Maillemaker
11-10-2014, 01:23 PM
Hi all,
As many of you probably know, the Colt Walker revolver (and its reproductions) has a crude latch to keep the loading lever in place up under the barrel, and it frequently drops down on firing, which locks up the revolver and necessitates re-securing the lever back to its stowed position after a shot.
To prevent this annoyance, many folks use a small loop of string or leather or tape to secure the lever while shooting, so that it does not fall down in between shots. This was a period problem that plagued original Walkers also and is no doubt why Colt went to a more positive latching arrangement on future designs.
I was thinking about this on my drive home from my last skirmish and wondered if this is covered in the rules.
Rule 19.9 says:
19.9 MODIFICATIONS (HAND AND SHOULDER ARMS)
a. The only modification allowed for company and individual match arms shall be those allowed below in rules 19.9.1 through 19.15.
b. Interchanging of parts as practiced by the issuing military forces of the period shall be allowed.
c. No other modification, addition or alteration which changes the original design or function of the arm shall be permitted.
There is no mention of of a provision for external means of securing the loading lever of a Colt Walker in 19.9.1 - 19.15.
Since this is an addition which changes the original design or function of the arm, I would assume by 19.9 (c) that such a loop would be prohibited.
What do you all think?
Steve
As many of you probably know, the Colt Walker revolver (and its reproductions) has a crude latch to keep the loading lever in place up under the barrel, and it frequently drops down on firing, which locks up the revolver and necessitates re-securing the lever back to its stowed position after a shot.
To prevent this annoyance, many folks use a small loop of string or leather or tape to secure the lever while shooting, so that it does not fall down in between shots. This was a period problem that plagued original Walkers also and is no doubt why Colt went to a more positive latching arrangement on future designs.
I was thinking about this on my drive home from my last skirmish and wondered if this is covered in the rules.
Rule 19.9 says:
19.9 MODIFICATIONS (HAND AND SHOULDER ARMS)
a. The only modification allowed for company and individual match arms shall be those allowed below in rules 19.9.1 through 19.15.
b. Interchanging of parts as practiced by the issuing military forces of the period shall be allowed.
c. No other modification, addition or alteration which changes the original design or function of the arm shall be permitted.
There is no mention of of a provision for external means of securing the loading lever of a Colt Walker in 19.9.1 - 19.15.
Since this is an addition which changes the original design or function of the arm, I would assume by 19.9 (c) that such a loop would be prohibited.
What do you all think?
Steve