Horns of a Dilemma

[PainlessWolf]

Strawhat,
The Whitneyville is on sale at Dixie for 375.00. I've been drooling over it as well. I signed up at Gunbroker and am watching several Walkers and a couple of Third Model dragoons. Armslist is another site I use but their selection of horse pistols is minimal. I'll be honest, I made the mistake of looking at the Colt late generation models which are still available for under a 1000.00 The finish and stamping make even Uberti's excellent efforts fade some. I am watching a couple of those now as well.
regards,
Painless

 

[PainlessWolf]

Well, an exciting and disappointing day in the hunt. I found a Colt Signature series Walker for 550.00 but it was missing all the tools and had a corrosion spot on the cylinder that was through the blue. I passed on that one since wiser heads than mine had not bid on it at all. I found a Colt 1st Model Dragoon that the seller offered for an extremely low price, lower than the advertised price. When I asked for clear photos and the capability to use a credit card or paypal, his return emails stopped. I hope that I am not offending folks but I wasn't born yesterday. My question tonight is an old one no doubt so forgive me for asking for opinions on Colt vs. Uberti fit and finish and durability. ( I ask because I stopped at Cabelas last night to heft their Uberti Walker only to find that tho' new, timing was out with drag marks on the cylinder. ) Still looking but needing some advice about makes now.
regards,
Painless

 

[Crawdad1]

I for one love the second generation and third generation Colts. But most back when they were available bought them as investments and just keep them in their original boxes, unturned and command a pretty steep price. And, to tell you the truth most are just to damn nice to shoot.

You could go another way and DEFARB the Pietta or Uberti. You would have a new revolver with all the newer options available to you.

 

[PainlessWolf]

Crawdad,
Thank you for the good advice. I just did some more research and discovered that the Signature Series Colt BP revolvers were finished by Colt in the US but were made from Uberti castings. This makes things more interesting but simpler in my decision making.
Quote" After the bankruptcy of the company in 1992, many changes took place, culminating in the division of the company into two separate entities: Colt's Manufacturing and Colt Defense. The latter makes only arms for military, police and private security companies.
In 1994, Colt Blackpowder Arms Company was formed in Brooklyn. It operated under license to Colt's Firearms to produce certain guns in the Colt's line. These included the so-called 3d Generation black powder handguns. This is where the signature series comes in. While not actually made by Colt's Firearms, they are considered authentic Colt's guns.
But here is the most interesting part: it turns out that the cast parts were purchased from - guess who? - Uberti! These castings were shipped from Italy and used in the assembly of the guns in Brooklyn.
Colt Blackpowder Arms Company went out of business in 2002.
And just to reassure you, there is no shame associated with the parts coming from Uberti. This is a fine manufacturer which produces high quality stuff."
regards,
Painless

 

[Crawdad1]

I agree and Mr. Louis Imperato built some beautiful guns, especially his Colts.

http://www.henryrifles.com/news/chairman-of-henry-repeating-arms-passes-away/

 

[Crawdad1]

PainlessWolf, if you don't like the visible markings you can always get the revolver defarbed.

Here,

http://cartridgeconversion.com/Single_Action_Work.php

There are others that do it as well, but I know that he does excellent work. The others do also but I never sent a revolver to them so no personal experience.

Good luck on what ever you decide.

 

[PainlessWolf]

Mornin'
Thanks for the useful link, Crawdad. ;o) I got off the fence last night and bought a Uberti Walker that's had a bit of work done to make it 'easier' to shoot. I found the gun on Armslist yesterday. It comes with three extra cylinders, one of which is the 45 conversion. A Dragoon style lever latch has been added and the action tuned.. The notch in the hammer was widened and a tritium front sight dovetailed in. I'm looking forward to 100 yard shots with this beauty.
with all regards and thanks for the advice and counseling, everyone!
Painless

 

[Crawdad1]

Nice find!!!!!

 

[PainlessWolf]

Dr. Crawdad, ;o)
I'm pretty excited! I'll post some pics once all of that steel shows up here.