New Buckle

[Short Barrel]

Or should I say,new short barrel.I've seen pictures of these here before.I believe from Flatgate and always wanted one.I ran into this one at a tiny gun show today and it had to come home.Brand new condition with padded case.

 

[Stoots]

Nice!

How is it held in place?

 

[SteveRuger]

Those have gotten real Rare. Great Find!

 

[Scout943]

They are LOVELY just don't go through a scanner with it!!!!!!! :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[Short Barrel]

I thought they would be pretty tough to find.They quit making them in 1989 and I just don't remember seeing one.It has a stud on the other side that goes through a hole in the buckle and is pinched by the 2,straight spring wires.The silver button on the front of the buckle is the release button.The setup works really well.

 

[Scorpion]

Really nice!! 8)

 

[T.A. WORKMAN]

Very Nice Snag!!!!!

 

[caryc]

Those things are really cool, but surely no one would ever really wear one.

I mean I would have to keep looking down at it every five minutes to make sure the gun was still there. Still a very cool thing to have.

 

[flatgate]

Aww, gee, Cary, of course I wear mine to special occasions!!!

Mine's the rather scarce Blackpowder/Percussion design, a "non-gun"

Here's one more that I did an "assist" in finding the buckle for a super Super collector I know....

Nice grips, Short Barrel!!!

FWIW, F-A does have some grips and some parts in stock for the mini revolvers.

flatgate

 

[protoolman]

I wore the one I had plenty back in the day. Unfortunately sold that one. BUt I recently replaced it with the Similiar North American Arms version.

 

[nn]

Cool

 

[caryc]

Aww, gee, Cary, of course I wear mine to special occasions!!!

Mine's the rather scarce Blackpowder/Percussion design, a "non-gun"

flatgate

If you shoot someone with it, do they bleed "non-blood"? :wink:

 

[ShortBBL]

Were those freedom arms any better quality than the NAA models or are they the same?

I always thought it would be fun to have one for sh*ts and giggles.

 

[flatgate]

I've only "looked" at the NAA's but can attest to the usual Freedom Arms quality on their Mini-Revolvers...

It took me years to finally get one of the F-A Percussion "Boot Guns"....

flatgate

 

[T.A. WORKMAN]

How many different variations of Buckles were made?
Thanks
Terry

 

[SteveRuger]

Here's one more that I did an "assist" in finding the buckle for a super Super collector I know....

Nice grips, Short Barrel!!!

Correct me if I am wrong, flatgate was not this one a proto-type & out of his personal stash?

 

[Short Barrel]

FWIW, F-A does have some grips and some parts in stock for the mini revolvers.

flatgate

Thanks Flatgate.I didn't know that.

I haven't handled the NA Arms guns but this one is precision made and even has a slick trigger pull.The FA guns have a frame mounted firing pin and a rear sight notch.The NAA guns have a hammer mounted firing pin which would block the view of a rear sight so most models don't have one.

I have read different accounts of the barrel length of these,everything from 1" to 1 3/4".This one measures 1 3/16".The weight empty is 4.4 oz and loaded is 5 oz.

 

[backen]

Nice what caliber is the revolver, 22lr ?

 

[Short Barrel]

Yes it is .22 LR.A few were also made in .22 Mag as well as black powder.The .22 LR's are 5 shot,the .22 Mags are 4 shot.

 

[Kanook]

Just wondering how and I hate to say "rare" so I will say "uncommon" is the white gripped version. I don't do the picture thing (yes I do not really understand it so it is to complicated for me)