Dakota Widowwmaker:
#Regarding the shells - I don't know because Nedbal provided them with the pistol...and he tells me it is a PITA to lathe them. I'll be seeing him this week and aks
# Price: I provided the Centaure C&B pistol with one separate (factory engraved) Centaure cylinder. The pistol was preowned and had 40 years of service in bulls eye shooting. Nedbal converted the separate cylinder into a Thuer cylinder, recountured the barrel, altered the plunger to accept the loading tool, made minor adjustments to the hammer, made the loading tool, 12 Thuer cases and a handfull of bullets, a complete finishing job incl. new rust bluing, and had the pistol proof tested by the Vienna proof house. Total less then € 1000,00, at today's exchange rate less then $ 1300,00 incl. taxes.
#bullets: I using (now) commercially available soft lead bullets, 200 gr without heal of .450 dia and press/fit them with the loading tool into the case, easy deal.
Long Johns Wolf