Its NOT copper, its just the lighting and the patina on the metal.That pistol looks like it is made of copper
Thanks.Its NOT copper, its just the lighting and the patina on the metal.
I agree it looks like a Lefaucheux. I have a 1858 7 mm Lefaucheux with folding trigger. Mine was made by a Belgium gunsmith with Lefaucheux permission. If you can see the serial number and contact them on the net, they will tell you the history of it.I received this pinfire revolver as a gift around 1990. It's been hanging on a wall since then. I know very little about civil war revolvers and there are some real experts here. I'd appreciate it if people could share their knowledge about this gun.
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Its NOT copper, its just the lighting and the patina on the metal.
It was but I’m not sure when that started. For instance on some older Colt double action revolvers if you polished it too much with Flitz you would wear through the thin nickel finish and the copper underneath the nickel would show. Once that happened the nickel finish would start peeling off over time.Weren't copper bases applied to revolvers so a nickel finish could be applied?
So were these metal pieces at one time dipped into liquid copper to provide a base for plating?It was but I’m not sure when that started. For instance on some older Colt double action revolvers if you polished it too much with Flitz you would wear through the thin nickel finish and the copper underneath the nickel would show. Once that happened the nickel finish would start peeling off over time.
So were these metal pieces at one time dipped into liquid copper to provide a base for plating?
Lubliner.
Correct.Not dipped, electro plated https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/metals-metal-products/nickel-plating-history/
Correct.