U.S. Patent Firearms & U.S.F.A. Percussion Revolvers

[bprevolver]

Does anyone own a percussion revolver made by U.S.F.A.? I would like to get some information about any of these that were made.

 

[wulf]

Me too......

 

[Mulebrain]

I know they did a limited run, and there are some for sale from dealers.

This price will knock you out!

 

[wulf]

Thanks.....I don't want to know any more...

 

[bprevolver]

Mule Brain, where did you see these? Do you remember what models they may have had and the price?

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

There was a German article about a newly made 1851 Navy clone from USFA in last year's gun journal VISIER. I can send you a scan if you are interested.
Long Johns Wolf

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I've forgotten the price on that one, but the Remington New Model Army they plan to produce shortly will cost $1600.00. Such a deal!

 

[Zonie]

$1600 will buy an original Remington in fairly good shape and to my way of thinking a modern replica is a modern replica.
It has no historic value and although I'm sure it will be well made I doubt that it would outshoot a Uberti Remington replica so why bother with it?

If I were going to spend $1600 for a Remington I would buy an original. It might not look nice and new but every time I held it I could say, "What have you seen and where have you been for the past 140 years? If only you could talk!"

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

I couldn't agree more. With the economy as it is it will be interesting to see if they wind up discounting these revolvers--if they even build them at all.

 

[Wes/Tex]

I've forgotten the price on that one, but the Remington New Model Army they plan to produce shortly will cost $1600.00. Such a deal!

They are going to do for Remington what Uberti did for Colt with production of modern restart of the old production. Like mentioned above, the price will be steep with the silvered trigger guard being even more...whoopie! :haha:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

When I bought my "C" series Colt Navys thirty seven years ago, I think they were around $125.00. I don't how that compares to the price for the Remington when inflation is factored in, but I have a feeling it's not even close. I had a lot less money to play with then, but the price of the two Colts didn't surprise me the way the price of the Remington does. Maybe I'm just getting old.

 

[HMSLion]

I'll admit to being a bit dubious about the USFA guns, but $1,600 is the right range for a top-quality revolver. If you try to get your hands on a Hege Army Match Maximum, you'll pay that much...or more.

The difference is that the Hege-Remingtons are superbly accurate, not fixer-uppers. Guns meant for International competition...and if you want to win a World Championship, you need to put seven or eight out of thirteen shots into a 1-inch group.

IF the USFA guns can match that, they have a fighting chance to do well. If they are of no better quality than the usual run of Italian repros, then they are going to be a dud.

 

[Frank/Pa]

Guns meant for International competition...and if you want to win a World Championship, you need to put seven or eight out of thirteen shots into a 1-inch group.

My Smith and Wesson Model 14 will do that all day long and I paid less than $300 for it.

 

[mykeal]

The Colt 'C' Series 1851 Navy was indeed introduced in 1971 (37 years ago) and continued production until 1976, just 5 years. The last MSRP was $200; your remembered price of $125 in 1971 is probably a bit low - it was probably $175. But that won't make too much difference in calculating the price in today's dollars: $175 in 1971 is $945 in 2008 dollars.

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

Thanks. $900.00 is about what a mint one is going for these days, isn't it?
1971 stuck in my mind because I bought them right after I returned from Nam--with my mustering out pay. It could have been $175.00--for some reason $125.00 was stuck in my mind.

 

[Robert an saa fan]

I also bought a brand new 2nd Generation Colt 1851 Navy after returning from Vietnam. Think it was purchased in early 1972.

Think Colt 1851 Navies first retailed for $125. Colt did move the 1851 Navy price around a bit over a relatively short time. They raised the price and then dropped it. A new 2nd Generation Colt SAA was $150 or $175 at the time I bought the Navy.

Bought mine at a gun show. Got to choose between three 1851 Colt's brand new in the boxes.

Paid $115 out the door and was a happy camper.

That $115 was a significant amount of money then. A Euroarms replica '51 mail ordered from Centennial Arms in Chicago was only about $36.95 + postage at the time.

Dang, that was a long time ago. :rotf:

 

[Russ T Frizzen]

My Colts have aged better than I have! :rotf:

 

[B. Miller]

I have gotten this same reply on this topic from several sources. These revolvers were made from raw uberti parts. The parts were shipped to the United States then finished by USFA. They were also quite expensive.
Bruce

 

[mykeal]

I have gotten this same reply on this topic from several sources. These revolvers were made from raw uberti parts. The parts were shipped to the United States then finished by USFA. They were also quite expensive.
Bruce

Which revolvers are you talking about?

 

[rebel727]

I have gotten this same reply on this topic from several sources. These revolvers were made from raw uberti parts. The parts were shipped to the United States then finished by USFA. They were also quite expensive.
Bruce

Which revolvers are you talking about?

Sounds like 2nd gen. Colt's.