Remington 36 navy by Western Arms question

[TC]

I was at the Baltimore antique firearms show and picked up a Western Arms Santa Fe NM
36 cal Remington navy made by Uberti. I looked up the date code AF which dates to 1980. I have never seen a western arms uberti before anyone familiar with them? Put some .375 ball and lee conicals through it and it shot and functioned fine. Had some stuck caps though. I think it could benefit from upgraded nipples ie slick shot or ampco. The most interesting thing about it is the adjustable target sights.

 

[Old Hawkeye]

Without pictures it doesn't exist! Adjustable target sights on a Navy would be interesting to see.

 

[akroguy]

They had a store in Albuquerque back when I was a high school kid. I spent a lot of time there, and loved their guns. The Santa Fe Hawken is one of the finest "production" Hawkens ever made, IMHO. I had one, then traded for a yellow boy carbine a few years later. Dumb move. It was a tack driver. The guns were excellent, quality Uberti stuff. Some were marked "Allen Firearms" if I recall correctly, (the owner of the shop)...very nice man, putting up with this young kid asking endless questions.

 

[TC]

Here are a few photos.

 

[TC]

It has a 6 1/2” barrel. Has anyone tried any aftermarket nipples on thier Uberti 36 navy? This one is 43 yrs old. Don’t know if the threads are different.