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giving more torsional force to the cylinder. Four notches on the face of the hammer engage the sear portion of the trigger, affording four basic hammer positions. The hammer rests within the frame when it is fully lowered. Drawn slightly to the rear, the hammer engages the safety notch of the sear and holds the firing pin out of direct contact with a chambered cartridge. Like the earlier percussion revolvers, the Single Action Army was designed to allow loading of all the chambers.
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1111:" matches. These models are known either as "Late Third Generation" or sometimes Fourth Generation. They have the original style removable/replaceable cylinder bushing. The serial number for this series started at S02001A and continue to use the "S" prefix and "A" suffix as of 2022. Colt currently offers the Single Action Army in one of two finishes: either an all-nickel, or blued with color case-hardened frame; in the traditional three barrel lengths:
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of .32-20, .38-40, .45 Colt, .44-40, .41 Long Colt, and also in the
British calibers of .450 Eley and .455 Eley. A total number of 44,350 were manufactured. Production of the Bisley was terminated in 1912, but serial No. 331916 was shipped after the First World War. Most Bisley Standard Model Revolvers shipped to a United States address were not used for target shooting, but for self-defense, because the grip and hammer were ideal for fast shooting.
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Generation Single Action Army, a sharp blow could damage the re-designed half-cock mechanism and allow a fully loaded revolver to fire. Drawn back about halfway, the hammer engages the second notch. This cams the cylinder bolt out of engagement and allows the cylinder to rotate for loading. Fully cocked, the revolver is ready to fire. Cartridge ejection is via the spring-loaded rod housed in a tube on the right side of the barrel.
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960:, England. The Colt Bisley can be distinguished by the longer grip, the wider hammer spur, and the wider trigger. The distinguishing feature of the Bisley Target Model is the topstrap, which is flat and fitted with a sliding rear sight, adjustable for windage only. The front sight is a removable blade, which fits into the slotted base attached to the barrel. The revolvers were supplied with different blades for elevation.
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is stronger and resists deformation of the primer pocket. Some commercial and custom revolvers and single-shot pistols (such as the Ruger
Blackhawk, T/C Contender and others) employ high-pressure loads that are dangerous in the Single Action Army and other vintage arms chambered for the .45 Colt cartridge, especially 19th-century "pre-smokeless" revolvers, which should be fired (if at all) with black powder, only.
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545:, New Hampshire, in the early 1900s. This gun was chambered in .44 S&W, a centerfire design containing charges of up to 40 grains (2.6 g) of fine-grained black powder and a 255-grain (16.5 g) blunt roundnosed bullet. Relative to period cartridges and most later handgun rounds, it was quite powerful in its full loading.
1405:-inch "cavalry" barrel length, even though modern solid-head cases make it impossible to load a full 40 grains. Specifications for 20th-century smokeless loads set velocity with a 255-grain (16.5 g) round-nosed flat-point bullet at 870 feet per second (270 m/s) providing 429-foot-pound-force (582 J) energy.
1269:, and M1878 all instructed: "These Revolvers should be carried with the hammer resting in the Safety Notch." Colt's advertisements in the 1920s through 1945 (after which the first generation Single Action Armys were discontinued) instructed that the revolver "May be carried cocked with the hammer in the safety notch."
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from .22 rimfire through .476 Eley, with approximately half, or 158,884 (including Bisley and Flat Top Target variations), chambered for .45 Colt. The next most prevalent were the .44-40 Winchester Center fire (WCF) at 71,392; 38-40 (38 WCF) at 50,520; .32-20 Winchester (32 WCF) at 43,284 and, the 41 Colt at 19,676.
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The safety notch replaced pins on the rear of the percussion revolver cylinders, which served the same purpose as the safety position; that is, preventing hammer contact with the primer/percussion cap. According to the original instructions from Colt, as well as the U.S. Army
Ordnance Department, the
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Generation began in 1976, characterized by a change in barrel thread pitch and a solid cylinder bushing replacing the removable/replaceable part from the first and second generations. This series ran until 1982 as a limited-issue product with the serial number range of SA80,000 to SA99,999.
