Double Diamond Logo and MOFRA Patersons at RA

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This GB auction caught my attention:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Item/703410542

It is for a cased Paterson reproduction with the double interlocking diamonds logo of the brothers Mainardi. It has date code XX7 for 1971.

I have a cased RA, Marietta, Ohio Paterson coded XXVI for 1970 which is marked MOFRA for de Mainardi Officina Fabrica Replica Armi or by Mainardi Official Manufacturer of Replica Arms.

I did not pay $950 for mine!

The story goes that when the first Mainardi was joined by his brother, they created the two Diamond logo and called their company Euromanufacture (not Euroarms) as per the name on the cased accessories.

This coincidence points to the 1970/71 years as the beginning of Euromanufacture and the end of MOFRA.

To finish the story, Euromanufacture was bought out by Palmetto circa 1980.
 
I didn't know that Palmetto bought those guys but there was a lot of consolidating of that market back then.

I'm just glad to see that Pedersoli has entered the market even though its limited offering.
 
My fault Ephraim, they just offer the Remington. I have heard no plans for Pedersoli to expand their line of revolvers.

Have you?
 
I just checked my 4th ed. of the Blue Book of Modern Black Powder Arms and on page 179 it lists a Pedersoli Paterson that was discontinued in 1997. It says it was manufactured FOR Pedersoli but does not say by which firm.
 
Interesting. I wonder how that would be stamped with either the typical (dp) of Pedersoli or the actual manufacturer's mark.

That would be a find a Pedersoli Paterson.

There is another Paterson for sale on another auction site.
 
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AFAIK the only currently available Paterson is made by Pietta. Uberti used to make one, but it's been long discontinued (and highly sought after).

Patersons are not very practical for shooting, and are an exercise in frustration if attempted. I think that customer complaints discouraged the Italian gunmakers from going further down that road. Patersons are interesting to look at, though, for collectors.
 
The nickel plated RA MOFRA one on Gun Auction?
It ran a couple of rounds on GB but his reserve was higher than was bid.
It got up to $500 or so and he added that his reserve was under $600 but no one went any higher.
Maybe he will have better luck on the new venue.
It is the first nickel plated Paterson I have seen.
 
AlexanderA - marked "AFAIK"? The Pedersoli one listed in the Blue Book, discontinued in 1997 or the 1970/71 MOFRA ones? I'm not sure what you were referring to?
 
The Paterson that is highly sought after are the Signature Series Colts. On Auction Arms one went for over $1,900.00 while another on Gunbroker went for over $2,000.00. That's some serious change.
 
AlexanderA - marked "AFAIK"? The Pedersoli one listed in the Blue Book, discontinued in 1997 or the 1970/71 MOFRA ones?
I had never heard of a Pedersoli Paterson until this thread. I vaguely remember Paterson replicas in the late 1960's, marked "Replica Arms." These were cased with all the accessories.

The Patersons that I have seen have been made by either Pietta or Uberti.
 
The $950 buyer backed out so the cased double diamond RA Paterson set went back up on GB.

AlexanderA - They were news to me as well. I checked the Blue Book after Crawdad1 mentioned Pedersoli and there they were. If Allen & Adler print it, then it must be gospel but I have never seen one for sale so they must be the rarest of all!
 
Good find Berkley!!! I haven't been able to find another like that after some searches.

People probably bought them and put them away.
 
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Berkley that is a beauty. Even the capper is a copy of the original Colt capper.
I know that many of the Historical Society's reproduction C&B offerings were done by ASM.
The Blue Book says that the Pedersoli Paterson was manufactured FOR Pedersoli not BY them.
I wonder if this was manufactured by ASM???
 
I found some other pictures of this style USHS Paterson that make me think that Uberti made them either for Pedersoli or for the Society:
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Note the "U" inside a muzzle just before the "Cal" on the underside of the barrel.
 
Apparently the US Historical Society Firearms became America Remembers in 1994.
http://66.165.152.222/aboutus.htm
I wonder if they contracted with different firms over the years to manufacture the same firearm version.
The Blue Book mentions Williamsburg Firearms Manufactory as a supplier of the USHS.
Not too long ago, one of their gunsmiths had a pair of ASMs that he had defarbed listed on GB.
I wonder if the ASMs that have shown up as USHS offerings were reworked by a gunsmith in the US.
 
The one thing I don't understand is if the USHS was looking for a manufacturer for their presentation Paterson revolver why not go straight to ASM or Uberti why involve another party like Pedersoli?

Notice on the picture that Berkley posted there is no markings on the barrel. Uberti is the only manufacturer that has consistently place all warnings and other markings under the loading lever. Except the 'Proof' marks of course.
 
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This MOFRA Paterson may be from their first or second year if they averaged 250 of them per year over a six or seven year run:
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/705862984
My MOFRA "last year of production" 1970 (XXVI) is SN 1504 and this 1965 (XXI) is SN 205.
I have not found any MOFRA Patersons with earlier date codes as yet.
 
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