Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 These pictures are of a charcoal blue Uberti 1861. There is something "different" about this gun. Can you spot it? I posted these on another board last year - if you saw it there and know the answer please hold off on answering to give these folks a chance. 1861-1 1861-2 1861-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas John Ringo, SASS #10138 Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Cut for shoulder stock but no 4th scre, also no capping channel in the capping groove? Steel backstrap and trigger guard,not brass,unplated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Good eye, but keep lookin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flint 976 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 An Uberti does not have that fabulous color case on the frame. Is it factory or Doug Turnbull? Colt actually made guns without the 4th screw but with the breech cuts, so that is relatively authentic. The lack of a capping groove is unusual for Uberti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 The finish is all Uberti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas John Ringo, SASS #10138 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 The cylinder scene doesn't guite look right, somehow. Not clear in the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidekick Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Did the 61's have round barrels like the 60's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Houston # 35508 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 It works??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingers McGee Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Grips look like they're burl insead of straight grain FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody, SASS #26190 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 The trigger and possibly the backstrap/trigger guard look to be Charcoal Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I believe that the original 1861's had fluted cylinders. I know that the 1862's had fluted cylinders. Sam Colt died early in 1862. I have wondered what Colt pistols would have looked like if he lived at least long enough to see the SAA model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 It works??? Well, it does fully function. But it does not fire. It is a miniature. Total length maybe 5 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker, SASS #55963 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 The screw slot heads are on the left side on your gun yet the ones in Uberti stock pix show them from the right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I believe that the original 1861's had fluted cylinders. I know that the 1862's had fluted cylinders. Sam Colt died early in 1862. I have wondered what Colt pistols would have looked like if he lived at least long enough to see the SAA model. If he had, there probably wouldn't have BEEN an SAA. Colt didn't like the self contained cartridge. He believed that people would always want to load their own powder and ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowhand Bob, 24229 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 You can not start a post like this and leave i just hanging out there! Now is the time to show us a photo of the gun laying across the hand or in some other way give us a visual representation of the actual size. I really think the minitures are cool and have seen many of them in magazine photos through the years and some were supposed actual firing models that used 22s or smaller custom(?) manufactured ammo. Seems I read one time that one of the old gunsmithing schools actually required students to build one of these as a finals exam project? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 You can not start a post like this and leave i just hanging out there! Now is the time to show us a photo of the gun laying across the hand or in some other way give us a visual representation of the actual size.... I didn't leave you hanging, I told you it was a miniature and how big it was. I don't have any other photos, it isn't my gun. The point would be that these guns are so incredibly detailed that you can't tell it from a full-size model without a frame of reference. There are plenty of pics of Uberti miniatures on the web, if anyone wants to see an actual comparison. Here's one: http://www.leroymerz.com/photo.php?id=156_0_2_0_M38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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