Traditions JH Dance revolver

[WV Scrounger]

Here are some .36 Dance pistols with the squareback triggerguard....
http://rprca.tripod.com/ModelsConfederate.html
.there is a post on this forum that explains about the 36's,
especially the fact that not many .36 Dance repros were produced and they arent being produced anymore....
http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php?topic=23975.0

[WV Scrounger]

well....My new Traditions ( pietta) Dance .44 arrived today. I must say the Pietta has come a long way. The fir and finish are superb!  Just as good as any of my Uberti's. I am VERY PLEASED and cant wait to get out to the range !

[Curly Red Ryder]

Hey Forty Rod....very observant ! ! !  I was wondering the same thing and I found a website that tends to make you think the .36 Dance pistol had the round trigger guard and the .44 Dance pistol have the squareback trigger guard....
 here is the website.....Look at the 6th photo under the Dance catagory
http://civilwarhandgun.com/obscure.htm
    they show a pice of a dance with a squareback trigger guard....
  I have been looking all over  a Dance pistol and noticed that one of the sellers were listing them as " Second Generation"
.......anybody else see that

It seems that the photo you are refering to is the photo of a replica, not an original one. If you look closely at the tagg for the gun with theTexas star on, it's labelled .44. Thedetails of the gun on the 6th photo are very like on the replica including the CH frame.

[Doc O]

WV.
How does the Dance shoot.
Been thinking of one my self.

Doc

[Curly Red Ryder]

WV.
How does the Dance shoot.
Been thinking of one my self.

Doc

Mine is not bad and shoot well and precise, but cannot well hold it  due to the small handle and the square trigger guard caused me some pain on my mid finger articulation.

[44caliberkid]

I've had one for about 7 years and mine is very nice, shoots well.  Only trouble is, in rapid fire it drops the spent, very hot, cap into the web of your right hand, because of no recoil shield to hold it on.   I used it for a two day match once and you sure shoot fast while those caps are sizzling in your palm.   I had to occasionally shift my grip while cocking to let them fall to the ground.   By day two the callouses were tough enough I could shoot six and withstand the burn.

[Doc O]

44caliberkid , I know what you mean. Hurts for a bit.
I see there is a Dance up for sale right now at a pretty good price.
But since I just picked up a Leech and Rigdon the Dance will have to waite.
Now if someone would just get the Treso nipples in stock I could shoot the Leech.

Doc

[hawkeye2]

WV Scrounger is yours built on a Dragon frame and if so any idea which model?

[Forty Rod]

WV Scrounger is yours built on a Dragon frame and if so any idea which model?

The original .44 Dance was a bit smaller than the Colt Dragoons, but not as small as the 1860 Army.  It used to be an easy way to tell the fakes.

The .36 was the same size as the 1851 Colt.

All the Dances I ever heard of had round barrels forward of the barrel lug.

[hawkeye2]

      Excuse my spelling on my first post (dragon), went to correct it and made the same misteke again.  I'm pretty well aware of the original Dances.  I was wondering what liberties the Italians took with this "replica" and was thinking that it would be an interesting pistol with a Kirst Pieta conversion if they used an off the shelf Dragoon frame w/o the recoil shields.