So I'm bidding on an 1851 Colt Navy. I noticed it has rivets instead of screws for the trigger screw, cylinder stop screw and hammer screw. That's the first time I've seen that, but started looking around and see some other '51's with rivets. Not all, but some. This particular '51 Navy was manufactured in 1851. I'm guessing the rivets were an early method that was changed to screws on later production runs?
Does anybody know the history of the rivets?
Does anybody know the history of the rivets?