62 Uberti police

[M. De Land]

What's a Uberti 1862 police in .36 cal worth. Looked at one today that looks like in unfired condition but one tooth on the ratchet needs filed for the gun to cycle through a rotation. It locks up on that one.
What's the front sight supposed to look like on these? This looks hookibooed but is in a dovetail.
They are asking 175.00 but when I discovered it was not fully functional and pointed out was was wrong and offered 125.00 as is, they declined.
I can easily repair it but think it not worth the asking price in present condition. What think Ye? MD

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

I have a Uberti Pocket Police with a 5 1/2" barrel. The front sight is a small post. I checked on The Possibles Shop website for the revolver. They are listed for $335.00 currently. The revolver is beautiful. The offering by Pietta isn't very true to form in my opinion.

If you can talk to shop owner down to mabye $150.00, I'd consider grabbing it. The $175.00 price doesn't sound too bad though. :hmm:

 

[M. De Land]

Thanks for the input, I may have to reconsider but without knowing much about this model it seemed high for a non-functioning gun. It is a pretty nice gun looks wise except for the crude letter stamping on the side of the barrel. MD

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

The stamping on my revolver is slick as a whistle, very little or none. Most of the markings are under the loading lever. I purchased two of them a couple of years ago from the Possibles Shop. Both are excellent. I called and spoke to the owner...very nice gentleman. I asked about the junky markings on the replica guns. He told me the Pocket Police by Uberti was one of the cleanest ones you could purchase at the time. I went with his opinion and have not been sorry in the least. I was so pleased with the ones I got, I had the tops of the backstraps engraved. :thumbsup:

 

[M. De Land]

I'm leery of this gun without getting a gander on the inside. It has a dovetail cut in the barrel and the sight profile is partridge which seemed out of place to me and was not particularly well executed.
The ratchet jam has me worried as well as I doubt it left the factory like this in which case some one has been inside messing around and no telling what damage could have occurred.
I'd be willing to take a chance at 125.00 but I think it will cost them 50 bucks to get it working correctly hence the reluctance to give them the full asking price. It should only take a few strokes of a file if the ratchet is the only problem but they have to be done correctly or you have ruined a cylinder. MD

 

[Zonie]

My 1862 Colt Police was made by Uberti back in 1977 so some things may have changed since then.

The stamping on the barrel is anything but crude.
It is extremely well executed.

On the right side of the barrel is stamped,
"MOD 1862 POLICE CAL .36", with two small proof mark stamps.

On the left side of the barrel is stamped,
"A UBERTI & G GARDONE V.T. ITALY"

On the top of the barrel is stamped,
"E.M.F. Co LA CAL"

It is a well made gun as one would expect to see from Uberti.

Anyway, I would be suspicious of a Uberti made gun that didn't index properly.
It sounds like someone has changed the cylinder or the hand.

After I silver plated the trigger guard and grip straps on my reproduction Colts I took this photo.
The Colt 1862 is in the middle.


You folks who aren't familiar with the Colt 1862 Police might notice it uses a frame similar to the Colt 1849 Pocket pistol that is right below it.
The cylinder is rebated (stepped) to allow it to shoot .36 caliber ammunition and because of these larger chambers it is a 5 shot cylinder.

That is a standard sized Colt 1851 .36 caliber Navy at the top.

 

[Dickydalton]

My 2009 Uberti has a small proof stampon the right side of the barre, just in front of the wedge and a small CD stamp on the frame on the right forward side. The SN is stamped in front of the trigger guard, on the frame and barrel like Colt does. The rest of the writing is under the loading lever.

 

[ol vern]

Pass on it. Everything you discribe sounds like a parts gun
made by a gun hack.

 

[M. De Land]

Yeah, it looks like the one in the middle Zonie. MD

 

[Zonie]

Ah, but looks can be deceiving, grasshopper. :hmm:

 

[Dickydalton]

Nice line Zoni. One of my favorites! :thumbsup:

 

[M. De Land]

Are you old enough to have watched Kung Fu the TV series, Jim? David Caradine, if I remember right? MD

 

[M. De Land]

I'll saunter back down to the the shop in a day or two and see if the gun is still there and if so if they have softened any to my offer.
I would go all through it any way even if it were new in the box but I'm relatively sure the gun did not leave the factory in this condition and someone probably dropped the cylinder on the concrete while cleaning it and buggered a ratchet tooth,would be my guess.
If this is the case I probably can swage the metal back and make the cylinder work but it will require some ticklish metal movement and clean up. Actually if worse comes to worse I wouldn't be above making a quick metal deposit with my MIG and reform the the tooth. With heat control paste and aluminum heat sinks in the chambers I think it could be done safely to prevent any heat risers compromising strength. Mike D.

 

[swathdiver]

Texas Jacks is selling brand new ones for $288. Your offer is fair, otherwise, the repairs and time are just not worth it as there is no guarantee that is all that's wrong with it.

 

[zimmerstutzen]

One of the reasons, I avoid used C&B revolvers is because there are so many "orphan" pieces, for which parts are not available, or that bargain will cost so much to repair. ( at least, I know parts are available for Uberti) Not that I wouldn't consider buying one in good operating condition, but to buy one knowing it needs repairs, and not even knowing the extent of what is needed, that is a risk. I'd rather buy a power ball ticket. Last fall, I was offered a Palmetto brass frame colt for $25.00. It was a cheap poorly done kit and I passed. The guts were jammed and didn't cycle at all.

 

[Zonie]

Oh, I'm way older than that.

Kung Fu was one of the few TV shows I used to watch that I really enjoyed.

I'm sure you already know this but for the newcomers to these guns I'll just mention that whenever a pistol has an obvious problem with rotating or locking the cylinder it's a good idea to at least take the cylinder off of the gun and look at what might be causing the problem before laying down your money to buy it.

A quick check of the rear of the cylinder will show if there is a problem with the ratchet notches.

 

[M. De Land]

Went back today and told them what I think is wrong with it and left my phone number.They said they would take it apart and decide what it would cost to repair and give me a call. So I get to wait and see. I was thinking a new cylinder with shipping to AK would probably be at least 75.00 and then almost always need to be fitted to one degree or another.
What I really was after was a 51 Navy in .36 so am not going to be to disappointed if it doesn't work out although this little frame sure would be nice for the kids to shoot. MD

 

[M. De Land]

Well, just got the call and they excepted my offer of 125.00 so for that I get to see what is wrong with it and if my appraisal of the problem is right.
I'll post some pictures when I get it apart so perhaps we all can learn something. MD

 

[Zonie]

At that price a man with your talents should have no problem getting it back into working order.

You got a good deal and I'm sure your going to enjoy shooting it.

Because of its small frame and grip, those .375 diameter roundballs actually feel like they have some power.

 

[RADeO]

You might ask to disassemble it yourself at the shop prior to laying cash on the counter for it. An internal inspection prior to buying would be a good thing, given the existing problem.

Hope it works out well for you, regardless. :thumbsup: