I just received a new Uberti 1851 Navy roughly a month ago. I special ordered it through my local gun shop which was a Uberti dealer. They had a beautiful stainless Remington .44 in the case, but I wanted a Colt Navy. The clerk told me it'd probably be about 3 months or more, but to both our surprise it arrived in just one. When I picked it up, he told me that Uberti's been really ramping up production recently. The frame is stamped with what looks to be "CL", which I assume is the Italian date code for 2013. Some of the other proof marks were stamped so light they're barely visible, but the rest of the gun, finish, fitting, etc. is absolutely pristine and the action functions perfectly.
I finally got to taking it to the range the other day and probably fired 4 or 5 full cylinders, so 24-30 shots. As I took it apart and gave it its first cleaning that night, I noticed these strange blemishes near the cylinder stop leads.
I hadn't noticed them before, nor have I seen them on any other revolver. They are on every cylinder stop, in the same exact location.
They don't appear to me to impede the revolver's function at all. I doubt anything I did at my short range session caused them, so I assume they're just some sort of imperfection such as tool marks during manufacture. The faint proof markings and remark by the clerk make me think so. I plan on antiquing this revolver anyway, so I'm not terribly worried about it. I'm still curious though, which is why I'm here.
Is anyone here familiar with these? Do you think they came from the factory? Are they just cosmetic? If not, would they be covered under warranty?
Thanks.
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