When I got the .45 I also got a .32-20 at the same time ...

by JimT, Texas, Wednesday, September 07, 2022, 09:31 (744 days ago) @ JimT

from the same guy.

The .32-20 was made in 1913 .. someone had sawed the barrel off and cut right through the end of the ejector rod housing, next to the screw. I got a period-correct barrel from Eddie Janis, replaced the cylinder bolt and hand, installed new springs and got it running.

I used vinegar to take off what was left of the blueing. The gun had been buffed and reblued enough times that there is no lettering on the frame. I left the gun "in the white" and had Paul Persinger make a set of one-piece walnut grips for it. And then I shot it. I was shooting CAS and had a Marlin 1894 in .32-20 so they went together well. Shooting blackpowder was fun.

When I moved to Mozambique I sold the gun to Gordon Marts of The Shootists. He has used it quite a bit. The photo below was at the first Shootists Holiday that I attended after returning to the States. Gordon had it there and I got a photo of it.