Who knows about Uberti serial numbers?

See attached pdf with info on proofmarks and dating - hope this helps.

Retreever

Does the "A" appear in a "Cartouche" or rectangle?
If so, which side?
Use a strong bright light and a magnifying glass while twisting the gun back and forth to see if there was a more lightly struck second letter in the blank side of the cartouche.
If the "A" is just in front of the serial number with nothing around it, it is not part of the Date Code but part of the SN.
Uberti is notorious for driving collectors nuts by hiding its logo, etc. on the frame under the front of the trigger guard.
To see it you have to remove the guard.

Russell13 said:

I tried looking up my revolver to find out the year it was made. My other pistol was an AZ and easy to find the info on. This one just has an A with no other letter. Can’t seem to find any info on it.

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It would be very good if you would include photos of what you are referring to. I have seen early Armi San Marco revolvers that show a capital "A", not in a cartouche, as the only marking insofar as manufacturer on the left side of the frame and/or the barrel lug before they started stamping them with their stylized logo consisting of the letters ASM within an equilateral triangle on the bottom of the frame



along with serial number and both proof marks. I have an ASM 1860 Army .44 that at first appeared to have a date code of BC/1993, but as EK suggests, I found that it was actually BD/1994. Sometimes those older guns were lightly stamped just to meet Italian regulations and are not very readable.

Regards,

Jim

Should be a box with letters or roman numerals.

Year = code
1945 = 1 1952 = 8 1959 = XV
1946 = 2 1953 = 9 1960 = XVI
1947 = 3 1954 = X 1961 = XVII
1948 = 4 1955 = XI 1962 = XVIII
1949 = 5 1956 = XII 1963 = XIX
1950 = 6 1957 = XIII 1964 = XX
1951 = 7 1958 = XIV 1965 = XXI
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1966 = XXII 1973 = XX9 1980 = AF
1967 = XXIII 1974 = XXX 1981 = AH
1968 = XXIV 1975 = AA 1982 = AI
1969 = XXV 1976 = AB 1983 = AL
1970 = XXVI 1977 = AC 1984 = AM
1971 = XX7 1978 = AD 1985 = AN
1972 = XX8 1979 = AE 1986 = AP
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1987 = AS 1995 = BF 2003 = BT
1988 = AT 1996 = BH 2004 = BU
1989 = AU 1997 = BI 2005 = BZ
1990 = AZ 1998 = BL 2006 = CA
1991 = BA 1999 = BM 2007 = CB
1992 = BB 2000 = BN 2008 = CC
1993 = BC 2001 = BP 2009 = CD
1994 = BD 2002 = BS 2010 = CF
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These number below don't make much sense to me but here they are anyway : -

2011 = CH
2011 = CF
2012 = CI
2012 = CH
2013 = CL
2013 = CI
2014 = CL

Assuming the above (2011 to 2014) is wrong then going by the previous codes : -
CH would be 2011
CI would be 2012
CL would be 2013
CM would be 2014

The [CS] is code. I bought it last year.

Looks like your proof marks are partly covered by the trigger guard.
Have you removed it to see what else is under there?

That it is a Cimarron Import does tell you that it is post 2000 as they have been importing Uberti's since then when their previous supplier, Armi San Marco, stopped making black powder replicas to concentrate on cartridge replicas and then went out of business after their Schofield fiasco.
Its definitely an Uberti with those half covered proofs under the trigger guard.
Make sure you have the correct screwdriver so you do not bugger up the screws removing the guard.
Cimarron is well thought of in that they reject stuff they import that does not meet their standards.
Congratulations on a nice specimen!

If you do not want to mess with the trigger guard, you might call or write Uberti and ask them if they know when SN A35883 (along with any other information that was on the end label of the box) was proofed.

https://www.ubertireplicas.com/contacts/

Ephraim Kibbey said:

That it is a Cimarron Import does tell you that it is post 2000 as they have been importing Uberti's since then when their previous supplier, Armi San Marco, stopped making black powder replicas to concentrate on cartridge replicas and then went out of business after their Schofield fiasco.
Its definitely an Uberti with those half covered proofs under the trigger guard.
Make sure you have the correct screwdriver so you do not bugger up the screws removing the guard.
Cimarron is well thought of in that they reject stuff they import that does not meet their standards.
Congratulations on a nice specimen!

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What did ASM do with the Schofield that made it a fiasco?

Tommygunn said:

What did ASM do with the Schofield that made it a fiasco?

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Sooooo after a long run as one of the first, biggest and best thought of replica cap and ball revolver makers, ASM decided to expand into cartridge replicas in the nineties. They did well with factory conversion open tops like the Richards and made a great 1873 peacemaker in both cylinder pin styles that had part interchangeability with 1st. Gen. Colts. Then the Schofield craze began and they made one of those for Cimarron and Navy Arms. Well those about put Navy Arms out of business with returns and drove ASM to concentrate all of their time and effort on the peacemaker. It seems that MANY of the Schofields were very much out when locked up. Cylinders only partially aligned with the barrel. Sadly ASM's reputation was ruined. They sold their peacemaker tooling and design to American Western Arms (AWA) who continued to make the same great 1873 as the still highly sought after "Peacekeeper" and "Longhorn." Colt said "Peacekeeper" was too close to "Peacemaker" and the cute little running colt on the grips a bit too much like Colt's rearing horse grips. AWA too went out of business. The ASM/AWA manager married into the Uberti family and went to work for them. There are well made ASM Schofields out there and some that have been repaired but its not the kind of model to buy sight unseen! End of story.

Thanks for the explanation. I never heard that about ASM before.

That is great! Glad to see they were so accommodating>