Commemorative Guns

[Deadeye Don]

I've heard the 1858's will be produced by USFA, but sold and marketed by Remington. Has anyone else heard this??

I havent heard that.  What I  have heard is that USFA will be making and marketing the Remingtons under a contract with Remington. Alot  of the custom features available on the SAA will be available on the Remingtons.

[RRio]

Yep! You can do a search in this forum (USFA) for Remington, and all kinds of stuff will come up!

RR

[Deadeye Don]

I guess it doesnt really matter either way who markets the gun if USFA is still making it.

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[Doc Sunrise]

Capt. John,

Fred Burnham's favorite arms during the 1880's here in the States was a Winchester 1873 Carbine in 44-40, an 1875 Remington with Hippo Ivory grips in 44-40, and a cut down 3 1/2" Colt SAA with Stag grips in 44-40.  It is this "Sheriff's Model" I think would be a good model for a commemorative of Fred Burnham.  It could be Blue with Case Colors, nice stag grips, and have a Black Powder frame with no ejector tube.  I can imagine it already!

[Capt. John Fitzgerald]

From all that I have read, the Remingtons, made by USFA under contract, will bear the Remington name and will be marketed by Remington.  It will, in effect, be their gun.

Doc,
I like your choice of the 3&1/2" Sheriff's Model.  Brings to mind something I have always wondered about.  When Colt was manufacturing the original Sheriff models back in the 1800's, the most popular model by far was the 4" version, followed by the 3&1/2".  The 3" model was a distant third.  In recent years Colt has reissued the Sheriff models and, with a few rare exceptions, they have always been in the 3" configuration.  Why hasn't Colt ever reissued a significant number of the most popular version of the Sheriff's Model?  If it was the best seller back then, you would think it would be more popular today as well.  I have a 3" Colt and a 4" USFA and, fit and finish aside, the 4" USFA has much more visual appeal.
CJF

[Doc Sunrise]

I have a 3rd gen Colt Sheriff's Model in 3" also, the grip is horrible.  The gun itself is not too bad for a 3rd gen.  It came with dual cylinders, .44-40 & .44Special.  The Sheriff's Model is an area I haven't tried yet with USFA.  This has brought me to the idea of making my next order with USFA a Sheriff's Model the way Fred had one. 

Have you shot yours, and in what caliber?  That's got to be a handful in a .44-40.

[Capt. John Fitzgerald]

Doc,
My Colt is the .44/44-40 combo as well.  I think the bulk of them were.  Don't think Colt made too many (if any at all) in .45.
My 4" USFA is a .45.  To be perfectly honest, I didn't notice much difference in recoil from my standard 4&3/4" SAA's.
CJF

[Beans]

Come on, People!  Somebody else must have some ideas for commemoratives that they would like to see.  What about Doc Holiday, Roy Rogers, Patton, Skeeter Skelton?  How would you design a gun for any of them?  Be imaginative!  Let's have some fun here.

USFA produces a ready made "Skeeter Skelton"model  the Rodeo.  I remember reading in Skeeter  article where he had a very beat up Colt SAA redone then sandblasted and blued. I beleive it was for "Bart Skelton"

I wish someone would put all of his articles in book form.  Yes I have the two hardbacks but they only cover part, a small  part, of what he had written,