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inches (14 cm). In 1898, 14,900 of the SAA revolvers were altered the same way by
Springfield Armory. The original records of the War Department do refer to these revolvers with the shortened barrel as the "Altered Revolver". The name "Artillery" is actually a misnomer, which Sapp speculates may
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The OWA Colt refers to the earliest issued Single Action Army guns, which were inspected by
Orville W. Ainsworth. Ainsworth was the ordnance sub-inspector at the Colt factory for the first 13 months (October 1873 to November 1874) of the Single Action Army's production. It was Ainsworth who inspected
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In 1896, at serial number 164,100, a spring-loaded base pin latch replaced the cylinder pin retaining screw and by 1900, at serial number 192,000, the Colt Single Action was certified for use with smokeless powder. In 1920, larger, highly visible sights replaced the original thin blade and notch. The
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In 2010, Arizona State Rifle and Pistol
Association President Noble C. Hathaway and Cast Bullet Director Dan Walliser surveyed state residents to determine what "Old West" firearm should be named the official state firearm. The Colt Patent Firearms Single Action Army won by a 38% margin. Afterwards,
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The version of the .45 Colt as of 2014 differs from the original cartridge case in that the rim is significantly larger (with a groove immediately above it) and the internal aspect of the primer pocket is surrounded by solid brass instead of protruding into the powder chamber. This "solid head" case
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The Single Action Army action is a refinement of the earlier Colt percussion revolvers and the Colt 1871 cartridge revolver. The cylinder is mounted on a central axis and operated by a hand with a double finger with which more extended action allows the cylinder-ratchet to be cut in a larger circle,
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Artillery Model usually had mixed numbers. It can be identified by the U.S. on the frame, the inspector's stamps on different parts (such as a tiny A for Orville W. Ainsworth, DFC, HN, RAC for later inspectors and K for replacement parts) and the cartouche of Rinaldo A. Carr (RAC), the inspector
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The power, accuracy and handling qualities of the Single Action Army (SAA) made it a popular sidearm from its inception, well into the 20th century. The association with the history of the
American West remains to the present century, and these revolvers remain popular with shooters and collectors.
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Colt engraved about one percent of its first-generation production of the Single Action Army revolver, which makes these engraved models extremely rare and valuable with collectors. Engraved pieces were often ordered by or for famous people of the day, including lawmen, heads of state, and captains
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Bisleys were serial-numbered in the range of 156300–331916, in the same sequence as the Single Action Army. All Bisleys after No. 161,376 had "BISLEY MODEL" with the caliber stamped on the left side of the barrel, which is rare for older Colt revolvers. The most common were in the American calibers
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All original, good condition, U.S. Cavalry and Artillery Single Action Armies (those produced between 1873 and 1891) are among the most valuable to collectors. Especially valuable, often going for well over $ 10,000, are the OWA (Orville Wood Ainsworth) and the rare Henry Nettleton inspected Single
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who had developed a number of revolvers and black powder conversions for the company. Their effort was designed for the United States government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and adopted as the standard military service revolver. Production began in
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revolvers issued to the troops. After the tests, the Colt was declared the superior revolver and the government specified that a .45 caliber cartridge would be required. With the adoption of the Colt Single Action Army revolver in 1873, the service cartridges were Copper-cased .45 centerfire Benét
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and after the introduction of the Second Generation single action in the 1950s, some gun-writers began strongly advocating the practice of leaving one empty chamber under the hammer. It is likely this was recommended after the Second World War because with the changed tolerances of the re-designed
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The 44-40 was also promoted as the standard chambering for the new, hugely successful, Winchester Model 1873 rifle. Users of the .44-40 Winchester cartridge in the Far West appreciated the convenience of being able to carry a single caliber of ammunition, which they could fire in both revolver and
