Dixie Gun Works’ J.H. Dance & Bros. revolver – The Navy 1851 Confederacy 1 of 2
By May 1861, after North Carolina became the 11th state to join the Confederacy, the South was already engaged in the task of assessing its armaments. By prioritizing the war, all revolvers and long-barreled guns used by American troops, including those in the South, were divided equally among the states, and soldiers in the newly […]
Dixie Gun Works’ J.H. Dance & Bros. revolver – The Navy 1851 Confederacy 2 of 2
Details of the weapon Dixie Gun Works’ .44-caliber version of the Dance revolver is made in Italy by F.lli Pietta and closely replicates the distinctive styling of the famous Confederate guns made in Texas. Pietta realizes what would otherwise be an undecorated revolver in a fantastic reproduction with tortoiseshell-colored castle, loading lever, hammer and trigger, […]
Single Action Army Cimarron laser-engraved 7-1/2 inches: style at an affordable price 1 of 2
Whenever the word “engraving” is mentioned in reference to Single Action revolvers the price generally rises in proportion to the amount of engraving and the name of the engraver. Going back to the days of the original Peacemaker Colt there was only one way to engrave, by hand. Etching was also used, but only to […]
Single Action Army Cimarron laser-engraved 7-1/2 inches: style at an affordable price 2 of 2
I remember when Pietta started making Colt-style SAA revolvers in 2002, and they were not as well finished or accurate. The company has made great strides in production (thanks in part to a new state-of-the-art factory) to the point of producing single-action models that have a level of quality that exceeds expectations. Cimarron’s most recent […]
An unusual 1851 Navy One of the most common sidearms of American soldiers and militias 1 of 2
Firearms experts often disagree about which Samuel Colt designs are most significant. Many think the most important weapon is the 1860 Army that arrived just in time to fulfill its historic role in the Civil War; others believe it is the Paterson that launched the first Colt weapons putting itself on the map in 1836, […]
Pietta brothers’ tribute to the other Bat Masterson famous Hero of black and white Westerns 1/3
“When the West was very young, There lived a man named Masterson; He wore a cane and a bowler hat, They called him Bat, Bat Masterson.” In the days of black-and-white television, our heroes were extraordinary, confined as they were to a small screen inside a large wooden cabinet. In our house it was a […]
Pietta brothers’ tribute to the other Bat Masterson famous Hero of black and white Westerns 2/3
During his tenure in Dodge City, which was also the county seat and the Ford County Sheriff’s Office, Bat appointed many of his former associates as special deputies when situations became thorny. Ford County comprised 9,500 square miles, a large portion of southwestern Kansas; a lot of territory in which outlaws could easily hide. In […]
Pietta brothers’ tribute to the other Bat Masterson famous Hero of black and white Westerns 3/3
Shooting test of the Bat Masterson E.M.F. Great Western II. The Bat Masterson E.M.F. Great Western II, made by F.lli Pietta in Italy, is available at a reasonable price of $705 with excellent reproduction deer grips, a 3-1/2-inch barrel with a full-length extractor, a beautiful nickel finish, and the name W.B. MASTRERSON engraved on the […]
E.M.F. and the new 1878 Hartford 12-gauge double-hammer model from F.lli Pietta 1 of 2
Some might think of the handgun as the easiest and most practical weapon for self-defense in the Wild West, but for most people, particularly ranchers, farmers, and law enforcers who often had to deal with a noisy group of cowboys who had turned up a bit, a 12-gauge shotgun was the most practical, most intimidating, […]
E.M.F. and the new 1878 Hartford 12-gauge double-hammer model from F.lli Pietta 2 of 2
In the image of. Colt’s Model 1878 was the inspiration for the new double-barreled Model 1878 Hartford 12-gauge shotgun E.M.F. F.lli Pietta. This heavy double-barrel has 20-inch barrels, a steel buttplate, slightly shorter hammer spurs placed much higher (than the Colt model), and a painted, unadorned, Turkish walnut stock and forend. It is neither cheap […]