Uberti was started by Aldo Uberti in Gardone, Italy in 1959. His first orders were to Navy Arms for Colt percussion replicas. In the late 1960’s he started offering cartridge revolvers, and supplied numerous American retailers over the next decades. In 2004 the business was sold to Beretta. Most production is now directed through Stoeger’s US distribution, though there are some exceptions.
Uberti’s 1873 replica is the Cattleman, and it has been built since 1970. Over years its design has evolved from one of metric measurements to one that is now by and large of Colt SAA dimensions. Retailers and various trade names are as follows:
Retailers / Models
- IGI Italguns American Pioneer, Nevada
- Iver Johnson Cattleman
- Mitchell Arms Cattleman
- Western Arms Cattleman
- Navy Arms Cattleman
- American Arms Regulator
- EMF New Dakota, Frontier Marshal, and Hartford
- Cimarron Model P, Evil Roy
- Taylors Smokewagon
- Cabela’s Cattleman
Import years: 1970 – Present
Serial ranges: Numerous
- General through 2002: 1 to 200,000
- J range, 2002 – 2007: J00001 – J99999
- U range, 2007 – present: U00001 – U99999
- P Prefix: Cimarron and USFA circa 2000 or so
- AA Prefix: American Arms
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