Richards Conversion NVSN

Italian made reproduction of a conversion to 38 special. Around 130 years ago, the center fire revolver cartridge was coming on strong. With the expiration of the Rollin White patent held by Smith & Wesson, Colt and other gun makers were quickly introducing new revolvers with bored-through cylinders allowing the use of metallic cartridges in their handguns, resulting in a major improvement in the ability to rapidly load a six-shooter with ready made center fire and rimfire cartridges.

One of the most popular cartridges revolvers at that time was the Colt conversion of the percussion Model 1860 Army to fire metallic cartridges. Colt employees Charles B. Richards and William Mason had been granted patents for the conversion of the percussion revolvers, which were readily accepted by shooters of that era. Even after the introduction of the legendary Colt Model P, better known as the Single Action Army, the Richards-Mason conversion revolvers remained popular, due in part to their much lower cost. Although popular at the time, were it not for the growing sport of Cowboy Action Shooting some 120 years later, we most likely would have never seen the reintroduction of the Richards-Mason revolvers.

This pistol has had a full action Job. Please see photo coverage below for additional specifications, condition and wear.

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