London Navy

[lenl349]

How does the 1851 Navy London (from Uberti) differ from the other 1851 navy models?

 

[Pete G]

Steel backstrap & t/g.

 

[ZUG]

I prefer the look of the London guns

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Me too:

 

[lenl349]

they are nice. was just wondering what the "London" designation was about since even the standard '51s were in service by the U.S. and British military.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

Colt owned a factory in London and these were the ones made there.

 

[Zonie]

they are nice. was just wondering what the "London" designation was about since even the standard '51s were in service by the U.S. and British military.

As Smokey Plainsman said, Colt had a factory in London to produce the 1851 Navy for sale there.

The early production used a lot of parts shipped to London from the Colt factory in the US. Much to Colt's dismay, the people there objected strongly to the silver plated brass trigger guard and grip strap commonly used on Colts American pistols and demanded iron parts in these locations.
Colt obliged them by changing the parts to iron.

 

[hawkeye2]

And when the London plant closed leftover parts were shipped to Hartford where some iron trigger guards/grip straps found their way on US produced Colts.

 

[Auldjin]

Not sure when the change happened, this London Navy is No 18104.

 

[springfield art]

How does the 1851 Navy London (from Uberti) differ from the other 1851 navy models?

I think it has blued trigger guard rather than brass. Also bbl. markings; it seems many guys just like the "London" image of it, it has a "cool" factor.