Which Italian Compny made that sign?

[hawkeye1755]

I have a Colt Army 1860.On the buttom of the barrel stand:Made in Italy.
I know that AE= 1979.
But what company made that sign that looks like a double W. I want to buy a R&D Cart. Conv.Cylinder Engraved for 1860.But i have to know from which company my Army1860 is.Her is a pic:

Any suggestion?
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[PreglerD]

Hi undertaker,

I own two tower pistols from Dikar. They show the same sign, a double W.So it might be a Dikar revolver.

 

[hawkeye1755]

Hi Kirrmeister.
Just got the information, that the mark is an old Frankonia mark.Now i have to call Frankonia and asked some questions, if it is Uberti or Pietta.
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[jeepwj992002]

undertaker I am glad you found it. I have been looking for a while myself. I hope you find out who bought that company. :thumbsup:

 

[PreglerD]

Hi undertaker,

when I look right at the sign there is also an F in the top W. Newer rifles like my GPR shows the sign inline "WFW". Means as you told "Waffen Frankonia Würzburg.

 

[hawkeye1755]

It's a Euroarms Army 1860.That's what Frankonia imported '79 and '80.At that time HEGE was exclusive distributor from Uberti but Frankonia was just an importer that should not have access to Uberti guns.
Today they have Pietta.
So no R&D Cart. Conv.Cylinder Engraved for my 1860.
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[Titus]

Where can I find an online reference for the Italian made guns proofmarks?

 

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For future reference, and I don't think they showed your mark, I did a Google Search for "manufacturer marks on black powder revolvers," which came up with this:
[url] http://www.google.com/search?...turer+marks+on+black+powder+revolvers&spell=1[/url]

There are a couple of links near the top for Modern Black Powder Proofmarks. I found them to be pretty interesting as I never really gave the marks any thought before. Now I know what year my three revolvers were manufactured and what some of the other marks mean.

Thanks for asking this question, it forced me to learn something new.

 

[Icy]

You will find some info here!

:hatsoff: Icy

 

[sabretech]

FYI, I have a 1981 Euroarms 1860. I remember reading some time back on this Forum that Euroarms and Uberti parts/arms can be used (within reason, fellas!) interchangably. Armed with that fuzzy remembrance, I just took delivery of an Uberti 1860 cylinder, unfired but 'played with'. There were a couple of dings on the cylinder face that prevented it from freely rotating, and after some emery cloth and some cold blueing, it functions flawlessly in the Euroarms revolver. I didn't need to touch the notches on the cylinder wall nor the 'ratchets' on the back (the part that the hand engages to rotate the cylinder).

This is purely guesswork, but I would think that one designed for an Uberti would at least get you in the ballpark.

 

[bprevolver]

I am new to this forum and have found more interesting information in my first visit than a year on the other forums. Undertaker, I am very interested in the information you have about the revolver you pictured. Are there any other markings on the revolver? I am totally unfamilar with the mark on the gun and want to know more. I have been researching a book for over twelve years about collecting replica black powder revolvers. Every time I get to publishing a whole new batch of information pops up. I am 72yrs old and don't shoot much anymore and have turned my attention to the collectability of these modern production revolvers.