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About 400 of the Second Generation Colt Single Actions were factory-engraved by Colt. The factory engravers of the period were Alvin Herbert, Earl Bieu, Dennis Kies, Robert Burt, Steve Kamyk and Leonard Francolini. One of the most sought-after engravers who have worked on Colt revolvers was Alvin
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The Artillery Single Actions were issued to the Infantry, the Light Artillery, the Volunteer Cavalry and other troops because the standard-issue .38 caliber Colt M 1892 double-action revolver was lacking in stopping power. For that reason, the .45 Artillery SAA Revolvers were used successfully by
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From 1873 through 1940 (with small numbers assembled during and after World War II, the so-called "Pre-War, Post-War" model), production of the Colt Single Action Army reached 357,859. This is identified as the "Pre War" or "First Generation" of the model. Calibers, at least thirty in all, ranged
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The largest group of U.S. Colt Cavalry revolvers was inspected by David F. Clark, his D.F.C. cartouche being encountered on revolvers inspected from 1880 to 1887. During 1893, the .45 U.S. Colt Single Action Army revolver was retired by the Cavalry and replaced by the .38 caliber Colt Model 1892
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By the mid-1870s, the Army had purchased a significant number of Smith & Wesson Schofield revolvers chambering a shorter .45 round. Logistical problems arose because the ammunition was not interchangeable. The Colt revolvers would accept the shorter round, but not vice versa. For a time, the
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The Bisley mainspring is longer than the SAA mainspring, and the two are not interchangeable; it is attached to the hammer with a stirrup via a forked upper end. The serial numbers are stamped on the frame, the backstrap and the trigger-guard at the end of production, with tiny dies.
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A "Flattop Target Model" was listed in Colt's catalogs from 1890 to 1898. Colt manufactured 914 of these revolvers with a frame that was flat on top and fitted with an adjustable leaf rear sight. The front sight consisted of a base with an interchangeable blade.
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built several variations true to the original first- and second-generation specifications. STI International has introduced a very precisely made Single Action Army with a modified hand/spring assembly designed to last longer than the originals.
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revolver with swing-out cylinder. By the end of 1874, serial no. 16,000 was reached; 12,500 Colt Single Action Army revolvers chambered for the .45 Colt cartridge had entered service and the remaining revolvers were sold in the civilian market.
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Colt continued to provide instructions specifying the revolver was to be carried with all six chambers loaded and with the hammer on the safety notch from 1874 to at least 1945. In 1898, the advertisements for the Single Action Army,
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also qualify as "Frontier Calibers" because 1873 and 1892 Winchesters were made in these calibers, offering the same convenience as the 44-40 (44WCF) caliber, namely using the same cartridge in both revolver and rifle.
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lengths. Its overall appearance has remained consistent since 1873. Colt has cancelled its production twice, but renewed it due to popular demand. The revolver was dubbed the "Peacemaker", and is a famous piece of
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in the 20th century. Some of the separately-serialized .44 Henry rimfire revolvers were rechambered to .22 rimfire after 1885. The SAA at one time or another was offered in dozens of calibers from .22 rimfire to
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Colt manufactured Third Generation Buntlines and New Frontiers through the Colt Custom Shop, as well as many engraved pistols. In 2010, Colt released a "revival" of the Frontier Six Shooter with a nickel finish.
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was the actual name of the Colt pistol model, and this was acid-etched on the left side of the barrel. After 1889, the legend was roll-stamped until 1919, when the caliber designation ".44-40" was added. Later
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In the early and mid-20th century, original Peacemakers lacking historical provenance and not in pristine condition were not particularly valuable. They served as raw material for early enthusiasts such as
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These Second-Generation Colt Single Action Army revolvers were produced from 1956 to 1974 and carried serial numbers in the range of 0001SA to 73,205SA. Due to the popularity of the television show
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Double Action Army Models also wore this designation on the barrel when chambered in .44 WCF/.44-40 Winchester. The Bisley 1895 Model was the final Colt to wear the Frontier Six Shooter designation.
