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Title: Uberti 1860 Army
Post by: brownie on March 13, 2022, 06:06:15 PM

Greetings,
 I have an opportunity to pick up a used Uberti 1860 Colt Army. Bore and chambers looked rust free, and it looked as if it had not been shot too much.
Had some scratches in the bluing, and the wood was nicked a little. All the mechanicals seemed tight.
I found an Italian date code chart with which I hope to figure out how old it is.
I suspect the gun is probably 20 or 30 years old, but just an educated guess.

Any thoughts, comments, and experience on the quality level of older Uberti's versus brand new ones will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Brownie

Title: Re: Uberti 1860 Army
Post by: Hawg on March 13, 2022, 06:25:03 PM

Older ones are better than newer ones.

Title: Re: Uberti 1860 Army
Post by: G Dog on March 13, 2022, 06:33:32 PM

Hi brownie, welcome to the forum.  What's the two-letter date code?  Any photos?

The big question is:  How Much?

Hard to beat an Army, just sayin.

Title: Re: Uberti 1860 Army
Post by: ShotgunDave on March 14, 2022, 08:19:23 AM

Good morning Brownie, and welcome to Colt Country! When you get a minute, head over to the new member section and tell us a little about yourself. You'll find a bunch of friendly and helpful people here.

That Uberti sounds like a nice pistol. If you can tell us the two letters stamped in a box, we can tell you the date it was made. The older Uberti's seem to be nicer guns than the new ones. And the new ones are pretty darn nice. Look forward to seeing it if you get it.

Title: Re: Uberti 1860 Army
Post by: Zulch on March 14, 2022, 08:50:07 AM

Brownie, welcome aboard😁👍 1860. Gotta love ‘em. Good questions G and Dave asked👍

Title: Re: Uberti 1860 Army
Post by: Captainkirk on March 14, 2022, 09:25:39 AM

Welcome aboard!
Head over to the Welcome Wagon and tell us about yourself!
One thing you will likely have to deal with is the infamous Uberti "short arbor issue". Type it in the search box and you'll find tons of good info on it from some very qualified people. Glad to have you here and looking forward to your participation!

Title: Re: Uberti 1860 Army
Post by: brownie on March 14, 2022, 11:48:54 AM

I called the seller back this afternoon, and he'd already sold it ! Oh, well....
However, thanks for all of the response.
Brownie

Title: Re: Uberti 1860 Army
Post by: Captainkirk on March 14, 2022, 12:16:34 PM

Quote from: brownie on March 14, 2022, 11:48:54 AM

I called the seller back this afternoon, and he'd already sold it ! Oh, well....
However, thanks for all of the response.
Brownie

Not to worry. They made a lot of them!

Title: Re: Uberti 1860 Army
Post by: ShotgunDave on March 14, 2022, 12:19:18 PM

Capt is right. Plenty of them out there for sale.