Was just perusing the current issue of "Guns of The Old West" and discovered a "new" player.
"Five Star Arms" hailing from Utah has jumped into the SA game. I'd never heard of em before I saw this particular article.
It seems Five Star is also importing the Pietta Octagonal Barrel SA. Really nifty looking gun I must admit. Doesn't look like anything from the actual "Old West" but none the less, a real nifty offering.
In my own sordid past, when plied with enough folding green, was know to rebarrel the odd SA with Octagonal stock once in a while. It's
almost enough to get me back into cartridge guns. Na. Neat but not "that" neat.
Still in all, 1860 Army style grip (checkered no less), Lowered and squashed hammer (I are a gunfighter ya know), Uber kool octagonal barrel (make it a 45 to cut some of the weight), could do. Actually, with 3 1/2 inch barrels, would do. Well ... nah. No nipples for the Caps.
I would like to play with one though. Just for a few minutes.
Coffinmaker