Cylinder for 1851 Colt .36 Cal

Im not sure where to look or who to ask ,
Im in Canada & desperately need a replacement cylinder
Thanks to anyone who replies
Ray Watts / Canada

Ray Watts wrote:Im not sure where to look or who to ask ,
Im in Canada & desperately need a replacement cylinder
Thanks to anyone who replies
Ray Watts / Canada

Ray,
Is this a replica or an original?

Original

Its a very long story but bought a 1851 Colt off the internet from a person in another province here in Canada ,, I was told it was in fantastic shape ,, pictures looked good ,, & a little bit of a language barrier didnt help .
& since I had little to no knowledge I am sure I overpaid by a lot .. when received it was in fairly rough shape , the nipples are basically fussed into the cylinder , tried everything .. Ultra Sonic cleaner / heat / penetrating oil etc..  talked to a gun smith  close by me & he has informed me that not until late Feb to early March before he can even look at it .
He suggested to just buy a new cylinder if possible for now . but had no leads on even where to look .

Ray Watts wrote:Its a very long story but bought a 1851 Colt off the internet from a person in another province here in Canada ,, I was told it was in fantastic shape ,, pictures looked good ,, & a little bit of a language barrier didnt help .
& since I had little to no knowledge I am sure I overpaid by a lot .. when received it was in fairly rough shape , the nipples are basically fussed into the cylinder , tried everything .. Ultra Sonic cleaner / heat / penetrating oil etc..  talked to a gun smith  close by me & he has informed me that not until late Feb to early March before he can even look at it .
He suggested to just buy a new cylinder if possible for now . but had no leads on even where to look .

I would contact several manufactures that produce the replicas of the Colt 1851 and see what they say about a reproduced cylinder. Armi San Marco, CVA, Uberti, Piettausa.com, and even Colt manufacturing. Hopefully one of them can help you out.

Thank You kindly

With the cylinders empty, heat the area up around the nipples very hot, let it cool, heat again, let it cool and soak it in penetrating oil for a couple weeks.

FrontierGander wrote:With the cylinders empty, heat the area up around the nipples very hot, let it cool, heat again, let it cool and soak it in penetrating oil for a couple weeks.

Jonathan has been through this before, so take it to the bank....