Taylor & CO 1873's

Galloway · December 08, 2005, 10:27:19 AM

Is there any difference between Taylors 1873's and Uberti's Cattleman's other than the non CCH hammer on the Taylor?

Virginia Gentleman · December 08, 2005, 04:59:14 PM

Are you talking about the standard Taylor's 1873 SAA with the CC B finish? I think they look very similar to a standard Uberti, but like CImarron may be finished to a highier level.

Galloway · December 21, 2005, 09:23:26 AM

Has anyone actually held a SAA that said Taylor on it? I'm starting to think they're just a distributor of Ubertis and just advertise for them.

Virginia Gentleman · December 21, 2005, 12:20:36 PM

I will look at the next gun show here in Virginia where Taylor's is based out of.

Arcey · December 21, 2005, 12:40:20 PM

Got one sittin' right here on the desk. The hammer is case hardened. It's identical to other Cattlemen I own with the exception of what's scribbled on the barrel and that reads: 'TAYLORS & CO WINCHESTER VA'. What else ya wanna know?

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Galloway · December 21, 2005, 05:06:14 PM

Thanks Arcey, after looking on gunbroker and gunsamerica to no avail I was starting to doubt their existance. Oddly enough in the taylor catalog they dont have CC hammers.

Arcey · December 21, 2005, 06:07:44 PM

My pleasure, sir.

Memory serves, I've had three from Taylor's. Kept this 7 1/2". The other two I didn't want after I got 'em. Nothin' wrong with 'em, just that I wanted sumthin' else so I sold 'em off. I'm thinkin' the other two had CCH hammers too. They all came from the same shop that orders from Taylor's when a customer wants a clone.

I have another 7 1/2" that belonged to a late friend. He lived in West Virginia and to the best of my knowledge he bought it there. Then again, he and I had a friend in common that worked for Taylor's so I ain't sure how he got it. It's marked the same way and it, too, has a CCH hammer.

I imagine Taylor's uses stock images for their wish books is all........

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Virginia Gentleman · January 10, 2006, 01:19:27 PM

One thing I did notice about Taylors and other Ubertis is they don't have fire blued screws like the Cimarron and in some cases can cost more.

Virginia Gentleman · January 11, 2006, 12:34:03 AM

BTW, I did compare them side to side, the Cimarron and the Taylors, and the Cimarron did look like it was finished a bit better. Taylor's has their office about an hour from my house and I may end up getting one to help support a Virginia company eventhough they are a bit more expensive than Cimarron.

Curley Cole · January 11, 2006, 06:23:48 PM

Last August, I spent about 30 minutes at Walker 47 holding an EMF in one hand and A Taylor in the other hand trying to decide which to buy. they were virtually identical. I usually am partial to EMF, but the Taylor grip just felt a little better. Shoots great.
I then got the Taylor engraved 45, and put ivorys from Boones Traders on it and it is about as sweet as they come...

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Virginia Gentleman · January 11, 2006, 06:37:53 PM

I will have to drive up to Winchester, VA to check them out. Was the grip altered in some way to make it better?

Curley Cole · January 18, 2006, 09:04:19 PM

As for my regular Taylor, no it was completly stock. The Engraved Taylor, I got a set of poly-ivory grips from Boones Traders in Washington, and left it with Bob to fit while I waited my 10 days. He did the rough fitting and I spent a couple of days polishing them with Semichrome Polish. Turned out most excellent.
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