1987 Colt Custom Shop Sheriff's Edition .45 LC *#186 OF ONLY 200 SETS MADE*

Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the Model P, Peacemaker, M1873, Single Action Army, SAA) is a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six metallic cartridges. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1873 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, today Colt’s Manufacturing Company, and adopted as the standard military service revolver until 1892. It is perhaps the most copied, fraudulently modified to replicate an original Colt SAA than any other revolver made.

The Third Generation began in 1976, characterized by a change in barrel thread pitch and a solid cylinder bushing replacing the removable/replaceable parts from the first and second generations. This Generation of production began with Ser. no. 80,000SA and reached 99,999SA in 1978. At this point, the SA suffix changed to a prefix beginning with SA01,001. Serialization reached SA99,999 in 1993. In 1994, production resumed with the increase in popularity of "Cowboy Action Shooting." These models are known either as "Late Third Generation" or sometimes Fourth Generation with the serial number convention changing yet again starting with S02001A and continuing with the "S" prefix and "A" suffix to 2009. 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: 4¾", 5½" and 7½"; and six chamberings: 32-20, 38-40, 44-40, .38 Special, 357 Magnum or 45 Colt; a total of 36 variations.

In 1987 Colt Custom Shop commissioned a set of 5 Single Action Army Models in the Sheriff's configuration. These SAA's were all chambered in .45 Long Colt and featured barrel lengths of 2, 2 1/2, 3, 4, and 5 1/2 inch, wore a Royal Blue finish and Rosewood grips with inlaid medallions. They were to be supplied with a glass top case which displays the revolvers in a circle around a brass sheriff's badge. They can be denoted by their special serials that included 3 numeral prefix (which is the same in each set), followed by the letters "SE", followed by 1 or 2 numerals (indicating barrel length) - i.e. serial number 186SE2 indicates the second set built, Sheriff's Edition (SE), and a barrel length of 2 inches. These sets were LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF ONLY 200!!

Reviews for 1987 Colt Custom Shop Sheriff's Edition .45 LC :

"Amazing set!." -Anonymous Reviewer

"A collectors dream set." -Anonymous Reviewer