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The Colt SAA was of second generation manufacture (serial number is not available). It was a.44-40, blue with black rubber grip panels and an approximately 6-inch barrel. The bore and cylinders were pitted. Colt Single Action.38 Special caliber early 2nd generation revolver with 5½' barrel. Manufactured in 1957, 17xxx serial number range. Mint, unfired in correct label matching numbered box. 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, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Colt introduced the aforementioned Buntline Special as a Second generation offering from 1957 to 1974. Second and Third Generation Colt revolver serial numbers are on the trigger guard, the bottom of the frame just forward of trigger guard and the bottom of the barrel assembly just forward of the frame: mykeal, Jan 27, 2008 #5.

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Vintage orig Gun : GA Sales: 7. GA Sales: Louis, Missouri, July 24, It letters as 4. Barrel for Colt SAA. This is a barrel for the Colt Single Action Army. Bore and finish are very good.

This is a Colt Single Action Army revolver made about letter to follow with 4.

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It has a 5. This Colt SAA with 7. It is in Colt Bisley SAA. It retains most of its original case colors. This gun is one of the finest guns we This is a very well-maintained Colt Bisley single action.I think so because American western movies have made it to about all corners of the earth.

It might surprise some fans of the Colt SAA that such was not its original name. Why was that feature incorporated into the design? Colt wanted to make this new handgun capable of firing heavier loads.

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Prior to it their barrels were secured to the main frame only at the bottom. The impact of a big bullet slamming into the barrel could actually cause it to begin to bend away from the frame.

A topstrap held it firmly in place.

By the s every properly attired American cowboy felt a Colt SAA revolver was necessary equipment. It might also surprise some fans of the Colt SAA and its most famous chambering, the. In the early s, prior to the development of the. Two things intervened: accuracy with that round was not suitable, and the U. Army wanted to standardize on. Read that as to standardize on caliber bore sizenot cartridges.

Prior to the.

Government carried this stamp on the left side of their frames, actually some rejected by government inspectors were so stamped but sold on the civilian market. As almost immediately adopted by the U.

Army for issuing to their cavalry regiments, the. The rest of the revolver was blued. The only safety was a notch on the hammer. For instance the famous 7th Cavalry received their new Colt.

At least one trooper had a stirrup fall and hit the hammer of his new Colt revolver, causing it to discharge. He was fatally wounded in the process. The new Colt revolvers bought by the U. However, government inspectors were very strict and rejected what the Colt firm considered perfectly fine handguns, for minor flaws.

These were the five most popular chamberings of the Colt SAA between and From left:. Any firearm or caliber adopted by the U. Army almost instantly becomes popular in the American civilian market.

That was exceptionally true with what by then became known as the Colt Single Action Army. Consider this: by the U. Government had bought only about 37, SAAs, but by then the Colt factory had made and shipped a total ofSerial numbers of the SAA started with 1 and bywhen production ceased for the first time, ended atHowever, the civilian market expressed a desire for shorter lengths.

Along about this time Colt had been honoring special order requests for an even shorter length where the barrel ended about at the end of the ejector rod housing. Sights on the Colt SAA were merely a groove in the top-strap for the rear and thin blade front.

Chamberings of the Peacemaker as it also soon to became known are also an interesting study and far too in depth to be covered here.Posts: Recents. Welcome, Guest. Please login or register. Did you miss your activation email? Something of interest to add to your little Wilson booklet, and remember - 'Real Cowboys Shoot Colts New Blue Box with White Shell introduced. SA - SA. FT Colt Cowboy introduced. I reckon the second one just rolled off the production floor.

George, looks like you just posted this info over at the Colt hangout, too. Someone asked about the white box sleeves and blue boxes. That's how mine were packed. Lunarian, n. An inhabitant of the moon, as distinguished from Lunatic, one whom the moon inhabits. Ambrose Bierce. Which one are you? All of my 'late' Colts came packed that way, as well.

Packing and shipping likely happens away from the Custom Shop. Vaya, Scouts Out! That's what I thought, too. When I ordered my Colts I asked Brent if he had any idea how long it would take since I assumed they were built in the custom shop. Here's his response: 'JD, The guns you have ordered are not custom shop guns.

We build standard SAA's on the production floor. The guns we build in custom are non cataloged calibers or guns with custom features. We build standard guns like you ordered every month so I think your wait wont be so bad.Ground Shipping on all U.

Colt Single Action Army. Made in Frame has case colors in protected areas Frame has bright case colors. Grips are excellent.

This is an This gun has eagle hard rubber grips that are excellent. Gun is all This is a Frontier Six Shooter. Technically this is a carbine since the true Buntlines were in a Very fine condition pre-war Single Action. Manufactured in Bore is excellent. Action works, indexes and locks-up perfectly. Customized 1st Gen gun made in The frame case colors are F C F Caliber Revolver. Manufactured Action works perfectly.

