Uberti Firearms - History Repeats Itself

Revolving rifles and carbines, like the Uberti 1873 Revolver Carbine and the 1873 Buntline Target, were among the first effective repeating rifles. Colt model repeating rifles were carried in the Mexican War and the Apache wars of the Old Southwest.

Many manufacturers offered special-order carbine versions of their popular single action revolvers, despite the popularity of the new lever-action rifles. The Uberti 1873 Revolver Carbine is available in .45 caliber with an 18" barrel, with traditional field sights or adjustable target sights.

The Colt Buntline 1873 single action target revolver has become one of the icons of the Old West. Tradition has it that dime novelist Ned Buntline presented special-order 1873 Colt revolvers with extra-long barrels, target sights, and detachable wire shoulder stocks to a select group of Old West celebrities including Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. Based on this story, the long-barreled Peacemakers came to be called Buntline Specials. Only 31 of the originals were ever produced, and only 18 of those are around today. The Uberti 1873 Buntline Target, however, is available at your local dealer.