The bottom revolver is the Cimarron/Uberti Cavalry Model. The owner, who signs on here as SSAMAN removed the varnish from the Cavalry and revealed some nice walnut. Both revolvers shot left of point of aim and he was able to turn the Buntline into register with his home made barrel wrench set-up. The Cavalry model had the sight and address line visibly off to the right and the barrel wouldn't turn far enough to correct it. He had to hand file the shoulder where the barrel abuts the frame and also in front of the threads. Once this was done the revolver hit very close to point of aim. Both guns have shot several groups in the 1.5-<2" range from the bench at 25 yards.
On these "Model Ps", the italian proof marks are well hidden. The Cimarron addres line is authentically placed on top the barrel and the patent dates are right:
The full cock notch had a fairly agressive hook. He was able to level this out without cutting the case hardening in the deep part of the notch. Trigger reduced to circa 3 pounds. Somebody had actually gone to the trouble of making these revolvers suitable for regular shooting. The chamber/ bore dimensions are optimal and the hand has a coil spring/plunger to replace the old fragile curved leaf. Timing is usually perfect. Front sights are generally tall enough to allow filing to proper elevation and occasionally, windage is right on or very close though the usually expectation is that the barrel will require some degree of turning to get it right.
Twenty-five yard "duelist" group:
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