Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this incredible single-action revolver today for a penny-start auction; this is the 1898 Colt Single Action Army!
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Single Action Army
Serial: 176308
Date of Manufacture: 1898
Caliber: .45 Colt
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 5.5"
Optics/Sights: Fixed blade front sight with Fixed square notch rear sight
Stock/Grips: Black checkered grips with Rampant horses
Action: Single-Action Revolver
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt Single Action Army, also known as the SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, or M1873, is a single-action revolver handgun. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, which is known today as Colt's Manufacturing Company. From 1873 to 1892, it was adopted as the standard-issued pistol of the U.S. Army. The Colt SAA has been offered in over 30 different calibers and various barrel lengths, and its overall appearance has remained consistent since 1873. Colt has canceled its production twice but renewed it due to popular demand. The revolver was dubbed the "Peacemaker" and is a famous piece of Americana and the American Wild West era due to its popularity with ranchers, lawmen, and outlaws alike. Today, it is mainly bought as memorabilia by collectors and re-enactors. Its design has influenced the production of numerous other models from other companies. Originally issued to the U.S. Cavalry, the barrel was 7 1⁄2 inches long and 13 inches overall.
The Single Action Army became available in standard barrel lengths of 4 3⁄4 inches and 5 1⁄2 inches, as well as the Cavalry standard, original 7 1⁄2 inches. The shorter barrelled revolvers are sometimes called the "Civilian" or "Gunfighter" model (4 3⁄4 inches) and the Artillery Model (5 1⁄2 inches).
David F. Clark inspected the largest group of U.S. Colt Cavalry revolvers, his D.F.C. cartouche being found on revolvers inspected from 1880 to 1887. In 1893, the Cavalry retired the .45 U.S. Colt Single Action Army revolver and replaced it with the .38 caliber Colt Model 1892 Double Action Army revolver. The .45 Single Action Army revolver was still a standard issue to the Infantry, Artillery, and other branches of the U.S. Army. In 1895–1896, the U.S. federal government returned 2,000 SAA revolvers to Colt to be refurbished; 800 were issued to the New York Militia with the 7 1⁄2 inch barrels, and 1,200 were altered to a barrel length of 5 1⁄2 inches. In 1898, 14,900 SAA revolvers were altered similarly by the 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 a misnomer, which Sapp speculates may have originated because the Light Artillery had the first units armed with the altered revolver.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Single Action Army
Serial: 176308
Date of Manufacture: 1898
Caliber: .45 Colt
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 5.5"
Optics/Sights: Fixed blade front sight with Fixed square notch rear sight
Stock/Grips: Black checkered grips with Rampant horses
Action: Single-Action Revolver
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Colt Single Action Army, also known as the SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, or M1873, is a single-action revolver handgun. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, which is known today as Colt's Manufacturing Company. From 1873 to 1892, it was adopted as the standard-issued pistol of the U.S. Army. The Colt SAA has been offered in over 30 different calibers and various barrel lengths, and its overall appearance has remained consistent since 1873. Colt has canceled its production twice but renewed it due to popular demand. The revolver was dubbed the "Peacemaker" and is a famous piece of Americana and the American Wild West era due to its popularity with ranchers, lawmen, and outlaws alike. Today, it is mainly bought as memorabilia by collectors and re-enactors. Its design has influenced the production of numerous other models from other companies. Originally issued to the U.S. Cavalry, the barrel was 7 1⁄2 inches long and 13 inches overall.
The Single Action Army became available in standard barrel lengths of 4 3⁄4 inches and 5 1⁄2 inches, as well as the Cavalry standard, original 7 1⁄2 inches. The shorter barrelled revolvers are sometimes called the "Civilian" or "Gunfighter" model (4 3⁄4 inches) and the Artillery Model (5 1⁄2 inches).
David F. Clark inspected the largest group of U.S. Colt Cavalry revolvers, his D.F.C. cartouche being found on revolvers inspected from 1880 to 1887. In 1893, the Cavalry retired the .45 U.S. Colt Single Action Army revolver and replaced it with the .38 caliber Colt Model 1892 Double Action Army revolver. The .45 Single Action Army revolver was still a standard issue to the Infantry, Artillery, and other branches of the U.S. Army. In 1895–1896, the U.S. federal government returned 2,000 SAA revolvers to Colt to be refurbished; 800 were issued to the New York Militia with the 7 1⁄2 inch barrels, and 1,200 were altered to a barrel length of 5 1⁄2 inches. In 1898, 14,900 SAA revolvers were altered similarly by the 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 a misnomer, which Sapp speculates may have originated because the Light Artillery had the first units armed with the altered revolver.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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