Came across a "semi-collector" piece - a very early early Navy Arms '51 Navy, by Uberti, marked -NAVY ARMS CO.- on the top barrel flat where the usual colt marks go, same marks on frame where the "Colt's Patent" stamp usually is. Rear hammer sight is square, not a "V." Cylinder is plain, no scene. Came with the cardboard box, w/Navy Arms label for "New Model Navy Revolver", "Model Yank". Box is stiff cardboard, small, fake woodgrain, kind of like a Colt SA box of the late 50's -60's. It has a copy of the old Colt instruction card glued in the lid. SN on the gun was below 1250, and it bore no Italian proofs (visible, anyway, as I've yet to totally strip the gun). As it has no production codes on it, what age are we talking here? Since Uberti was sold, they don't offer the "date your gun" feature any more.
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