Abilene,
I'm starting to understand why this is so confusing. I have a few questions:
- In the picture you show both a .44 and a .38 caliber conversion. Are the frame sizes the same for both? In other words if you took the cylinder and barrel from the .38 could you put them on the .44 frame? I don't mean perfect pin alignment for the studs on the frame to the barrel for instance, but are they basically the same?
- I also don't mean the length off the cylinder. You said those were different.
- Are the frames for the Richard-Mason .44 and .45 Conversions the same as the .44 and .45 Richards Type 2 Frames?
- Are the frames for the .38 Spl Richards Type 2 conversions basically the same size as my Armi San Marco. That is basically true to size 1851 or 1860 Percussion frame but in .38 caliber?
- Except for the slightly larger stepped diameter of your .44 revolver, will it fit in the same holster as your .38? What if you swapped the cylinder, would it fit?
~Mako