RMI MGC Navy Colt Metal

Does anyone know how rare this MGC Colt is with the engraved Cylinder ? ''



Have seen a REAL STEEL with this before but not an MGC version - and own a MGC Navy Colt without the engraving.

Kiwigunner

Interesting. Ive never seen or heard of one, but I am in one of the most restrictive countries in the world.

Hi Ozzi:

You have our sympathy for your local restrictive & ludicrous Aussie gun laws! I hear on the news that despite the laws banning replicas there are two armed robberies on the Gold Coast every WEEK! ''
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10731592
and of course the robbers are not using replica or Modelguns! ''

Sad to say a policeman was shot & died later last week.''

I hope sanity continues to prevail in NZ - even though there are changes proposed regarding importing airsoft guns - with implications for other replicas! I've appeared before the Government's Select Committee and expressed my written and verbal objections & concerns; who knows what effect it might have had; but at least I did something rather than just sit on my butt and complain! ''

Back on topic: that Colt cylinder sure is different!
Hopefully someone can shed light on it! ''

Kiwigunner

I was actually up in the Gold Coast when this was happening, and I must agree that it can appear to be a little rough up there these days.

Now back on topic again............

Could be custom-engraved (by RMI or importer?) or maybe some special edition from MGC.
I haven't seen one that was factory engraved yet (but I've seen little :-) ).

Thanks to Forum members I now have an update - AND AN EXTREMELY RARE RMI NAVY COLT!

RMI sold a number of MGC 1851 Navy Colts:
a) A standard Colt - which is quite rare these days! Francky has one for sale at over US$1000 (a golden finish)
b) A "deluxe" version - which featured an engraved cylinder depicting a naval battle between Texas & Mexico at the Battle of Campecehe. The original engraving was done by W. L. Ormsby of New York;
[Foot note: one of my fellow re-enactors is Warren Ormsby-Green: Master armourer to the Lord of the Rings movies made in NZ: the Ormsby's ancestors were originally Vikings (Orms) who settle in England and have a colourful history in England & Ireland. W.L. Ormsby was a bank note engraver in NY]
and
c) A KIT SET that included a bottle of Bluing compound to finish the replica!

{apologies for the quality of the document photo - best I could do with what I have}
And a photo of my re-blued cylinder swapped out onto my earlier blued Navy frame.



Now I have to decide what to do with the un-blued colt: do I re-blue it OR remove the bluing from the cylinder and polish it ????

Either way, I feel very lucky to have these in my collection now!

Kiwigunner

Lovely find!

I'm happy you got that model, and discovered its history as well :-)
Interesting personal coincidence with engraver, too!

Thanks Smootik.....I'm very happy....here's the re-blued second Colt: ''


I'm experimenting trying to get a "case hardened" look by painting gun oil in patches while dabbing on some bluing paste - letting it dry then wiping off with a tissue; the washing then oiling.
Not quite perfected, but getting there!''

Kiwigunner