While visiting with our friends yesterday, Steve showed me his original London Colt. It had a period cartridge conversion done to it by a gunsmith/blacksmith. The recoil shield was riveted to the frame(
![yikes (jh](https://coltcountryforum.com/smileys/default/yikes.gif)
) and the loading gate was hinged at the top instead of the bottom. Steve said he would send some photos, and when he does I will post them.