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Colt had a deal with Uberti to buy the parts for the second gens. Colt did the final fit, finish and assembly.
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Not completely true. Only the "C" series pistols in the early '70s were made by Colt at their factory from Uberti parts. The "F" series 2nd Gen pistols were all made by Lou Imperato at his Iver Johnson Arms Company in New Jersey under contract from Colt. They used rough cast Uberti barrels and cylinders but made the frames at Iver Johnson. With the exception of a few in the white models sent to the Colt Custom Shop for special order custom grips and finishing, all of the "F" series 2nd Gen pistols were fit and finished at Iver Johnson, then sent to Colt for final inspection before being shipped out.
For this reason, some purists consider only the “C” series to be “real” Colts and the “F” series 2nd Gen guns as Iver Johnson products. Colt never had a contract with Uberti; the first "C" series Uberti parts were provided to Colt by Val Forgett, founder of Navy Arms Company who helped Colt produce these revolvers. Ironically, with the exception of the Uberti cylinders and barrels, all the "F" series 2nd Gen guns were made with parts manufactured by Imperato's Iver Johnson; the frames, backstraps, springs, nipples, even the screws. So if you want an almost all American made cap and ball pistol, the "F" series 2nd Gen Colt is the way to go.