Smaller frame size 1861 Colt Navy??? Seen one?

[Dalton Masterson]

I picked up a 61 Navy Colt clone awhile back. I already had one Pietta '61  and wanted another. This one felt a little different, and when I got home realized why. The entire thing is slightly smaller in size than the Pietta. The kicker is the FAP in a diamond stamp under the barrel, which is a Pietta trademark I am told. The barrel is tapered and the parts will NOT interchange between the two guns. Not even cylinders or grip frames. Any one else seen one like this? I conversed with Allesandro (sp) Pietta via email, and he said that Pietta never made a smaller framed 61. Thanks. DM

[long]

I'm not sure whether or not Pietta ever made them but Uberti has copies of the 1862 Police. They have the 61 army features but with a shorter (5 shot)  cylinder and a 31 pocket model sized frame. The cylineders are fluetted and they could resemble a  fluetted 61 navy.  Some of the Uberti Pocket Police revolvers have a longer-than-4" barrel and at least some resemblance to the navy.

They also made a "Pocket Navy" that is the same size but with 51 navy features.

[Dalton Masterson]

Nope. It has a 6 shot fluted cylinder and is not Uberti. It says on the side of the barrel, "Colt 1861 Navy". It is just a little smaller than my other Pietta, but definately not a pocket gun. DM

[Remington Kid1]

If you find out what's going on I sure would like to know. A few years back I tried everything to find a correct size .36 Remington and after allot of searching I found one that was made by Lyman years ago. The guy wanted more than I could afford at the time and now I wish I had bought it anyway. They were built to the old specks from what I understand.
The .36 Remington that pieta has out now is nothing more than the .44 frame with a shorter barrel.
It would be great to have a coerect sized .36 in one model or another.