I need some help here....

[JamesA]

A .36 cal. Colt Navy(?), brass framed, round barrel. It's in a very nice presentation box with a powder flask and a bullet mold. Mold has cavities for a round ball and a "bullet" with one lubrication groove. It has never been fired. It was distributed by Westerner's Arms. We don't know who actually made the pistol but think it's Italian. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys....

 

[Sooty Scot]

Pictures, including close-ups of any stampings, will help with identification.

 

[Hawk54]

A .36 cal. Colt Navy(?), brass framed, round barrel. It's in a very nice presentation box with a powder flask and a bullet mold. Mold has cavities for a round ball and a "bullet" with one lubrication groove. It has never been fired. It was distributed by Westerner's Arms. We don't know who actually made the pistol but think it's Italian. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys....

Westerner's Arms was a distributor for Uberti, an Italian manufacturer.

 

[JamesA]

Pictures as requested.....

 

[TDM]

I'm not familiar with that particular version of what they're calling an 1851. But it's neat and if the price is right I'd buy it.

 

[Hawk54]

I'm not familiar with that particular version of what they're calling an 1851. But it's neat and if the price is right I'd buy it.

It is a copy of a Griswold and Gunnison Confederate revolver. Round barrel, unmarked cylinder, and brass frame in .36 caliber. 1970 manufacture date and Uberti made the Westerner's Arms pistols. Westerner's Arms (Uberti European distribution company) not to be confused with Western Arms out of Santa Fe, NM.

 

[TDM]

It is a copy of a Griswold and Gunnison Confederate revolver. Round barrel, unmarked cylinder, and brass frame in .36 caliber. 1970 manufacture date and Uberti made the Westerner's Arms pistols. Westerner's Arms not to be confused with Western Arms out of El Paso, Texas.

Thanks! You would have thought I would have caught that, sometimes the memory works, sometimes it doesn't.

 

[Hawk54]

Thanks! You would have thought I would have caught that, sometimes the memory works, sometimes it doesn't.

I know all too well!

 

[JamesA]

Many thanks to all. The pistol belongs to my cousin's wife. She and he are very happy to have the information. They weren't quite sure what they had.

 

[Robert an saa fan]

There will probably be a Aldo Uberti logo on the revolver. Likely on the barrel above the wedge on the side not shown in the pictures.

Logo will look like the front of an octagon barrel with a " U " in it.

 

[Chase Hunter]

This is very interesting, if you're into replica revolvers. Recently I came across an 1860 clone with a half fluted cylinder. It was made in the early 1970's and imported into the US. Markings are a bit faint, but have established it is a Uberti. Perhaps Italian manufacturers made a broader range of models back then, but have on;y stuck with the most popular ones. It would be interesting to know what other unique models are floating around out there.

 

[JamesA]

This is very interesting, if you're into replica revolvers. Recently I came across an 1860 clone with a half fluted cylinder. It was made in the early 1970's and imported into the US. Markings are a bit faint, but have established it is a Uberti. Perhaps Italian manufacturers made a broader range of models back then, but have on;y stuck with the most popular ones. It would be interesting to know what other unique models are floating around out there.

Thanks but I have a 1860 Colt .44 cal. new model I put together from a kit.

 

[CaptainVane]

There will probably be a Aldo Uberti logo on the revolver. Likely on the barrel above the wedge on the side not shown in the pictures.

Logo will look like the front of an octagon barrel with a " U " in it.

Is that what it is. I never knew what the squiggly lines around the U were.

 

[Robert an saa fan]

Yes, that is what the little logo with the " U " inside is. Real hard to see it clearly on some guns.

On the uberti-usa .com web site or doing an internet logo search the logo can be clearly seen.