firearm Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Wow! This is going to be a tough one, but if I am going to find one, it figure it will happen here. Some years back I bought several original "C" drums from a gun shop out of state. One of the drums was missing the cover plate. The guy said they just couldn't find it and that was that. When I got it, I tossed it in back of the vault and it has been there ever since. I am thinking that finding an original lone cover plate is going to be near impossible but maybe I will get lucky. The drum is in good shape and even has the original winding key. Before GH passed, he gave me a disk with all of the info he had on weapons and drums for safe keeping. I have been up and down the list of drum owners and don't see anyone with just a cover. Several with housings only. Now what to do? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt Chopper Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 What is the number on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 There are many drums out there with mis-matched covers. Maybe one fits yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 I would periodically check back with that gunshop in hopes that they found the original. I don't know if the new production C drum covers would mate up with the Colt but If they did, that might be an option to at least make a shooter out of it. The other option, if you can't find a Colt cover, would be to part it out. There is a lot of value in that rotor. Good luck. Bob D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 I believe a member of this Forum now has the database of owners and numbers of mismatched Colt era C and L drums. I would suggest becoming a part of this database. Who knows, your cover may already be discovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firearm Posted February 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Don't know who it is but if they email me, I will send over the files that GH gave me. On the flip side, I think I will see if a WH 100 rounder cover plate will fit. If so, I guess I could have it parked and make it a good shooter drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 It appears Gun Parts Corporation has the old West Hurley C drum body and cover for sale: https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/1732620 Given these are old stock parts, perhaps they would sell just the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 (edited) Whatever you do, don't park it. If the cover fits, send it to me, I will bead blast it, and hot blue it to match what it would have looked like. Leave the finish alone on the body so it will not loose any "COLT" era finish. Not to "hijack" your thread but you have brought up a few good questions that "we" as a community should answer. There are at least two different "Repro" C-Drums. The Numrich ones, and the Taiwan ones. We know the Taiwan drums run well, most Numrich ones did not. Merle fixed alot of those. Will the Numrich, and or the Taiwan cover fit a COLT ERA, NY NY Drum body? I have a Taiwan C-Drum, but no longer have a COLT ERA Drum. I sold it with 3148, as it was also half matching drum. Perhaps a few of us cold send covers back and forth to answer this question. Maybe someone has all three on hand. What say ye forum members.Sandman1957 Edited February 1, 2019 by Sandman1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijive Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Whatever you do, don't park it. If the cover fits, send it to me, I will bead blast it, and hot blue it to match what it would have looked like. Leave the finish alone on the body so it will not loose any "COLT" era finish.firearm, I agree with Sandman1957, don't have it Parkerized. The original drums were bead-blasted and blued leaving a matte finish, not Parkerized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 I agree with Sandman & gijive, don't park it. Sell it to a collector while it still has value.I have a missmatched first gen. numbered L drum. I mailed in my two stamps years ago with no results.Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt21a Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 NICK you have other C's to play with move it and sell it forward.avoid the hassle of refinish or to find the right lid. lifes too short. smell the coffee. However if bored and mucho time to waste go for it.RON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjong-ni Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Not to hijack your response, Tom...Are the 100-round "drum and cover" considered a "magazine" in California?...Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kck8385 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) I have a mismatched C drum. It's in Gordons book but if this data base has separate information I would like to give him my drum information. Edited February 4, 2019 by kck8385 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firearm Posted February 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 I have been out of town for a few days. When I returned, I got out an AO 100 round Hurley drum cover just to see if it would fit. It does! Now to see if it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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