What Happens When You Don't Clean Your Black Powder Revolver

Replicas of civil war era black powder revolvers are very common today and most are made in Italy. I found this used Remington 1858 in 44 caliber made by Pietta at a tag sale. I wasn't able to pull back on the hammer to test it's function, however it was cheap enough that I picked it up anyway.
What follows is a lesson learned - why you should clean your black powder revolver after shooting it. Because this one hadn't been cleaned after the last time it was shot, and even though the outside appearance didn't look too bad, the internals were completely seized up. The hammer I already knew about, but the cylinder and cylinder pin were rusted solid as well.

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All subjects featured on this channel are shown for historical and informational purposes only. All gunsmithing work is intended to restore the item to it's original condition, never modifying to serve any other purpose. In no way, shape or form is anything featured on this channel ever intended to be sold at any time. Any messages regarding selling a firearm, ammunition or an accessory will be removed. Everything shown is legal where the creator is located, please check your local laws.

00:00 Intro
01:08 Penetrant
02:30 Freeing the hammer
03:02 Stuck cylinder
04:28 Disassembly
05:40 Cylinder pin
12:03 Cleaning all the parts
14:24 Reassembly
16:23 Replacement parts
17:01 Removing the nipples
21:25 Function test
22:40 At the range
24:56 Cleaning after shooting