Uberti 1866 Yellowboy Flatside 150th Anniversary Edition

The 1866 Flatside Short Rifle limited edition is Uberti’s way to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Winchester Yellowboy. It has the transitional flat-sided receiver of the very earliest 1866 rifles, a unique shape that disappeared in the course of the year 1866. The original is an early serial number owned by a Jewish-Italian collector who lovingly hid it away during the WWII Nazi occupation and saved it for posterity. He later sold it to Uberti, who has waited for a special occasion to replicate it in its most minute details. Only 350 units of this rifle was produced. It is lavishly engraved (hand-chased) like the original, most likely a presentation rifle for a military commission. Perfect for display, it also promises to be a head-turner at the range or in competition. In an attempt to gain military adoption, Winchester presented the Yellowboy rifle to government boards in the US and abroad. This is a reason why several lavishly-engraved specimens survive, as striking now as they would have been to the officials to whom they were presented. Our 150th Anniversary model replicates a rifle with a particularly fine engraving pattern, almost certainly executed by an American artist. Uberti's engraving is hand-chased so as to ensure that each piece is wholly unique.