I am not sure how many people here are aware of the Brotherhood Of The Traveling 1858 that Pietta has going around right now. I thought I would share a little bit about it here for those who have not heard of it.

So, The Brotherhood of the Traveling 1858 is an engraved Pietta New Model Army "1858" that Pietta is nice enough to ship around the country and let people try it out.

The person gets to keep the revolver for a whole month. It comes in a big wooden box and comes with a journal. In the journal the people from Pietta wrote a few opening pages explaining the project and what the journal could be used for. Its pretty neat. While you have the gun they ask you to photograph it, share it with people you know, shoot it and just enjoy it for a month. Then it makes it's way onto the next person.

I follow lots of gun guys and have seen this make its way to several of the people that I follow online. In the journal the previous people have written words of encouragement, some scriptures, some just explain what they did with the gun or how it shot. Some detailed how they carried it to church or how they carried it while doing ranch duties.

One guy videoed himself splitting cards with it and he put one of the cards in the box.

I had hoped that one day it would make its way to me and that day has come. Last week I was contacted by Pietta and asked if I knew about the project and if I would want to be a part of it.

Of course I would I told Pietta. I was familiar with the project and had been hoping it would make its way to me.

Yesterday I got the package in the mail and I have to say. The gun is way more beautiful in person than the photos and videos I have seen. They just do not do it justice.

It's so cool for a company to do such a project and let us be a part of this guns written/photographed/videoed history.

We often say, "if this gun could talk", well, one day someone will look back and read of the journal and possibly see the videos or social media posts about it and this gun will actually be able to tell its story.

That is pretty neat in my opinion.

Here are a few photos that I made yesterday. I hope to get it out and do some shooting this weekend.

Howdy Buck,

I don't know if this helps. Jukar was the Spanish company that make all of the CVA kits originally. I worked for CVA back then and I don't remember their having the ability to manufacture a pistol of that complexity. I suspect that a Jukar 1860 was actually made by an italian company. As such, I would think that any Italian repro 1860 would work.

I must admit that I have never seen an 1860 marked "Jukar" so some more research may be needed. In any event, It's hard to think that there could be that much dimensional difference between repros. Maybe someone here has knowledge of these Jukar 1860s.

That's all I understand about what I know about it.

Rev. Chase

I bought a rifle from John a while back and it was a totally professional and enjoyable experience.  If you're interested in these revolvers you can buy with confidence.

Dave

Everyday you learn something, Pietta DOES make a conversion, they make the 1858 "Angel Eyes" and "Preacher" for Cimarron! Confirmed by Valerie.......thought those guns had Pietta profiles.....

I stand corrected , it seems Cimaron may have the parts

https://www.cimarron-firearms.com/1858-new-model-army-conversion-parts.html

Those parts are for the gated conversion, but is there a listing for the Preacher/Angel eyes conversion??