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and Mike Venturino have demonstrated that modern black-powder loadings of the .45 Colt cartridge frequently achieve velocities in the vicinity of 1,000 feet per second (300 m/s) with the
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Colt employed a number of engravers, many of whom were trained artisans who emigrated from Europe. These artisans, such as Gustave Young, Cuno A. Helfricht, Rudolph J. Kornbrath and
1441:, who began his career in the horse-cavalry, carried a custom-made SAA with ivory grips engraved with his initials and an eagle, which became his trademark. He used it during the
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The original .45 Colt black-powder load of 40 grains (2.6 g) propelled a bullet weight of 255 grains (16.5 g) at a nominal 970 feet per second (300 m/s). Authors
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inches (12, 14, and 19 cm); and eight chamberings: .32-20, .38-40, .44-40, .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .44 Special, .45 Colt, or .45 ACP; a total of 42 variations.
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Government stopped orders for the longer Colt cartridge and used the Smith & Wesson round exclusively. The Schofield was soon retired and sold to the civilian market.
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inch). There was also a variant with a sub-4-inch barrel, without an ejector rod, unofficially called the "Sheriff's Model", "Banker's Special", or "Storekeeper".
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After World War II, new interest in the SAA started and firearms enthusiast William R. Wilson recognized the need and the opportunity. In 1953 Wilson founded the
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Hathaway submitted a bill to the Arizona legislature, and on the last day of the 2010–2011 regular legislative session, Arizona Senate Bill 1610 was passed.
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revolver was to be carried with all six chambers loaded and carried with the hammer half-cocked in the safety notch. However, beginning sometime after the
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Double Action Army revolver. The .45 Single Action Army revolver was still standard issue to the Infantry, Artillery and other branches of the U.S. Army.
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inside primed "Colt's Revolver Cartridges" loaded with 30 grains of black powder and an inside lubricated bullet of 250 grain. They were manufactured at
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to produce an almost-exact clone of the old Colt SAA for television and movie westerns. The Great Western revolvers were manufactured in Los Angeles.
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Winchester Center Fire (WCF), introduced in 1878 to allow cross-compatibility with the Winchester '73 lever-action rifle; this model was called the "
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By 1878, the Single Action Army was being offered from the factory in additional calibers for civilian and foreign military sales. Many were sold in
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was a Colt's 1873 "Model P" type revolver manufactured in .44-40 Winchester caliber instead of .45 Colt (in which configuration it was called the
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revolver. The Colt quickly gained favor over the S&W and remained the primary U.S. military sidearm until 1892 when it was replaced by the
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at Fort Knox, KY as of 2022. Villa himself used a 5-inch barrell Colt Bisley in 44-40 caliber for the full length of his military career.
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in .44-40 WCF caliber were one of the most common combinations seen in "the Old West". For example, the two mounted "Cowboys" at the
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Prior to World War II, the .45 Colt used a groove diameter of .454"; post-WWII production adopted the .452" groove diameter of the
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era, due to its popularity with ranchers, lawmen, and outlaws alike. Today, it is mainly bought as memorabilia by collectors and
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1873 with the Single Action Army model 1873, also referred to as the "New Model Army Metallic Cartridge Revolving Pistol".
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Description and Rules for the Management of the Springfield Rifle, Carbine, and Army Revolvers, Caliber .45
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Henry Nettleton was the U.S. Principal Sub-inspector in 1878 at the
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833:.45 Colt Single Action Army, serial No 5773 7th Cavalry issued 1877
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The Colt Single Action Army revolver, along with the 1870 and 1875
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The first Colt Single Action Army prototypes were manufactured in
707:. The number range of possible Little Bighorn Colts is 4500–7527.
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First Generation Single Action Army from 1918, .32 WCF (.32-20)
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1050:, published in 1931, he wrote that Earp and four other lawmen—
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2318:
The Gun Digest Book of .22 Rimfire: Rifles·Pistols·Ammunition
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Surveys of existing Bisley show that a much larger number of
550:
Smith & Wesson American and Model 3 "Schofield" revolvers
32:
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2762:
The Colt Revolver in the American West – Single Action Army
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is the second state to have an official firearm, following
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portraying Patton in the 1970 film by the same name at the
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Uniforms, Arms, and Equipment: Weapons and accouterments
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2433:
Graham, Ron; Kopec, John A.; Moore, C. Kenneth (2006).
