Hi all,
I recently picked up a Colt Navy 1851 pistol #124xxx and I was wondering what sort of metallurgy it has as far as what alloy steels were used in it and what sort of heat treatment it was given, even what sort of equipment it was machined with would be interesting to know.
It will need a bit of work to get it in shape and I was just trying to learn all I can about it.
Thanks in advance.....
I recently picked up a Colt Navy 1851 pistol #124xxx and I was wondering what sort of metallurgy it has as far as what alloy steels were used in it and what sort of heat treatment it was given, even what sort of equipment it was machined with would be interesting to know.
It will need a bit of work to get it in shape and I was just trying to learn all I can about it.
Thanks in advance.....