Denix M1861 Navy Issue Brass Revolver - Non-Firing Replica

Beautiful reproduction. I'm not a gun aficionado at all, I simply bought this as a display piece due to my love of the show Hell on Wheels and so I can scare away Jehovah's Witnesses. From what I can tell, it looks and feels accurate. Solidly made, heavy, gorgeous piece, shipped very quickly, no complaints at all. The front sight is very slightly crooked, but I couldn't care less. I'll definitely buy from Denix again.

This is a very good replica gun. It's heavy, it looks and feels real, and it's fully functional (but obviously non-firing). For those who want their guns to remain in pristine condition, though, I would not take advantage of it's functionality, as sometimes the hammer hits the wrong part of the cylinder, and this scrapes up the hammer. Also, the repeated rotation of the cylinder may scratch the front of it. Of course, it gives it more of a used look, so if that is what you are looking for, then do whatever, I guess. Overall, this is a great replica that I would recommend to any collector of firearm replicas.

Very pleased. Steel & brass construction well made. Perfect compliment to my study area. Thank you!

Got it to give to my friend for his birthday. He loves it to bits. Me, I'm not as impressed with the quality but it makes an excellent prop and is worth the cash. The metal its made of is zinc. There is no brass on it as far as I can tell. It will not handle abuse well. I have a flintlock by Denix and over the years, screws have threaded and part of the hammer mechanism broke off completely. The nice thing about this revolver is it is better made than the flintlocks. The hammer is quite thick and it has a minimum of moving parts. The downsides aside from detail and build quality are that the ram rod mechanism scratches its own bluing off when articulated and the grip has some gaps where it meets the metal parts. If you're looking for a perfect replica, get an airsoft gun - one of the expensive ones. If you're looking for one that is good enough, get this gun. Despite its flaws I expect you'll be quite happy with it. I only gave it four out of five stars because I'm picky.

Nice looking gun, but the screw falls out and now we can't get it back in. I would not buy again and I do not recommend. I purchased two and both have the same problem. A waste of money

I was a bit surprised by the packaging. The gun is 5+ pounds of metal, but was encased in a flimsy Denix box. It came out of the inner box during shipment, so I opened the outer box and was greeted by a gun half hanging out of the Denix box. The gun looks ok, but is missing a few fine details. For example, the hammer isn't grooved with rear sight mark that the originals had. So it's a replica without any working sights, per se. Also, the gun had a bit of grease on the joints. That's fine, but during transit it rolled all around and coated the brass with a layer of what appeared to be dirt. I was able to wipe it down and the brass doesn't look too terrible. Last note on the packaging: the box is generic and doesn't say the model number or anything. And the only insert was a small brochure for more of the Denix products. I guess Denix doesn't provide a lot of extraneous paper. But a card with historical info would have been cool. Regarding the build quality. It's ok for the price. The gun has great heft and helps drive home the point that metallurgy wasn't as advanced back then. The body has a very small wiggle where the steel joins the brass. And the cylinder shakes as well. I'm confident that I can break the ram rod clip and trigger. It's probably best not to mess with it. And after less than 10 times cocking the hammer, the cylinder has stopped rotating! :( Still, the gun is pretty cheap, so I'm not expecting world-class. And I think Denix might be the only folks manufacturing these kinds of replicas, unless you buy a firing black powder pistol at $450+. So I'm fine with it as a very cool paperweight that allows me to regale visitors with old west history tidbits. :)

This is pretty darn cool. It's fun to mess around with and be an old fashioned gunslinger. I got this as part of a Halloween costume I am building for Clint Eastwood. This is a replica weapon and obviously does not fire. However it looks close to real and is cool to display. It was a little wobbly but that was an easy fix with the tightening of some screws.

For those, like myself who have a love of history and the artifacts that go with it, but may not be ready to invest the thousands of dollars for actual historically preserved real deals, or maybe you love history, but not a huge lover of guns to drive you to purchase a real live fire ready replica, this model is ideal. The weight, size and feel is accurate and the owner can display right next to that civil war book collection or on top of that coffe table book of the old west without the fear of firing mishaps.