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This custom made flag is a replica of the first American flag to fly during the Battle of Yorktown ("Siege of York"), Virginia in 1781 with Gen. Washington's troops.

My four times great-grandfather was there with his militia company from the frontier of western Virginia and saw British Gen. Cornwallis surrender to Washington.

I fly this flag at my home during every American holiday.

Up for auction is the what is considered one of the finest Walkers in existence today. Includes a personal note from Sam'l Colt himself.


https://www.auctionzip.com/auction-lot/Cased-Colt-Model-Colt-Civilian-Walker-Revolver_B8B47AAA70/

 
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Going through my many boxes of gun stuff in the garage the other day, I came across several powder flasks that I own, several I had forgotten that I even had.

1.  My first flask, an Italian knock off purchased in 1969. I removed the dark finish on it at the time and buffed it to a bright copper shine which has aged well over the last 48 years. I still use this flask for most of my shooting and have a number of various size spouts for it. I keep it full of FFFg black powder.

2  A Dixon & Sons flask made in 1971 for the very first 2nd Generation Colt Navy revolvers with “COLTS PATENT” and "Dixon & Sons" stamped on it.

3. Another Dixon & Sons flask made in the 1970s, with “COLTS PATENT” stamp, but not sold with the 2nd Gen Colts.

4. An Italian copy of a Navy Stand of Colors flask with “COLTS PATENT” stamp, Not sure of the date, I think I obtained it in the 1980s. I’ll bet Colt threatened to sue if they didn’t remove the “COLTS.”

5. A very shiny flask made in the 1990s. Looks like it may have originally been made by whoever made the Signature Series Colt flasks as the “PATENT” stamp remains but the “COLT” above it is covered by a rectangular block.

6. A Cabela’s modern version of the Colt flask I bought for using Triple 7 with my Rugers.

7. A silver colored Remington style .36 flask I obtained in the 1980s.

8. A very nice modern Remington flask that I purchased from DD4lifeusmc on the 1858 Remington forum about a year and a half ago. I use it with my Pietta ’58 Shooters Model.

Number 3 came in a James Dixon box:

Nothing special about this one, it's a "hardware store" shotgun made by Stevens and marketed under the name Riverside Arms. It is a 16 ga with 30" fluid steel barrels and outside hammers. According to the serial number, it was made in 1927. I used to hunt quail and dove with it but mainly use it for home protection now. Due to its age, I only shoot black powder English made felt wad Gamebore shells in it, though 16 ga is getting harder and harder to find in both smokeless and black powder.

Just a couple of pics of my Uberti 1873 44/40 made in 1997. I shoot both smokeless and black powder cartridges with it. Because it has a 30 inch barrel, the muzzle end gets a little fouled so I swab the barrel about every 15 shots to keep it clean when using Swiss black powder.

Three or four years ago, my wife who works for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), brought this home for me to identify. A BLM archeologist found it afield not far from my home after a brush fire had gone through the area and he wasn't quite sure what type of pistol it was. Of course, it is clearly an 1851 Colt Navy, with what appeared to me to have a silver front sight dovetailed on to it. We had some Indian wars in this area back in the 1860s and this piece might have been lost by a militia member long ago. We are also not far from the ghost town of Bodie, the wildest of Wild West towns back in the day.

I photographed the Colt and my wife returned it the next day to the archeologist who placed it in their archives. Thought members here might be interested in seeing it. And yes, it was still loaded.

At the urging of Captainkirk on the 1858 Remington forum, I decided to join in here after lurking for a while. I like shooting my Remington's, but love my Colt's too. Here is my current collection of Colt's:

First is a Uberti Cimarron Walker followed by my Signature Series 1860 Army, then a 2nd Gen "C" Series 1851 and below that is an American Frontier Firearms 1851 .Richards 38 conversion and finally an "F" series 1862 .36 Police.