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Old April 30, 2012, 03:02 PM   #1
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what is this cylinder for?

its for sale on GB and he isnt sure...neither am
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Old April 30, 2012, 03:15 PM   #2
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.45 Colt Uberti Cattleman would be my guess. It's missing the bushing.
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Old April 30, 2012, 03:53 PM   #3
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It is Italian, as shown by the proof mark.

The cylinder notches look too far forward to be from an accurate Colt copy. EMF Remington 1875 copy, maybe?

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Old April 30, 2012, 04:20 PM   #4
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italian 45 cylinder

it ALMOST looks like a pietta cylinder. i was looking at that cylinder proof mark and on my revolver and the stars look the same but i hasnt a clue
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Old April 30, 2012, 04:26 PM   #5
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proof marks stamp

I had to look it up.

https://store.bluebookinc.com/Info/P...Proofmarks.pdf
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Old April 30, 2012, 04:52 PM   #6
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cylinder proof marks

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