Uberti 1860 "Colt" in the white

[Wyatt Burp]

Another forum member bought an 1860 Army Colt repro that the dealer got from Uberti in the white years before. He said the guy had a mate to it so I bought it. It came NIB with an old rusty brown colored grease on it as stated in his ad. I dismantled it and cleaned off the gunk to reveal a beautifully polished gun protected underneath. I laid a pair of orphan stag grips for a Ruger Super B'hawk on it just for fun. Sure wish they fit. The gun looks stainless but it isn't.

 

[CajunBass]

Beautiful. I think the 1860 Colt is the best looking handgun ever made.

BTW. I like the wood grip better than the stag.

 

[DWalt]

Beautiful. I think the 1860 Colt is the best looking handgun ever made.

Indeed it is, at least the best proportioned. Back in the day, many were converted after the Civil War to fire metallic cartridges. There have been books written on just the various types of BP revolvers having cartridge conversions which exist, there quite a few of them, and some even came from the factory as metallic cartridge revolvers.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

My conversion is one of my all time favorite guns. It was done by John Gren around 1994 and is .44 Special black powder only. Bore lined to except standard cast lead bullets. It shoots great. I asked for a higher front sight which is perfect for the 215 grain bullets used in my handloads.

 

[DocB]

Funny it's in the white. I have several Ubertis from black powder to cowboy style 44's and 45's. They make "great" guns. Ten years ago I was going to buy a Colt SAA for $1500. Started looking at several Ubertis. . .looked like superior guns to me. Wound up with the Little Big Horn issue as well as a 357 and a 44 Special. Spent around $800.

 

[2152hq]

Does your 1860 Colt in the white have any of the Uberti markings still present? Italian proofs, ect?

The reason I ask is that in the mid 90's, United States Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, Inc. was using Uberti Colt SAA clones as their base guns. Repolishing them, refitting then adding a new finish.
(Later of course they began production of their own parts)

I had a matched set of 1851 Navy Colts (Uberti Repros) polished to perfection and still in the white. Packaged in generic but Uberti marked cardboard box. I bought them for an engraving project a the time.
This was in the mid 90's,,as best I can recall.

The local dealer that had them said they came from US F/A Mfg, Co.
USFA MgCo had , according to him, thought about adding the C&B Uberti to their line and handling it in the same way they did the SAA clone. Repolish, refit/time, ect and refinish. The project maybe never got any farther than some examples being polished(?).

The '51s were beautifully fitted and polished. They did nice work there.

 

[Wyatt Burp]

Does your 1860 Colt in the white have any of the Uberti markings still present? Italian proofs, ect?

The reason I ask is that in the mid 90's, United States Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, Inc. was using Uberti Colt SAA clones as their base guns. Repolishing them, refitting then adding a new finish.
(Later of course they began production of their own parts)

I had a matched set of 1851 Navy Colts (Uberti Repros) polished to perfection and still in the white. Packaged in generic but Uberti marked cardboard box. I bought them for an engraving project a the time.
This was in the mid 90's,,as best I can recall.

The local dealer that had them said they came from US F/A Mfg, Co.
USFA MgCo had , according to him, thought about adding the C&B Uberti to their line and handling it in the same way they did the SAA clone. Repolish, refit/time, ect and refinish. The project maybe never got any farther than some examples being polished(?).

The '51s were beautifully fitted and polished. They did nice work there.

Great question so I just looked at it. It has tiny proofmarks of some sort on the right barrel, frame, and on the cylinder. Then under the barrel hidden by the lever is the expected "cal. 44 black powder only a. uberti italy". Could my gun have been one for USFA but not ended up with them? It's a mystery to me. The seller bought it straight from Maria Uberti of Uberti USA at some point. That probably means it wasn't USFA. You think?

 

[2152hq]

Great question so I just looked at it. It has tiny proofmarks of some sort on the right barrel, frame, and on the cylinder. Then under the barrel hidden by the lever is the expected "cal. 44 black powder only a. uberti italy". Could my gun have been one for USFA but not ended up with them? It's a mystery to me. The seller bought it straight from Maria Uberti of Uberti USA at some point. That probably means it wasn't USFA. You think?

Could be one that Uberti was going to engrave,,or perhaps plate. Seems like they offered engraved/deluxe versions of their firearms too.

Yours is very nicely finished and fitted, I'd guess it was destined for something special. Wether a deluxe factory offering or a one-of for a presentation perhaps.

The USFA revolvers I had were void of proofs, mfg markings, ect. On one I could barely see the orig Uberti roll marking on the top of the bbl if held just right.