I looked over briefly a "brass" framed Uberti Henry at one of the local stores today. The receiver had been milled with the cut per an 1866 loading gate. This cut was filled in with a matching brass piece. The fellow behind the counter says all Uberti Henrys come this way now. I find this hard to believe; has anyone else seen such?
I last saw an Uberti Henry several years ago. It had no such cut out. I recall a few "transitional" models have been made by Uberti, but this had no steel loading gate, just the brass filler piece.