Getting a free Uberti (1851?) ...needs work

[delmar]

Hanging out on the gun forums has been such a blessing! Take a look at the private message I got the other day...

Delmar, I don't think we know each other very well, you were in the chatroom earlier this evening. You mentioned and showed your cap and ball revolver. I just may be in an unusual position to help a brother out. Back in'83 or '84 I bought an old cap and ball revolver, an Uberti in serious disrepair. It's been a great wall hanger over the years but I've never got around to fixing it up. The wedge is the wrong size the screw above the wedge is missing and one of the pins that align the barrel to the frame is missing. the frame is brass, it is an open top (no backstrap) and the barrel is blued. it is a .44 cal and I cannot identify it for sure but looking around at the schematics on Numrichs' site it looks like an 1851 army. If you want it it's yours (you can post pictures when you get it running). I've never mailed a firearm of any type before so any instructions you can send my way sure will help. I'll be able to mail it in a week or two and just to prove this isn't some kind of scam I'll foot the postage if it isn't too much. Do black powder firearms have to go to an FFL? If it does you'll have to pay your FFL's fees on your end. If you do want it let me know where to send it to and let me know anything you know about mailing it. Lets consider this one of those pay it forwards. Oh yeah the serial number is 14623 it's located forward of the trigger guard.  

If this comes through it will be the second  BP gun I have received free by talking to people on the wire! The first was a CVA .50 cal inline muzzleloader. Dang, BP shooters are good people!

[northwestgrizzly]

Very nice!

[Waldo Bodfish]

Wow, that is awesome