1260:
Colt's commercial instructions for loading and carrying
1066:
Second generation Colt engraved in 19th Century pattern
875:
Colt "Frontier Six Shooter", shipped 1884, etched panel
2578:
Ed McGivern's Book of Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting
2378:
Venturino, Mike (2008). "The Other Old West Sixguns".
2274:(71 ed.). Krause Publications. pp. 96–106.
2719:
Peacemakers: Arms and Adventure in the American West
2137:
1721:
1562:, the direct ancestor of the Colt Single Action Army
1541:
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of industry. This tradition began with the founder,
920:were armed with this rifle and pistol combination.
1705:The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers
1237:Specifically, the 1874 U.S. Army Ordnance Manual,
1189:First generation Colt SAA with carved ivory stocks
2533:Colt Single Action: From Patersons to Peacemakers
2150:. Random House Value Publishing. pp. 70–71.
1991:
1989:
1987:
1985:
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1981:
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1975:
1880:. Iola, WI: Krause Publications. pp. 71–72.
1707:. Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc. p. 447.
1213:Loading, Operation, and Instructions for Carrying
786:who inspected the refurbished guns, on the grip.
581:Colt Sheriff's Model, 3-inch (7.6 cm) barrel
489:The original length of the barrel, issued to the
3550:
2779:The Colt Single Action Army ... John Taffin
2432:
1057:
866:
670:in a separate number range from no. 1 to 1,863.
621:inch, as well as the Cavalry standard, original
2335:
2244:A STUDY OF THE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER
1350:
1093:
718:(OWA or HN) on the left side of the wood grip.
572:
2210:"The First Generation Colt Single Action Army"
1972:
1919:. Iola, WI: Gun Digest Books. pp. 46–47.
1815:. Texas A&M University Press. p. 45.
941:Colt Bisley Model .38-40 WCF, shipped 1904 to
912:Revolver and the Winchester Model 1873 or the
2800:
2348:. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 190.
2241:
1965:
1963:
1209:White and the shop of A. A. White Engravers.
2013:
2007:
1906:
891:) so that it was compatible with Winchester
232:Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
2412:. Iola, WI: Gun Digest Books. p. 101.
2341:
2190:"Colt's Manufacturing Company 1898 Catalog"
1765:. Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. p. 200.
1218:Original U.S. Army Instructions for Loading
1103:Late Third/Fourth generation (1994–Present)
525:), and not wanting to pay a royalty fee to
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2793:
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2321:. Iola: Gun Digest Books. pp. 94–96.
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2101:
2016:"Wyatt Earp and the Buntline Special Myth"
1960:
1916:Gun Digest Book of Classic Combat Handguns
1642:. Iola, WI: Gun Digest Books. p. 79.
1455:General George Patton Museum of Leadership
782:wielding the .45 caliber Artillery Model.
3619:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1873
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2014:Shillingberg, William B. (Summer 1976).
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798:US Colt Single Action 1873 Cavalry Model
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2123:. MBI Publishing Company. p. 265.
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1998:
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2767:Official Safety and Instruction Manual
2738:Steel Canvas: The Art of American Arms
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2721:. Edison, NJ: Chartwell Publications.
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2435:A Study of the Colt Single Action Army
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895:ammunition. Production began in 1877.
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1571:Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
861:Colt Model 1873, U.S. Artillery Model
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1763:Complete Book Of Combat Handgunning
1443:Mexican Punitive Expedition of 1916
1248:A Single Action Army advertisement
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2178:. U.S. Government Printing Office.
2174:Springfield Armory (U.S.) (1874).
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1479:of Italy. Uberti is now owned by
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2755:
2638:. Iola, WI: Krause Publications.
