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Old 01-02-2010, 11:57 PM
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The original replica percussion revolvers, dating back to the mid-late 1950s were manufactured by Aldo Uberti under contract by Val Forgett, the founder of Navy Arms Co.

Forgett furnished original Colt 1851 Navy revolvers to Uberti as patterns. The 1851 was the first Colt replica produced by Uberti and sold under the Navy Arms name.

Look under the rammer on the barrel, under the grips, etc. You will probably find the letters AU or the name Uberti somewhere. Navy Arms percussion revolvers were/are, virtually exclusively, Uberti products. The same goes for the Colt SAA and Remington cartridge revolvers which they vend. The guns were marked Navy Arms, but every box I have ever seen that they originally came in up to current was a Uberti box.
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