Uberti London Navy question

[Harley Starr]

I read in an issue of Guns of The Old West that the Uberti London Navy's grip frame has the exact same dimensions as the Model P. Is this true?

[Joe Lansing]

    The Model P grip is often referred to as the navy grip. The guard and backstrap should be interchangeable on Colts, but I don't know about replicas.

                                                      J.L.

[Major 2]

Uberti to Uberti
or Uberti to Colt 2nd Gen. BP series
direct interchange , minor if any fitment
On orginials minor fiting may be needed

Can't say Pietta to Pietta interchange

but Pietta to Uberti  or Vise-verse is a project of fitment.... holes do not line up

[Harley Starr]

Oops! I'm meant Uberti to Uberti.

[Major 2]

Oops! I'm meant Uberti to Uberti.

then yep !
" Uberti to Uberti
or Uberti to Colt 2nd Gen. BP series
direct interchange"

[Flint]

I never looked closely enough at mine to compare, but posters here have said the London gripframe is the same as the Colt, or Uberti's own SAA, and the brass frames are a bit smaller.  We are talking profile here, not screw patterns.  An Uberti London gripframe should fit any Uberti for screw location, but a new part from VTI or such would probably need fitting at the edges, sides,etc.  as they will probably (hopefully) be oversize. 

[Harley Starr]

I never looked closely enough at mine to compare, but posters here have said the London gripframe is the same as the Colt, or Uberti's own SAA, and the brass frames are a bit smaller.  We are talking profile here, not screw patterns.  An Uberti London gripframe should fit any Uberti for screw location, but a new part from VTI or such would probably need fitting at the edges, sides,etc.  as they will probably (hopefully) be oversize. 

With that in mind, would I be correct in assuming that I could fit SAA grips to the London Navy?

I know this question may seem redundant but better safe sorry as old saying goes.

[Major 2]

"assuming that I could fit SAA grips to the London Navy?"

Assuming is the key word ....  as mentioned  ... "Uberti London gripframe should fit any Uberti for screw location"

VTI may offer unfinished and Finished , unfinished will need fitting.

I can only tell you Finished fit my gun, can't say every gun, but it was glove fit on mine   London Grip frame on may R&M Navy Conversion.

I'd call VTI (she) is very nice, and might have some insight ....

[Harley Starr]

"assuming that I could fit SAA grips to the London Navy?"

Assuming is the key word ....  as mentioned  ... "Uberti London gripframe should fit any Uberti for screw location"

VTI may offer unfinished and Finished , unfinished will need fitting.

I can only tell you Finished fit my gun, can say every gun, but it was glove fit on mine  London Grip frame on may R&M Navy Conversion.

I'd call VTI (she) is very nice, and might have some insight ....

Just to clarify my last post, I'm now talking about fitting SAA stocks to the Uberti London gripframe.

[Major 2]

Stocks most likely will need some sanding & fitment

[Harley Starr]

Stocks most likely will need some sanding & fitment

That's all I needed to know.

[Harley Starr]

Well curiosity strikes again. What about fitting the London Navy grip frame or the brass Navy grip frame to an 1860 Army?

[Fingers McGee]

Well curiosity strikes again. What about fitting the London Navy grip frame or the brass Navy grip frame to an 1860 Army?

Will work same as fitting the London frames to a model P:

Uberti to Uberti or Colt 2nd Gen, and
Pietta to Pietta

I put a set of GWII grip frames and grips on a Pietta 1851 Navy with only minor sanding of the grips.

FM

[Hipshot]

Well curiosity strikes again. What about fitting the London Navy grip frame or the brass Navy grip frame to an 1860 Army?

The Uberti London Navy grip frame fits very well on my Uberti 1860 Army, both were made in 2008.

[Fingers McGee]

I just put an unfinished Sig Series BS/TG on a Pietta '61 Navy frame.  Screw holes lined up with no problem. I haven't done the final fitting and polishing yet, but there isn't too much extra material to take off.