Navy Arms made by?

[Jdzara]

I just bought a used Remington Navy.
Is there any code on it or way to tell who made it for Navy Arms?
All I see on the gun are proof marks and XXVI.
Is XXVI the date of Manufacture?
Thanks,
Jerry

 

[faw3]

Good Q, I bought a short barreled 51 Navy years ago (many) and lost a part and called them and they sent a new part out next day, but it is better made than any of my 20 something MLs, Id like to know also, some have been USA made. Fred :hatsoff:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

XXVI is the year of manufacture--in this case 1970. Look for a mark such as a U inside a gun barrel design (Uberti), *** inside a diamond shape (Pietta), a palm tree inside a circle (Palmetto), or DGG inside a circle (Armi San Paolo). There are others, so if you find one, post it here and someone will be able to interpret it for you.

 

[Jdzara]

Wow, 1970!
It doesn't look like it's ever been fired.
When I removed the loading arm and cylinder pin there was a U in an octagon on the barrel.
So it must be Uberti.
Thanks for your help.
Jerry

 

[Zonie]

Yup. The Aldo Uberti stamp is what your looking at.

According to theThird Edition Blue Book of Modern Black Powder Values pg 19 they were founded in 1959. The octagon is "actually the muzzle of an 1851 Navy (their first gun) with six lands and grooves and the front sight..."

Boy, I bet you would have tossed all night without knowing that! :rotf: :grin:
Zonie

 

How come that the roman digits XXVI (=26) is 1970?

Some sort of encryption from Uberti? Does anyone have the whole thing deciphered?

 

[Zonie]

The numbers and letters placed in the rectangular box on Italian reproductions were established by the Italian Proof Houses.
I have no idea what prompted them to use the numbers, nor to change it to letters in 1975.
For a post that tries to describe what the numbers are and the dates associated with them follow this link:
[url] http://www.muzzleloadingforum...194864/post/279902/hl/1970+zonie/#279902[/url]

 

[SAJones]

My Navy Arms 1851 has GREGORELLI & UBERTI stamped on the barrel under the loading lever. According to Zonie's link, it was made in 1962, two years before I acquired it. Real fun pistol; shot about 800 rounds through it the summer I got it. No one told me you were supposed to grease the chambers, but had no chain fires. Back in those days it was cheaper to shoot than .22s.