My number 5 of ten 1860 colt limited edition

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It is nice, but turns out it is a pietta made pistol. Never fired ( as was stated)

No proof marks or other stampings on the piece other than made in Italy by pietta under the loading lever ( which in itself is unusual ) and Hartford on top of the barrel.
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falmike said:
I thought all the Colt Repros were made by Pietta.
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:confused: Huh? Guess I dunno what is meant by "Colt Repros." I thought those series of Colt made were Uberti parts that were finished by Colt.

Then, Colt 1860s were made by Armi San Marco, Uberti, and of course Fratelli Pietta. I have atleast one of all three, and I'm not saying no other companies made any, as I am obviously no expert on this subject. :scrutiny: o_O
 
20201103_195240.jpg That is why I was so shocked that I ended up getting it for less than the last pietta I bought at Cabelas!
 
Tommygunn said:
:confused: Huh? Guess I dunno what is meant by "Colt Repros." I thought those series of Colt made were Uberti parts that were finished by Colt.

Then, Colt 1860s were made by Armi San Marco, Uberti, and of course Fratelli Pietta. I have atleast one of all three, and I'm not saying no other companies made any, as I am obviously no expert on this subject. :scrutiny: o_O
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The gen 2 was. The gen 3 was stamped colt, but that's about all they had to do with the guns. Other than the QC as I understand.

I just Emailed Pietta in Italy with the serial number to see what I can find out about the gun, and the RUN of 10 guns that this is a part of. I will post what I find out if anyone is interested
 
Does it shoot golden bullets? Or would silver bullets be appropriate? God plated silver bullets? Just kidding, that's quite the 1860.
 
Is there plating inside the chambers like the one below?


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That is a very intriguing revolver. Let me preface this post in that I am 68 and don't always remember where I have seen similar revolvers/posts about them.

The thing that immediately stood out to me was the first photo posted by the OP that shows "Longmont Colorado" above the revolver. I can't find any reference at this time, but just a short time ago someone on some forum posted photos and info about another Pietta (?) revolver that had the Longmont reference, and the revolver was dedicated to someone who had recently passed, IIRC. It, too, had either a large amount of brass or gold finishings and had the owner's name on the revolver from either the factory or a second source.

Any Pietta production guns NEVER had the FAP billboard on the bottom of the barrel, hidden by the load lever. Even the one-year (1996) run of Pietta Dance .36 revolvers (commisioned by Tony Gajewski) plainly displayed the FAP billboard on the right side of the barrel. Mine is SN C00013, one of only 35 ever produced.

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I digress. I am hoping that arcticap and Ephraim Kibbey chime in. Both of these folks have minds like steel traps and are very good sources of repro historical info.

I hope you won't shoot your anomaly. If you even entertain an inkling to do so, I have an Armi San Marco 1860 Army (BD/1994) with both a normal engraved cylinder and a full-fluted cylinder that I will trade for it. Please PM me if interested. I can make it worth your while.

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Regards,

Jim

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Hi,
"Chiming In"
I saw this and was immediately intrigued too but after searching my EMF catalog collection and the internet and coming up empty, I had nothing to add. Sorry!
 
expat_alaska said:
That is a very intriguing revolver. Let me preface this post in that I am 68 and don't always remember where I have seen similar revolvers/posts about them.

The thing that immediately stood out to me was the first photo posted by the OP that shows "Longmont Colorado" above the revolver. I can't find any reference at this time, but just a short time ago someone on some forum posted photos and info about another Pietta (?) revolver that had the Longmont reference, and the revolver was dedicated to someone who had recently passed, IIRC. It, too, had either a large amount of brass or gold finishings and had the owner's name on the revolver from either the factory or a second source.

Any Pietta production guns NEVER had the FAP billboard on the bottom of the barrel, hidden by the load lever. Even the one-year (1996) run of Pietta Dance .36 revolvers (commisioned by Tony Gajewski) plainly displayed the FAP billboard on the right side of the barrel. Mine is SN C00013, one of only 35 ever produced.

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I digress. I am hoping that arcticap and Ephraim Kibbey chime in. Both of these folks have minds like steel traps and are very good sources of repro historical info.

I hope you won't shoot your anomaly. If you even entertain an inkling to do so, I have an Armi San Marco 1860 Army (BD/1994) with both a normal engraved cylinder and a full-fluted cylinder that I will trade for it. Please PM me if interested. I can make it worth your while.

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Regards,

Jim

[email protected]
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Yeah, that post was mine as well. The gun is still un fired. I would trade it for a Ruger old army. Preferably SS with a shorter barrel, but might consider a blued one if it is in really good shape. BTW, I am 67 myself, so I know how the memory thing goes. ;)
 
Ephraim Kibbey said:
Hi,
"Chiming In"
I saw this and was immediately intrigued too but after searching my EMF catalog collection and the internet and coming up empty, I had nothing to add. Sorry!
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I too have been looking for SOME info on the gun and have come up snake eyes. Which is why I emailed pietta to see if they could shed some light on the piece. When I first got it, is was kinda grubby. I don't think ANY thing had ever been done to it since it was made, including cleaning it. I took a tiny bit of simichrome polish to a few spots on it to see if it would polish out a little bit better and it did. I think it may have some coating on it. The rag I used didn't change colour like it would have if it had been brass, so I am 99 percent sure it is gold plated. The left side of the tip of the barrel is MUCH shinier than the rest of the gun at this point. I am sure that that is from it resting on the felt on the oak rack it sat on. That cleaned off what coating was on it and really brought out the luster. I am sure if I took it all apart and gave it a good cleaning and polishing, it would sparkle like a diamond in a goats @ss. ;)
But I am a bit leary to do anything to it at this point. The local BP shop in my area seems like they may be up for trading for it, but the 3 Rugers they have are not really what I am looking for.
 
All told, with the auction premium and shipping, around $250.
And though I haven't taken it apart to be absolutely certain, I am pretty sure it is a steel frame. I guess I should dig up a magnet and check.
 
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