Wood grips were standard from 1873 to 1882. This one has walnut grips, believed perhaps from an old 1860 Colt Army Percussion revolver. It has a 4-3/4" barrel and is chambered for the. The b ack hard rubber grip was first introduced in 1882 but with eagle motif the style on this gun - the rampant Colt motif - became standard in 1896, as did the transverse cylinder pin (first introduced in 1892). This one has standard black checkered hard rubber grips. This gun was originally shipped to Arizona Hardware Company in 1906. Old French Ivory (celluloid) grips, believed over 70 years old not factory original. These were truly the pistols that won the West! Many older guns have been changed to this later style as a replacement. The ejector head in these guns were of the round "bulls-eye" design, changing to a an oval "half-moon" style circa 1882-1884.
#COLT SAA SERIAL NUMBER 1 SERIAL NUMBERS#
The actual transition period was between 18, approximately between serial numbers 144,000 and 163,000. Colt did not actually gurantee their guns would hold up to the modern "smokeless" powders until circa 1900 (source - Flayderman's), so the terms used to distinguish the two styles are for approximate period and visual reference only. The pistol was The US Army’s first service revolver to use a metallic cartridge, the.
#COLT SAA SERIAL NUMBER 1 SERIAL NUMBER#
The revolver seen above is Serial Number 1, the first production model Colt Single Action Army ever manufactured. This method was introduced circa 1892 but did not become standard until circa 1896. The First Colt Single Action Army In 1872, Colt produced a run of three sample pistols for testing and examination by the US Army. On the "old model" black-powder-cartridge frames, the cylinder pin is retained by a single screw in the front of the frame, below the barrel, forward of the cylinder (above) on the "new model" smoke-less powder-cartridge frames, the cylinder pin is retained by a spring-loaded cross-bolt through the side of the frame forward of the cylinder (below). The early "black-powder-frame" single-action revolvers are easily recognized by the cylinder pin retaining mechanism. Approximately 24,000 of the first revolvers produced went to the military civilian production began in earnest thereafter.
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They were all 7-1/2: barrel and chambered in the. The Colt Single-Action Army Revolver was originally designed with the US military in mind. Shipped to Schuyler, Hartley, and Graham in March of 1883.Īs with most of these shipped during that time, the This revolver was originally factory nickel-plated, and was Wood stocks (grips) 3-line patent date etched panel range. 44-40Ĭaliber Winchester Center-Fire cartridge, black-powder-frame It has a 7-1/2" barrel, chambered for the. This Colt SAA - serial number 89XXX - was manufactured inġ883.
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Colt Model 1873 Single-Action Army Revolvers