Locks up and indexes correctly. Bore has strong rifling and has some light fouling in the Colt Bisley Model. Bisley model made in Has been refurbished.

Bore has strong rifling with some pitting. Action works and indexes perfectly. Very good overall condition They were a distributor in New York Colt Single Action manufactured Bore is very good with strong rifling and mostly bright. Action works, indexes and locks up perfectly. Markings are clear and easilyIt was designed for the U. It is perhaps the most copied, fraudulently modified to replicate an original Colt SAA, than any other revolver made.

The Colt Single Action Army has been offered in over 30 different calibers and various barrel lengths. Its overall appearance has remained consistent since Colt has discontinued its production twice, but brought it back due to popular demand. Its design has influenced the production of numerous other models from other companies. The Colt Single Action Army was designed for the United States government service revolver trials of by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and adopted as the standard military service revolver.

The very first production Single Action Army, serial number 1, thought lost for many years after its production was found in a barn in Nashua, New Hampshire in the early s. Relative to period cartridges and most later handgun rounds, it was quite powerful in its full loading. By the end ofserial no.

Variations — There was also a variant with a sub 4' barrel, without an ejector rod unofficially referred to as the 'Sheriff's Model', 'Banker's Special', or 'Storekeeper. From until Colt marketed a Single Action revolver in the. A 'Flattop Target Model' was listed in Colt's catalogs from to Colt manufactured of these revolvers with a frame which was flat on the top and fitted with an adjustable leaf rear sight.

The front sight consisted of a base with an interchangeable blade. Inat serial numbera spring loaded base pin latch replaced the cylinder pin retaining screw and byat serial numberthe Colt Single Action was certified for use with smokeless powder.

Inlarger, highly visible sights replaced the original thin blade and notch. The revolvers remained essentially unchanged from that point until cessation of manufacture at the beginning of World War I.

The First Generation Colt Single Action Army

The first Colt Single Action Army revolvers were manufactured in. After the tests, the Colt was declared the superior revolver and the government specified that a. With the adoption of the Colt Single Action Army revolver inthe service cartridges were Copper cased.

The original. Specifications for 20th-century smokeless loads set velocity with a grain The current version of the 45 Colt 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 is stronger and resists deformation of the primer pocket. Handloaders should slug their barrels to determine the correct groove diameter, and size cast bullets accordingly.

By the Colt SAA was being offered from the factory in additional calibers for civilian and foreign military sales. Many were sold in. Additional period calibers for the SAA included. Some of the separately-serialized. The SAA at one time or another was offered in dozens of calibers from. A scaled-down. This is identified as the 'Pre War' or 'First Generation' of the model.It was designed for the U.

The Colt SAA has been offered in over 30 different calibers and various barrel lengths. Its overall appearance has remained consistent since Colt has cancelled its production twice, but brought it back due to popular demand. The revolver was popular with ranchers, lawmen, and outlaws alike, but as of the early 21st century, models are mostly bought by collectors and re-enactors.

Its design has influenced the production of numerous other models from other companies. The original length of the barrel, issued to the U. Their effort was designed for the United States government service revolver trials of by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and adopted as the standard military service revolver.

The very first production Single Action Army, serial number 1, thought lost for many years after its production, was found in a barn in NashuaNew Hampshire in the early s. Relative to period cartridges and most later handgun rounds, it was quite powerful in its full loading. By the end ofserial no. There was also a variant with a subinch barrel, without an ejector rod, unofficially called the 'Sheriff's Model', 'Banker's Special', or 'Storekeeper'.

From until Colt marketed a single-action revolver in. A 'Flattop Target Model' was listed in Colt's catalogs from to Colt manufactured 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. Inat serial numbera spring-loaded base pin latch replaced the cylinder pin retaining screw and byat serial numberthe Colt Single Action was certified for use with smokeless powder.

The revolvers remained essentially unchanged from that point until cessation of manufacture at the beginning of World War II.

This is identified as the 'Pre War' or 'First Generation' of the model. Calibers, at least thirty in all, ranged from. The next most prevalent were the. All original, good condition, U. Cavalry and Artillery Single Action Armies those produced between and are among the most valuable to collectors.

Ainsworth was the ordnance sub-inspector at the Colt factory for the first 13 months October to November of the Single Action Army's production. It was Ainsworth who inspected the Colts used by Col. Custer 's 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The number range of possible Little Bighorn Colts is — Henry Nettleton was the U. Principal Sub-inspector in at the Springfield Armory.The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, August 11, Blue and case color finishes with two-piece Colt hard rubber grips.

Matching serial numbers observed on frame, trigger guard and backstrap. Produced during the later part of the cowboy era when these highly desired guns were difficult to obtain. The barrel is a unique example of Colt not wasting any parts. The front sight area has a factory dovetailed filler with the factory original front blade sight installed through it.

