robstyle
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Some of the films original guns have been recently uncovered in a private collection. I had a chance to mold some original conversion cylinders from the film but the chance of damaging the original patina was too much for me to risk. If you pay even the slightest of attention to the guns in the films youll quickly catch constant changes. My hunch is instead of time taken to clean or repair, they simply broke down various guns and parted them together for what was needed at the moment. Sounds odd but its still done today with modern weapons on films. In dealing with vintage style (original or replicas) guns things like the cylinder an trigger get out of whack easily with repeated hard use on set.
There have been various conversions over the years but the one pictured is probly the coolest ive ever seen. Also take note of the other original Colt Navy below the Uberti with the conversion. It may well be the gun (or parts of/from) Tuco takes from the thug to bust the chains after he throws him from the train.
This is my casting of the one above put together with real screws. Cylinder turns, hammer pulls, loading rod functions, no paint all cast in color... Was for my MWNN GBU costume just never got around to sculpting accurate snakes.
There have been various conversions over the years but the one pictured is probly the coolest ive ever seen. Also take note of the other original Colt Navy below the Uberti with the conversion. It may well be the gun (or parts of/from) Tuco takes from the thug to bust the chains after he throws him from the train.
This is my casting of the one above put together with real screws. Cylinder turns, hammer pulls, loading rod functions, no paint all cast in color... Was for my MWNN GBU costume just never got around to sculpting accurate snakes.
evlares
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i saw a website with many stills from the movie...whenever a gun was just pointing at something or someone, it was a cap and ball, anytime it was shooting, it was the conversion. Anyway, here is a pic of my dragoon, with me also holding it, so you can see how giant it is!!
I recently watched the film again ... I watch it at least once a year and probably more frequently than that.
I'm glad Cimarron is making movie conversions of the Uberti guns.
The one I want is with plain grips ... preferably with a lanyard ring on the butt. I'm talking about Tuco's gun, of course.
Someone please talk me out of it.
I'm glad Cimarron is making movie conversions of the Uberti guns.
The one I want is with plain grips ... preferably with a lanyard ring on the butt. I'm talking about Tuco's gun, of course.
Someone please talk me out of it.
That GBU gun with the sleeves to fire blanks is fantastic..in UK you can only own cap & ball guns & then on permit .. I have an old ASM Navy and short barrel no rammer Army, I call that my Ned Kelly gun..also blank guns without permit if over 18 .. but that's only pre 1870 mech..if you want a later period blank firer you need PLI AND MUST BE A REENACTOR OR FOR FILM THEATRE WORK.. we have stupid gun laws..I also have a DB western style hammer shotgun, but that's on a separate different permit ..get the idea ..
I don't find the kick that much because of the weight..or I could just be a little dumb..
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