Trying to find and purchase a 4-click Cimarron on the auction sites. Is there any way to tell from typical auction photos 1)Pietta or Uberti? and 2)4 click or 3 click?
Thanks,
Jim
First, let's talk Cimarron Ubertis: If the gun is an old model (BP frame) Cimarron, it will have the 4-click, regardless of age. If it is a pre-war, new will all be 3-click but you will have to look closer at the used guns. With the hammer down the 3-click will have the trigger a little further forward than 4-click, and the 1-position base pin will be fully inserted, not sticking out a little. Keep in mine that not all ads will show the actual gun, some people use stock photos.
If it is a Cimarron Pietta, it will be 4-click whether BP frame or Pre-War. (Same thing for EMF Great Western II's, which are the same gun other than markings).
If it is Cimarron, how to tell if it is a Pietta or Uberti? If there is a medallion on the grip, Uberti. No medallion could be Uberti or Pietta. If it is called a Frontier, it is Pietta. Model P is Uberti. If you can see a model number, starting with CA or MP will be Uberti, starting with PP will be Pietta.