Antiqued Uberti Hombre

[ChasMack]

antique

I have one of Tanners Ubertis in 45lc. I used 0000 steel wool to antique mine. I did not go as far as the above pics show...mine is like mid way between the OP and what it looks like from the factory. I left the brass alone and it's fairly dark now ( have had the gun about 1 1/2 yrs). I'll try to post pics later. I kind of like the way the gun above looks like....I might go over mine some more. Any reason to use synthetic steel wool over real steel wool?

 

[CraigC]

I don't like that crappy matte blue.

Me neither, I wish they'd put a good polish on them before bluing. Like the Old Model Supers.

 

[ChasMack]

uberti

Here is mine done with steel wool but I may have only put 1/2 hour into it. Taking the gun apart and reassembly took longer. I may do some more work to it...not sure how it will look in pics compared to the OP's.

 

[ChasMack]

Now that I see the pics, mine does need more work. Funny in the pic the brass looks quite light but in real life it looks dark...much darker than when I first got it. Only other thing I don't care for is the texture of the frame. I don't think it comes out in the pic, but it's rough. For $250.00 it's a fine gun though and shoots very well.

 

[Old Fuff]

The frame was investment cast (like Ruger's) but then bead-blasted and blued rather then first polished and then blued. You may have to hand-polish it, and then age it again.

One solution not so far mentioned for treating the brass parts is to electroless chrome plate them, which come out looking much like silver. The supplies and equipment are available from Brownell's (www.brownells.com) and too expensive to do "a" gun. But doing several is another matter. Perhaps those interest in a particular area or club (not to mention a shop with a gunsmithing operation) might get together and make it a team project or additional business.

 

[C5rider]

WHY do I open threads like this?!!!!

Now I WANT one!

Very nice. And like others have posted, I'd love to see a little bit more about doing this, you know, just in case someone else might want to try it.

Hmmm? 45 Colt? Lookin like that? YEAH!

 

[Caliper_Mi]

Do something to the shiny wood grip and you're really on to something! Maybe strip the finish, bang 'em around in a box full of bolts and nails then a linseed oil finish?

 

[Cocked & Locked]

linseed oil

10-4 on the boiled linseed oil finish. That stuff smells so good I'm often tempted to pour some on the basement floor and roll in it. That and a splash of Hoppes #9 and I would be good to go.

 

[ChasMack]

That is an idea...not like I couldn't get other grips, wood of course. But the grips are actually not as shiny and smooth as on a Uberti cattleman or probably any other Uberti that is a step up from the Hombre. It's almost like the grips on a Hombre were meant to be used hard. I almost cringe when anything other than my hand touches the grips of my other Ubertis

 

[CraigC]

The frame was investment cast (like Ruger's)...

Uberti uses forgings. There's a video on YouTube from the show "How It's Made" showing them forging frames for SAA replicas.

 

[Old Fuff]

Maybe on some, but a close examination of the revolver that's pictured will show that it's cast.

 

[1KPerDay]

I'm not a huge fan of the fake antique finish, but it does look better than the matt black, IMO. Nice work.