I had planned to make this my first shooter in the BP world but guess i may have found a needle in a haystack so now time to go hunting for a box made around that time frame and the powder flask and other items that would have come with it. To think i paid $150 for this and it looks complete and rarely fired(i wonder if it ever was fired as there is no smell of powder or cleaning products to it). The 1851 reproduction that Navy Arms made with the GU stamp was for the civil war centennial and was one of the first of the black powder reproductions made and brought into the US it appears. I see parts here and there on ebay fairly often.Īs for this model of pistol I just got an email back, it appears it was 1960 or early 61(the responder wasn't positive). You can google search this new rifle they are making with Winchester($2500) but this is all they are making now. It's been a PITA to find parts for their old lines. nation of letters and numbers) code in the serial number. The current product line includes the Winchester made 1873 rifles only. type of firearm, the third set is the firearms chronological number. Q: Is Navy Arms currently importing the Italian replica firearms?Ī: Not at this time. According to their website they're not doing much but I'd be happy to see more.
