Anyone Know Who Made This 1860?

[DevilsLuck]

If memory serves the only Italian makers of steel frame Colt 1860 Armies replicas during the middle of the 1960s were Armi san Marco (ASM) and Uberti. Both companies fitted steel back straps.
There might be more stamps and also makers marks visible under the frame when you remove the triggerguard.
That might help to solve the mystery.
The contour of the wooden grip looks more Uberti than ASM to me.
Long Johns Wolf

Thanks for the info I’ll look again tonight. I do know that the various parts are stamped with “21”, which don’t seem to jive with the serial number. But then I don’t know that they are supposed to. They could be an inspectors mark for all I know...

 

[Tanglefoot]

Looks to me like one of the early imports from Dixie, or Navy Arms, or even Western Arms. You might email a set of the photos to Dixie and Navy Arms and see if they recognize `em. I believe Western Arms is history though.

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

If there is a WESTERNER'S ARMS barrel marking the maker is Uberti.
Long Johns Wolf

 

[Goose]

I'm not the OP but thanks to the post from madsweeney I have found my newly aquired Pietta 1851 Confederate Navy was made in 1994. Much later than originally thought. And it appears to be unifired although handled and dry-fired quite a bit. Nipples do not appear to be smashed and flared but I think new stainless nipples will be the 1st order of business

 

[DevilsLuck]

If memory serves the only Italian makers of steel frame Colt 1860 Armies replicas during the middle of the 1960s were Armi san Marco (ASM) and Uberti. Both companies fitted steel back straps.
There might be more stamps and also makers marks visible under the frame when you remove the triggerguard.
That might help to solve the mystery.
The contour of the wooden grip looks more Uberti than ASM to me.
Long Johns Wolf

These are the only other markings I can find.

 

[Long Johns Wolf]

Found these marks on the inside of the triggerguard of a Uberti 1860!
Long Johns Wolf

 

[DevilsLuck]

Found these marks on the inside of the triggerguard of a Uberti 1860!
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Mine hasnt got markings such as these. Mine has only “21”, which is stamped on all the parts.

 

[TFoley]

Mine hasnt got markings such as these. Mine has only “21”, which is stamped on all the parts.

Assemblers numbers - to keep all the components together during the manufacturing and assembly process. Most gun-makers do it.

 

[TFoley]

Found these marks on the inside of the triggerguard of a Uberti 1860!
Long Johns WolfView attachment 9592 View attachment 9593

Unsurprising, given Aldo Uberti's initials. It stands for Armi Aldo Uberti.

 

[Grenadier1758]

My Uberti revolver of the 1960's has the Uberti stamp as well as the Navy Arms stamping.

That shield stamp should be some clue as to who made the pistol.

 

[TFoley]

My Uberti revolver of the 1960's has the Uberti stamp as well as the Navy Arms stamping.

That shield stamp should be some clue as to who made the pistol.

If you are writing about the small coat of arms stamp in the third image of post #1, it is the acceptance of gun proof stamp of the Gardone Val Trompia, Brescia, Italy, proof house. ALL Italian-made firearms are proved there.

 

[Bad Karma]

The loading lever looks more like ASM, Uberti, or similar, not Pietta.