Centennial Arms Navy

[ShotgunDave]

This one isn't your usual Uberti or Pietta. It's from Centennial Arms of Chicago. They were made by Armi San Paolo and this one was made in 1972 according to the date stamp. It's a nicely made pistol and shows well.

It's not without it's faults though, but they are minor. A couple of the screws stand proud, as if the heads are a little too thick. It doesn't bother me too much. The one thing that really stands out to me, is the hammer. If you look at the top of it, it isn't shaped correctly. It doesn't affect function, it just looks off.










Here's a website that tells all about the Centennial guns and the company itself. It's very informative. https://www.1960nma.com/italian-half-brothers/

[Hawg]

It looks more like a Uberti hammer. The first thing I noticed was the barrel lug doesn't match the frame.

[sourdough]

The long grip profile looks more like an 1860 Army, and nice wood BTW. And the nice wood leads me to ask:

Is it a parts gun?

To me, that is not a problem unless you are collecting exact replica guns. Everyone knows I swap parts between Pietta Navy .36 "type" guns to create many variations that Pietta never produced.

As always, you show nice guns.

Regards,

Jim

[Hawg]

I swap parts between Pietta Navy .36 "type" guns to create many variations that Pietta never produced.

Now that's saying something!

[ShotgunDave]

The long grip profile looks more like an 1860 Army, and nice wood BTW. And the nice wood leads me to ask:

Is it a parts gun?

To me, that is not a problem unless you are collecting exact replica guns. Everyone knows I swap parts between Pietta Navy .36 "type" guns to create many variations that Pietta never produced.

As always, you show nice guns.

Regards,

Jim

Thanks Jim. The grip is actually the same as a Pietta, as far as the dimensions. I think it looks longer in the photo because of the angle or something. I do see what you're seeing though. I'll have to take a better picture tomorrow and see if it looks any better. I also have a brand new Pietta Navy on it's way to me, as we speak. It should be on my doorstep Wednesday. Then we can do a side by side comparison.

[Hawg]

Hows the arbor length?

[ShotgunDave]

Hows the arbor length?

It's good Hawg. No binding of the cylinder. I'll have to get out the caliper and check it, to be 100%