This is a practice that is rarely encountered and is a testament as to the frugality of Colt Manufacturing. When new and freshly finished the dovetail was probably not visible to the naked eye and thus preventing the lost cost of replacing a barrel that was erroneously slotted for the front blade at manufacture. The bore is good and action operates properly. The grips are very good and well fitting with no distress. Truly a classic cowboy gun. TDW Name. Prev Next. Please register or login if you want to bid.

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The Colt 1873 Single Action Army', also known as Colt SAA, Frontier, or Peacemaker, is a revolver made by the United States in 1873 and used until the World War II.

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The Colt model 1873 revolver, universally known as the Colt Single Action, Peacemaker, or Frontier, is one of the most popular and legendary small arms in USA. It is also one of the longest living production small arms, being produced for some 130 years and still popular. The Colt 1873 was actually developed by the 1872, based on the patents granted to Charles B. Richards (cartridge conversion of the open-top percussion Colt revolvers) and W. Mason (improved ejector). In 1873, US Army adopted this revolver along with its black powder centerfire cartridge of .45 caliber, and issued it to troops in 2 models. The Army / Cavalry model had a 7½ inch barrel, and the artillery model had 5½ barrel. Both were chambered in .45 Colt (also known as .45Long Colt or .45LC). For the civilian market, Colt also initially produced same gun in .44-40 WCF and .32-20WCF, later adding more modern chamberings like .38 S&W Special (.38Spl), .44 S&W Special (.44Spl), .357 Magnum, .22LR. Civilian guns also were available in various barrel lengths, varying from 4¾ and up to 12 inches. There also was a Bisley model, which appeared near the turn of the centuries. Colt Bisleys were intended as a target guns, and had hammers with wider and lower spurs, and a different grip frame.

US Army bought about 37 000 Colts of both Artillery and Cavalry flavors during period from 1873 and until 1893. Commercial production was ceased in 1941, with the outbreak of the World War II, with about 370 000 guns made total. In 1956, following the

popular demand for 'Wild West' era guns, raised by the TV and movie 'Western' films, Colt brought the Single Action back to production and still makes it. Other than Colt, several US and foreign companies also made more or less exact copies and clones of the legendary 'Peacemaker', for Cowboy action shooting, hunting, general plinking and collecting.

Colt Saa Serial Numbers 2nd Generation Z

So called 'First generation' Colts were made from 1873 and until 1941. These guns can be recognized by the serial numbers below 357860 and with no letters. With the re-introduction of this gun by Colt in the 1956, the 'Second generation' of the SAA came into existence. The second generation guns have serial numbers in the range from 0001SA to 73319SA. Production of the second generation SAA revolvers was ceased in 1974, but, in the 1976, with the introduction of newer machinery and production techniques, Colt brought the SAA back in the 'Third generation'. Third Generation Colt Single Action Armies have been originally offered in .45 Colt, .44 Special, .44-40 and .357 Magnum. By the 1981, Colt dropped the SAA out of production again, and for some time the legendary 'Peacemakers' were available only as an expensive custom shop offerings. At the present time, Colt again offers these guns as regular products, in the .45LC, .357Mag and .44-40, and in all standard barrel lengths.

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Second Generation Colt Saa

the Colt M1873 is a single action, six shot, solid frame revolver (as opposed to the earlier 'open top' Colts or 'hinged frame' S&W's). The frame actually is made from 2 parts, the cylinder frame, and the grip frame with the triggerguard, which are assembled by set of screws. The cylinder is loaded by single rounds, via side-swinging loading gate, located at the right side of the frame. Empty cases are ejected one by one, through the opened loading gate, by pulling back on the ejector rod, located under the barrel and to the right. The gun can be loaded and unloaded only when the hammer is set to half-cock position. Cylinder can be removed for cleaning and inspection by unscrewing the base pin screw, and then by pulling out the base pin (cylinder axis) forward and out of the frame.

Since this handgun has no special drop-proof safeties, it is strongly recommended that it should be carried with the empty chamber under the hammer (with only 5 rounds loaded). To achieve that, use the following loading procedure: Starting with the empty cylinder, load one chamber; skip one; load remaining four chambers. Now you got loaded gun that can be carried reasonably safely (when not cocked, of cause). Most versions of SAA had fixed sights. Grip panels could be wooden, rubber or ivory

Specifications[edit | edit source]

• Action: Single Action
• Caliber: .45 ACP, .44-40 WCF, .32-20 WCF and many others, including .22LR, .38Spl, .357 Magnum, 44Spl (commercial models)
• Capacity: 6 rounds
• Barrel lengths: 4¾' (120mm, civilian model), 5½' (140mm, Artillery model), 7½' (191mm, Army & Cavalry model)
• Overall Length 11' (279mm - with 5½' barrel); 13' (318mm - with 7½' barrel)
• Weight: 1048 g (with 7½' barrel)

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Colt Saa Serial Numbers 2nd Generation 3