Art and Engineering: Field Stripping a Second Model Collier (ad-free)
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Courtesy of esteemed collector Frank Graves, Professor Ben Nicholson and I are disassembling a gorgeous example of a second model Collier revolver today. The Collier really is equal parts art and engineering; half made in the finest British bespoke tradition and half by the newest American machine methods.
Comments
so this must predate the patents for drilling revolver cylinders??? Crazy.
Jeff Price
2022-12-14 11:27:22 +0000 UTCWhat a fantastic example of art and engineering.
EyeBall
2022-12-13 14:58:02 +0000 UTCAnd you shoot it tomorrow??? 😝
D Haire
2022-12-12 22:37:32 +0000 UTCwell trashtalk its value down to say a highpoint maybe. I buy a whole set then... I mean who would want a manual indexing flinchlock revolver thing anyways... (don't even dare to imagine prices!)
Guido Schriewer
2022-12-12 13:56:19 +0000 UTCman if that atoprimer works allright... the bomb! even with the manual indexing that beats having 5 pistols for damn sure. SOME owner left the flashshields off if still need to reload I'd imagine. if one haven't solved an issue with those five probably rather needs a shovel. cause one would be in the stuff deeeep. darn thing is quite beautiful looking, too.
Guido Schriewer
2022-12-12 13:48:28 +0000 UTCAnd I would love to see the tooling that was used to do that work. The workmanship is amazing.
Sonny Hughes
2022-12-12 13:45:02 +0000 UTCCurious about the loads for these. Given the period, I would assume a patched round ball, especially for the rifled gun. but it also seems like the patch could cause issues with cylinder movement after some fouling.
Sonny Hughes
2022-12-12 13:41:26 +0000 UTCThere is one more Collier video coming later this week, and it gets into values and prices.
Forgotten Weapons
2022-12-12 13:40:15 +0000 UTCNo wishing to be crass, but does the owner of this beautiful piece have an idea of its valuation?
2022-12-12 13:36:52 +0000 UTCFantastic workmanship.
Luís Moreira
2022-12-12 13:09:31 +0000 UTC
