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"Italian SXS brags he can send a 1861 Colt to a buddy in a nearby state, great."
As the cowboy used to state in one of those great cowboys Westerns of years gone by "No brag just the facts"!
If this came across as "bragging" it is misintrepreted and I was simply trying to point out that our laws, at least in some limited ares, make a bit of sense.
When was the last time a gangbanger held up a corner grocery store with a cap & ball revolver? These fools would be clueless as to how to load one or even get the necessary components in the first place.
As far as your 1849 goes if you are NOT a convicted felon in Arizona you could carry this pistol while visiting here.I can only speak for Arizona and don't know about other States except for Illinois where,if caught, you would probably be joining several of their Ex - Governors as a "Guest of the state"

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