2597:Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms
2409:The Complete Blackpowder Handbook
1877:Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms
1640:Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms
1432:with his ivory-handled Peacemaker
1224:United States Army Ordnance Corps
1080:The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
821:of 1874; Colt pistols are visible
3275:Advanced Colt Carbine-Monolithic
2342:McChristian, Douglas C. (2007).
1663:Venturino, Mike (January 2014).
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838:
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803:
791:
31:
3298:M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun
2535:. Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books.
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649:inch) and the Artillery Model (
3604:Revolvers of the United States
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1601:
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252:
192:Indonesian National Revolution
1:
3497:Charles Brinckerhoff Richards
2702:. New York: Abbeville Press.
2620:Book of Pistols and Revolvers
2268:"Colt's Finest Single Action"
1576:
1249:
1058:Second generation (1956–1974)
867:The Colt Frontier Six-Shooter
535:Charles Brinckerhoff Richards
214:Charles Brinckerhoff Richards
3270:Colt Advanced Piston Carbine
3049:Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless
2816:Colt's Manufacturing Company
2026:(2): 113–154. Archived from
1853:Colt Peacemaker Encyclopedia
1733:Colt's Manufacturing Company
1351:45 Colt cartridge variations
1272:
1172:
1094:Third generation (1976–1982)
1048:Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal
943:Copper Queen Cons. Mining Co
705:Battle of the Little Bighorn
573:First generation (1873–1941)
456:Colt's Manufacturing Company
7:
3432:ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol)
2580:. Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
2256:McGivern (2007) pp. 101–103
2020:Kansas Historical Quarterly
1609:"The Gun that Won the West"
1560:Colt Model 1871-72 Open Top
1537:
1305:
918:Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
10:
3635:
2462:"The Guns of Pancho Villa"
2232:. New York: Bonanza Books.
1729:"History: The Colt Legend"
1519:signed the bill into law.
1470:Great Western Arms Company
1445:in a gunfight with two of
1377:Smith & Wesson Model 3
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3594:Guns of the American West
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2550:Flayderman, Norm (2001).
1430:Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
1419:
1316:Colt Frontier Six-Shooter
910:Colt Frontier Six Shooter
897:Colt Frontier Six-Shooter
554:Colt 1860 Army Percussion
458:) and was adopted as the
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177:Irish War of Independence
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70:Place of origin
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3044:Model 1903 Pocket Hammer
2700:Colt: An American Legend
2681:Jane's Information Group
2485:Bowen, Hamilton (2001).
2315:House, James E. (2005).
1995:Flayderman (2001) p. 101
1842:Adler (2008) pp. 218–219
1809:Cruse, J. Brett (2008).
1330:introduced in 1885, the
1326:introduced in 1884, the
1322:introduced in 1884, the
460:standard-issued revolver
293:10.25 in. (260 mm, with
25:Colt Single Action Army
3609:Single-action revolvers
2960:Police Positive Special
2660:. Krause Publications.
2368:Taffin (2002) pp. 40–44
1969:Taffin (2005) pp. 40–41
1489:U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
845:.38 Colt Single Action
811:George Armstrong Custer
774:. Theodore Roosevelt's
772:Philippine–American War
426:Colt Single Action Army
394:Numerous other calibers
157:Philippine–American War
3357:XM148 grenade launcher
3054:Model 1908 Vest Pocket
2531:Adler, Dennis (2008).
2270:. In Jerry Lee (ed.).
2242:John A. Kopec (1976).
2117:Adler, Dennis (2011).
1957:Sapp. (2007) pp. 94–97
1913:Shideler, Dan (2011).
1761:Taylor, Chuck (1981).
1703:Hartink, A.E. (2002).
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1109:Cowboy Action Shooting
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819:Black Hills Expedition
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522:#12,648, April 3, 1855
3533:National Arms Company
3502:John Henry Fitzgerald
3482:Elizabeth Jarvis Colt
3424:Semi-automatic pistol
2884:Open Top Pocket Model
2736:Wilson, R.L. (1995).
2717:Wilson, R.L. (1992).
2698:Wilson, R.L. (1985).
2675:Wilson, R.L. (1979).
