Replica Arms

Anmybody heard anything about Replica Arms in Marietta Ohio and its line of Italian made black powder pistols?

Replica Arms was one of the early importers. Some were made by Uberti and some by Armi San Marco

I have a magazine with one of their ads in it. I assume they just sell the same replicas everyone else does.

HD

I Never heard a negative report on a Replica Arms gun....infact I have one commin in the Big Brown Truck....OH HAPPY DAY!!!
What kind of arm by Replica are you looking at?
if I may ask...

I guess I need to get out more. I thought they were defunct.

Colt Walker and a Remington type .44 caliber, which, however, has a brass frame - I think that must be a manufacturing error.

Reb.....my Bad...
yes...Replica Arms operateds in the 70's....
they arent around anymore....
I just found out today that they were located in Martinsburg West Virginia....MY HOME STATE;
WILD & WONDERFUL WEST VIRGINIA
HOME OF THE MOUNTAINEERS

" Manufacturing error?" what kind of problems are the guns giving you?....I assume that you could obtain parts and make the work....
In my old black powder catalogs from the 70's
each and every gun listed was distributed by 4 or 5 importers and replica arms is sure listed on alot of differnt guns....therefore I assume you wont have any problem obtaining parts that will work albeit you may have to file them or make somesort of modification....

Replica Arms operated in the 60's and 70's and were bought out about that time. They were a very good product and were originally made in Marietta, Ohio. I don't remember who bought them and feel that parts may be hard to come by, unless some other maker might interchange. Thre is some collector value for the Marietta marked pistols and rifle.
Mark

I thought that Remington style cap and ball revolvers should have a steel, not a brass frame.
The pistol is .44 caliber. I know there were a number of different modern Confederate repros made but I didn't think any of the brass framed pistols were .44 caliber Remington styles.

Shouldn't an accurate repro of a .44 Remington style revolver have a steel instead of a brass frame?

Yes....a 58 remington should be Steel frame...they made no brass '58's. I think that they made the '63 .31 caliber in brass...but I may be incorrect.....but I am sure the '58 was only in steel frame...

If I recall correctly Replica Arms was bought out by Navy Arms years ago.

For a while Navy Arms advertised that guns obtained from them might be marked Replica Arms or Navy Arms.

All the Replica Arms revolvers I have seen were Italian made as rebel727 wrote above.

A few parts may still be out there...maybe in the vicinity of Lore City, or Quaker City..that's where my spare cylinder came from...just sayin'
R

Replica Arms was an importer. They didn't make the guns they sold--most were made in Italy.

Well Mark, there you have it.... :wink:
R

Ive been told by replica revolver collectors that early "Replica Arms" cap-n-ball revolvers with the Marietta markings, especially in unfired condition, are actually becoming collectable themselves because they were both an early import and a good quality pistol...so it seems they are holding and maybe even rising in thier value?

Im looking for a "Replica Arms" Paterson style capper. So far no luck.
T.Albert

I have 2 Replica Arms revolvers. 1860 Colt and 1862 Colt Police, both made by Uberti. Both have the Replica Arms, Marietta, Ohio markings on the top of the barrels and are excellent shooters. I have yet to find a C&B revolver that is as reliable and accurate as my 1860. I also like the 1860's 'oversize' grips which are very hand filling.
Thumbkid (Bay City, MI)

My father still has a Replica Arms 1860 that he said he bought new in the late 1960's. It has acheived just the right amount of wear on it and is one of the more attractive replicas I have seen.

Just a note to provide some evidence supporting the Navy Arms/Replica Arms connection. This is a Navy Arms box from 1977; it carries both the Navy Arms and Replica Arms logos. The gun inside is an 1851 Navy with Navy Arms markings.

Replica Arms was one of the major competitors of Navy Arms in the beginning of the replica black powder revolver revival. Replica Arms started in El Paso, Texas and guns of this era will be marked as such. First revolver offered was the 1847 Walker.

Replica Arms later moved to Marietta, Ohio. Revolvers of this era will be marked “Marietta, Ohio". In 1973 Navy Arms bought out Replica Arms of Marietta, Ohio. Replica Arms of this era will be marked Ridgefield, NJ, the location of Navy Arms, but will still have the old Replica Arms Logo. The name “Replica Arms” was eventually abandoned entirely and all guns were then marked “Navy Arms”.

Manufacturer of some of the early revolvers is unknown. They offered revolvers made by Armi San Marco, Uberti, and Pietta. Replic Arms offered several cased sets. All Replica Arms are very collectable and have already seen substanial appreciation.

There is a collector's association, Replica Percussion Revolver Collector's Association. Web site is: http://rprca.tripod.com