Stainless Steel Percussion Colt's by Uberti

[Fingers McGee]

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Stainless Steel Percussion Colts

I am seeking the location of, and any information available  on a line of stainless steel percussion revolvers made by Uberti and imported by Allen Firearms, Santa Fe, NM; Southwest Muzzleloaders Supply, Inc. Angleton, TX, Uberti USA, and possibly others in the early to mid '80s.  Phil Spangenberger did an article about these stainless revolvers in the October 1983 issue of Guns and Ammo Magazine. According to the article, the models that were being imported were the 1851 Navy, 1860 Army, 1861 Navy, 1862 Pocket Navy, and 1862 Pocket police.  Thanks to Dr. J.L. Davis of RPRCA, Claremore, OK, I have a 1984 price list for Uberti products that lists fourteen different models of Stainless Steel Colts produced by Uberti at that time.  Subsequent price lists expanded the line to 16 models by adding 4 ½ inch barreled Pocket Navy and Pocket Police.  The complete model list, known so far,  is:

1851 Navy, Oval Triggerguard Revolver, Cal. .36
1851 Navy Squareback Triggerguard Revolver, Cal. .36 *
1851 Navy "Sheriff's Model" Oval Triggerguard Revolver, Cal. .36 *
1851 Navy "Sheriff's Model" Squareback Triggerguard Revolver, Cal. .36
1860 Army Military, Cut For Stock, Cal. .44 *
1860 Army Military, With Fluted Cylinder, Revolver, Cal. .44
1861 Navy Military, Cut For Stock, Revolver, Cal. .36 *
1861 Navy Civilian, Revolver, Cal. .36
1861 Navy Military, With Fluted Cylinder, Revolver, Cal. .36
1861 Navy Civilian, With Fluted Cylinder, Revolver, Cal. .36
1862 Police, Semi-Fluted Cylinder, Revolver, Cal. .36, Barrel 4 ½"
1862 Police, Semi-Fluted Cylinder, Revolver, Cal. .36, Barrel 5 ½"*
1862 Police, Semi-Fluted Cylinder, Revolver, Cal. .36, Barrel 6 ½"
1862 Pocket Navy, Engraved Cylinder, Revolver, Cal. .36, Barrel 4 ½"*
1862 Pocket Navy, Engraved Cylinder, Revolver, Cal. .36, Barrel 5 ½"*
1862 Pocket Navy, Engraved Cylinder, Revolver, Cal. .36, Barrel 6 ½"
(* - have identified location of examples of these models)


So far, I have two of these revolvers and know of fifteen others in hands of other collectors or BP shooters. Anyone with information concerning Allen Firearms, Southwest Muzzleloaders Supply or any other Uberti Stainless Steel Colt style revolvers is requested to contact fingersmcgee@embarqmail.com. I am seeking information as to models, manufacture dates, serial numbers, barrel markings, and any other characteristics as well as any catalog, brochure and original packaging information.

Of course, if anyone has any for sale, I would be interested in that also.

Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee

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[Fingers McGee]

Yer determined ain't ya?   

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Absolutely.  I want at least one of each; but, first gotta find where they are. 

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Fingers, Good Luck!     (Coloured green because I'm in envy of your quest!)

I remember the day that I went in to my favourite "toy" store to buy an 1860 Army.  There were 4 there that day for sale.there were 2 marked/imported by Lyman, 1 by Iver Johnson, and the last one was a new Colt in Stainless.  It was gorgeous.  All of them were, actually.  I ended up with the Iver Johnson model.  I bought the gun, 200 round balls, 1 pound of Goex 3F (or maybe it was DuPont), a pound of Pyrodex, 500 percussion caps, a set of stainless replacement nipples/cones, a jar of Hoppes #9 Plus BP solvent, and a squeeze bottle of Spit Ball patch/cylinder lube.  Oh, and Indiana sales tax, too. It all came to a few dollars LESS than the Stainless Colt 1860 ... which was $124.95!! (+ tx)

I sure WISH I had known about what the value of those Colt SS revolvers would be NOW!

There was another SS Colt, too that day, for the same price ... an 1851, if I remember correctly.

Sigh ...

On the good side, I still have that Iver Johnson 1860 Army.  I shoot it a LOT!

[Fingers McGee]

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