krinko
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Picked this up today but still have not picked up a replacement camera---so please bear with me.
The barrel is about 19 inches from muzzle to breech, the receiver is solid brass, the bolt, hammer and lever are steel. Lanyard ring, both barrel bands and screws are steel, too.
It's .44-40 caliber, marked as Uberti made in "XX7"--1971.
Unlike the .22 rimfire versions made in the same time frame, it has a loading gate.
This is a photo of a .22 rimfire one, showing the peculiar hammer and lack of a lever latch. The current batch of Uberti Y.B.s are more like 1873's as regards these parts.
So....brass frame....1971....44-40. The little beauty seems to have never been fired by the original owner, which is why he probably died of old age. I imagine when the receiver fails, the cloud of white-hot brass globules surrounding one's head might rival some of the more spectacular photos from the Hubble telescope. But with more screaming.
Luckily, I will probably be unable to locate ammuition.
-----krinko
The barrel is about 19 inches from muzzle to breech, the receiver is solid brass, the bolt, hammer and lever are steel. Lanyard ring, both barrel bands and screws are steel, too.
It's .44-40 caliber, marked as Uberti made in "XX7"--1971.
Unlike the .22 rimfire versions made in the same time frame, it has a loading gate.
This is a photo of a .22 rimfire one, showing the peculiar hammer and lack of a lever latch. The current batch of Uberti Y.B.s are more like 1873's as regards these parts.
So....brass frame....1971....44-40. The little beauty seems to have never been fired by the original owner, which is why he probably died of old age. I imagine when the receiver fails, the cloud of white-hot brass globules surrounding one's head might rival some of the more spectacular photos from the Hubble telescope. But with more screaming.
Luckily, I will probably be unable to locate ammuition.
-----krinko