Gold Plated Colt Walker or Uberti?

wilmoe

Checking through our inventory we came across a presentation box containing a gold plated, US 1847 USMR. Aside from "Colts Patent" inscribed on the engraved cylinder, and a 3 digit serial number, we couldn't find any other markings to indicate whether this thing is a Colt or a Uberti (searches on either being gold plated came up with nothing). The box did include a powder horn which is marked "Italy" so we're thinking it's probably a Uberti but without knowing for sure we're not really sure of what we have here...



Any ideas?

steg

Your gun is an Italian repro. If it was a 2nd or 3rd generation Colt Walker, it would have the same Colt markings as the original.
If you carefully examine the gun, you probably will find an Italian proof mark......probably under the barrel, covered by the loading lever.
Very few of the Italian repros have much collectors value. They are shooters, gold plate or not.

andrewsw16

While not having the collector value of a gen-you-wine Colt, you now possess an excellent quality (and good looking) shooter. Time to get to the range. [:D]

44caliberkid

I'm gonna guess Armi San Marco. Uberti didn't usually pimp guns out that way, pretty common at Armi and Pedersoli.

v35

Nice piece, nice case.
Now you need to fill the mould and tool slots.
My repro plunger flask didn't throw consistent loads so I dumped it.