Taylor's Cattleman Photo Engraved Revolver

[olered]

My local gun shop called me today to let me know they just got one of these in. A couple of things I would like to learn before going to see it. What is Photo Engraving and Coin Finish with Hardening? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

[Major 2]

Coin finish refers to bright or high polish in the white ....not to be confused with Nickel

I suppose one could say polished SS is a mimic of coin finish  w/ heat treatment
I believe photo engraving is an acid etching using a acid resistant film template.

course , I thought maybe I'd been wrong before, turn out I was mistaken though 

[olered]

Ok that makes sense on both questions but now another quandary to the mix. Taylor's and Cimarron show what appears the same revolver, same engraving on them. Only difference I see is grips. Taylor's calls their s a Cattleman and Cimarron a Frontier. Taylor's is about $150 more than Cimarron. Taylor's that much better?

[Major 2]

Cattleman is Uberti's nomenclature

Cimarron uses "Frontier" on their imported Pietta

Both SAA clone's , not the same gun however

[olered]

Cattleman is Uberti's nomenclature

Cimarron uses "Frontier" on their imported Pietta

Both SAA clone's , not the same gun however

I was under the impression that Uberti made revolvers for both Cimarron ond Taylor's. All I have for comparison is pictures from both sites and they have the same engraving and finish. The only difference is the grip. I will have to look further into this. I called my dealer and he was mistaken as the revolver he has came from Cimarron not Taylor's. Must be some subtle differences I am not catching. Going to look the Frontier over tomorrow. Thanks for the help Major.

[olered]

Well I looked at both Taylor's and Cimarron sites to compare the two revolvers. Upon closer inspection I see that the engraving is a little different on them. Taylor's looks to be engraved deeper and a little more coverage. Actually I prefer the Taylor's model of the two. Still going to look at Cimarrons to hold it, fondle it and drool.

[Curley Cole]

the curley cole on the backstrap was done by Kelly Laster



I have a pair of Taylors engraved. Old Top likes to call them my scratched up guns. The Taylors are photo/lazer engraved. ythen they were chased by hand to make them look more real. These have been my main match guns for about 10 years

also enclosing a shor of emf engraved GW2. they look very much like the original GW's owned by JohnWayne and used in the Shootist

they are both great shooters

questions? fire away

curley

[Rowdy Fulcher]

Howdy
Here is a picture of the Pietta Frontier from Cimarron .

[half-hitch]

I've been researching this same gun.  I haven't found a Cimmaron engraved 1873 but I was told by a local gun dealer that the Taylor & Co.  is a Pietta and about $350 less than the Uberti engraved Stainless Steel 1873 Cattleman.  

I'm new to this site and to the CAS but am wanting to learn.  I currently  have a Uberti 1875 Outlaw in .45 Colt.

[Major 2]

Uberti SS w/ fitted Colt ® 1st. gen grip frames & NC Ordnance OEM Colt fleur-de-lis panels

[sfc rick]

Very late to this post but thought it would benefit those interested to see better quality photos of the actual Taylors & Company SAA.

Notice how deep the hand chased work makes the engraving look. It is stamped A. Uberti on the bottom of the barrel.

[Virginia Gentleman]

These are great, who offered the reblued one?

[Snake Oil]

I believe EMF has a blued engraved one...

I would like to find another one that matches mine...

[Virginia Gentleman]

The Taylors and Company version is not just photo etched, but they have a skilled engraver chase and deepen the design, which is why they are more expensive. I have both and the one from Pietta is not as deeply engraved.

[DarkLord]

Laser engraving has greatly improved, but its still clearly not equal to the real thing.  That's okay, because these are replica firearms.  A brand new fully engraved Colt will run you 20 grand, or more.  These guns give us the look and feel at an approachable price.  For that I think they're great.  I shot the living snot out of a fully engraved Uberti and loved every minute of it. 

[Abilene]

....  A brand new fully engraved Colt will run you about 20 grand, or more. ...

Uh, no.  A Colt costs around 2 grand if you can find one, and a full engraving job from a master engraver varies but can be had for 2 or 3 grand.

A Colt made in 1880 and fully engraved at the time by Colt might run 20 grand.

But yeah, I shoot the heck out of engraved Uberti conversions and love every minute of that as well!

[DarkLord]

Uh, no.  A Colt costs around 2 grand if you can find one, and a full engraving job from a master engraver varies but can be had for 2 or 3 grand.

A Colt made in 1880 and fully engraved at the time by Colt might run 20 grand.

But yeah, I shoot the heck out of engraved Uberti conversions and love every minute of that as well!

I'm talking about a FACTORY engraved Colt.  Take a trip over to their website, and if you nose around you'll see their form for a custom SAA or 1911, and there you will find pricing...but make sure you're wearing your seatbelt. 

[DarkLord]

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/media.connecteddatasolutions.com/downloads/Colt+Custom+Shop+Order+Form+SAA+Q3-2019.pdf

If you get "all the fixin's" it's not hard to exceed 20k at all.