īound by the Rollin White patent ( #12,648, April 3, 1855) and not wanting to pay a royalty fee to Smith & Wesson, Colt could not begin development of bored-through revolver cylinders for metallic cartridge use until April 4, 1869.
Cavalry, was 7 + 1⁄ 2 inches (19 cm), with an overall length of 13 inches (33 cm). The original length of the barrel, issued to the U.S. Its design has influenced the production of numerous other models from other companies. Today, they are mainly bought as memorabilia by collectors and re-enactors. The revolver was dubbed as "Colt Peacemaker" and is a famous piece of Americana, as it was popular with ranchers, lawmen, and outlaws alike since its creation and due to its association with the American Wild West era. Colt has cancelled its production twice, but brought it back due to popular demand. Its overall appearance has remained consistent since 1873. The Colt SAA has been offered in over 30 different calibers and various barrel lengths. 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 pistol of the US Army in 1873 until 1892.
The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, or M1873) is a single-action revolver handgun.
38 Special, light blue D.William Mason and Charles Brinckerhoff RichardsĬolt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing CompanyĢ.31 lbs (1.048 kg) (with 7 + 1⁄ 2″ barrel)ġ0.25″ (260 mm, with 4 + 3⁄ 4″ barrel) 11″ (279 mm, with 5 + 1⁄ 2″ barrel) and 13″ (330 mm, with 7 + 1⁄ 2″ barrel) Looks great and takes a beating too!Ĭlick images to see larger or another view of the gun Easier than using ivory, pearl or other fragile, easily broken natural materials. Easier than working with wood because it has no grain to split. You can do it, too! With Tombstone high strength epoxy resin material, you would use a saw, a file, a Dremel tool for routing and sanding, drill an alignment hole and the two-diameter screw mounting hole on some grips, polish with progressive grades of wet and dry abrasive just like you would for a car paint job, and buff to the desired sheen with a good car or furniture wax to complete the grip. Others are from Dave Corbin's own collection.Īll grips were made and fitted to the guns by their owners or by a gunmaker for a client. Some of these pictures were sent by customers. Email: are guns fitted with Tombstone Gun Grips so you can see how they look installed.
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