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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 (today known as Colt's Manufacturing Company) and was adopted as the standard-issued revolver of the U.S. Army from 1873 to 1892.
Until 2011, United States Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, Inc. was known for producing single action revolvers, which were clones of the Colt Single Action Army revolver. [5] The factory was located "Under the Blue Dome", in the East Armory building of the former Colt Armory complex, where Colt's Manufacturing Company produced many of their ...
Colt Single Action Army: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.45 Colt.44-40 WCF.38-40 WCF.32-20 WCF.38 Long Colt.22 LR.38 Special.357 Magnum.44 Special.45 ACP: 6 United States: 1873–1941 1956–1974 1976–1982 1994–present Colt Trooper
The Great Western Arms Company (GWA) was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1953 to produce an American-made copy of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver. Colt had discontinued this model in 1940. The Great Western revolver was sold by mail order in the 1950s and early 1960s, and was used in many Western movies and television shows.
A Uberti-made Cimarron Model P in 32-20/32 WCF. The company's most popular offering is the Model P based on the Colt Peacemaker.One of the first supporters of SASS and Cowboy Action Shooting, Cimarron makes exclusive versions for competitors such as the "Evil Roy" model built to the specs of Gene Pearcey.
[6] [7] In 2014, High Noon sold a .45 Colt single action Army revolver used by James Arness on the TV show Gunsmoke for over $50,000. [ 13 ] Items accessible to a wider group of western aficionados have included antique curiosities such as state brand books and lawman badges, vintage items such as rodeo posters and gambling relics, and ...
The Colt Army Model 1860 is a cap & ball.44-caliber single-action revolver used during the American Civil War made by Colt's Manufacturing Company. It was used as a side arm by cavalry , infantry , artillery troops, and naval forces.
The M1877 was designed by one of the inventors of the Colt Single Action Army (M1873), William Mason, as Colt's first attempt at manufacturing a double-action revolver.It was the first successful US-made double-action cartridge revolver, [2] and was offered from the factory in two basic finishes: nickel-plated or a blued with a case-colored frame.