2658:Single Action Sixguns
2460:JimC (May 14, 2015).
2266:Taffin, John (2016).
2144:Tanner, Hans (1988).
2120:Guns of the Civil War
2074:Taffin, John (1999).
2064:Sapp (2007) pp. 83–84
1864:Sapp (2007) pp. 28–29
1665:"Colt .45 Peacemaker"
1427:
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1203:Louis Daniel Nimschke
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1015:Western United States
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914:Winchester Model 1892
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588:
580:
325:13 in. (330 mm, with
309:11 in. (279 mm, with
3574:.44 Special firearms
3569:.38 Special firearms
3564:.357 Magnum firearms
3308:Colt Automatic Rifle
2450:Wilson (1992) p. 192
2406:Fadala, Sam (2006).
2212:. September 4, 2019.
2107:Wilson (1995) p. 200
2030:on February 1, 2012.
2004:Wilson (1979) p. 100
1894:on February 26, 2017
1874:Tarr, James (2013).
1619:on February 24, 2021
1591:"Serial Number Data"
1367:SAA .45 ACP cylinder
1070:At the beginning of
885:Frontier Six-Shooter
768:Spanish–American War
766:front troops in the
589:Colt SAA SAPD, Badge
152:Spanish–American War
147:North-West Rebellion
137:American Indian Wars
2740:. Chartwell Books.
2618:Smith, WHB (1968).
2595:Sapp, Rick (2007).
2556:Krause Publications
2487:The Custom Revolver
2080:American Handgunner
2076:"Colt Rides Again!"
1948:Sapp. (2007) p. 243
1799:, pp. 148–151.
1739:on January 22, 2021
1638:Sapp, Rick (2007).
1566:Magnum Research BFR
1527:'s adoption of the
1517:Governor Jan Brewer
1359:Colt .45 Cartridges
1167:transfer bar safety
954:famous firing range
691:Action Army Colts.
466:from 1873 to 1892.
428:(also known as the
3614:Symbols of Arizona
3599:Military revolvers
2970:FitzGerald Special
2894:Single Action Army
2775:at Modern Firearms
2622:. Harrisburg, PA:
2466:Frontier Partisans
2396:Smith (1968) p. 57
1939:Sapp. (2007) p. 74
1483:, producer of the
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889:Single Action Army
877:
712:Springfield Armory
695:the Colts used by
591:
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527:Smith & Wesson
201:Production history
167:Mexican Revolution
3579:.45 Colt firearms
3546:
3545:
3465:
3464:
3018:
3017:
2975:Detective Special
2849:Pocket Percussion
2728:978-0-7858-1892-2
2709:978-0-89660-011-9
2690:978-0-7106-0004-2
2667:978-0-87349-953-8
2645:978-0-87349-463-2
2636:Big Bore Handguns
2610:978-0-89689-534-8
2587:978-1-60239-086-7
2542:978-0-7858-2305-6
2489:. Louisville, TN.
2355:978-0-8061-3790-2
2281:978-1-4402-4658-6
2157:978-0-517-22518-9
2147:Guns of the World
2130:978-1-61060-140-5
2052:Sapp (2007) p. 82
2040:Sapp (2007) p. 81
1926:978-1-4402-2385-3
1887:978-1-4402-3747-8
1822:978-1-60344-027-1
1772:978-0-87364-327-6
1714:978-0-7858-1519-8
1382:Frankford Arsenal
1324:.32-20 Winchester
1320:.38-40 Winchester
1312:.44-40 Winchester
847:Battle of Britain
697:Col. G. A. Custer
478:and the American
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3303:Colt Machine Gun
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1485:Beretta Stampede
1439:George S. Patton
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979:
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933:The Bisley Model
926:.32-20 (.32 WCF)
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3342:Defender Mark I
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3201:Lightning rifle
3191:Revolving rifle
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2955:Police Positive
2950:Official Police
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2624:Stackpole Books
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2086:on May 27, 2007
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1677:on May 26, 2017
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1161:The Colt Cowboy
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893:Model 1873
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