For anyone interested, there are 3 historically accurate Schneider & Glassicks on Gunbroker.com. Item numbers: 621839477, 625520224, and 625203155.
That first one has a nasty cylinder gap.
Hawg, I believe you are correct, and it was probably a brasser that someone shot with big loads suitable for a steel framed 1851 repro and the cylinder has set back into the recoil shield. Such it was in that generally uninformed era, and that was 40-60 years ago.
Having said that, all three pistols are of the era when there were many more manufacturers of C&B pistols with many different importer/distributor markings, as opposed to today's manufacturers where one can pick from Pietta or Uberti (kind of like Henry Ford's Model T's: you could have it in any color as long as it was black).
http://www.earmi.it/A-Enciclopedia/default.htmlI am not speaking for RC, but I sincerely believe he and I are somewhat similar in that he is pointing out that these 3 pistols are repro "collectibles", and that they are pretty much historically correct (.36 caliber, smooth cylinder, et al, in an era when these pistols were not marketed or even recognized as S&G's). I truly believe that there is a niche for folks who don't shoot these gems, and just collect for the different manufacturers/importers/distributors.
Dr. Jim L. Davis was the main impetus for this, but I feel he is not going to continue due to health problems
http://rprca.tripod.com/ .
Thanks for posting those, RC! Good leads for those interested, although the asking prices may be a bit high. We'll see what they sell for and that will be indicative of whether there is a market for these older pistols. I am concentrating only on late Pietta 1851 Navy .36 types (due to lack of mad money!), but I love collecting historical information on repros (such as you have posted). I will keep a watch on those auctions just for my info.
Jim
