Description:
$2950 OBO...Colt 1873 Single Action Army, Calvary Model (Peacemaker), .45 Colt (LC) Serial Number 29712 with matching serial numbers and original parts. This revolver was manufactured in 1876. The revolver comes with a Colt factory letter that shows the shipment in 1876. The revolver has a 7 ½” barrel, and the original wooden grips. The revolver has the Colt Patent Datesmarking on the left side of the receiver. The revolver has Colt’s Hartford address on top of the barrel. All the finish is missing, the pistol has patina and areas of very mild freckling/pitting, the grips show commensurate wear, the bore is somewhat dark with some visible marking. The cylinder indexes properly and rotates freely when the loading gate is open. The hammer intermittently cocks, but the cylinder does lock up tightly. This is an excellent example of historic US firearms that will enhance any great collection!
Technical description.
This Colt 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 course). Most versions of SAA had fixed sights. Grip panels could be wooden, rubber or ivory.
This is an antique firearm and can be sent directly to the buyer w/ copy of driver's license.
History: 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).
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 2, 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"
Condition:
Used - See Item Description
Caliber:
.45 Colt
Location:
MD
Trades Accepted: No
Shipping Notes: $45 USPS Priority Insured to buyer w/ copy of driver's license.
Federal Firearms Dealer (FFL), NFA Class III, and Maryland Regulated firearms dealer. I gladly do transfers ($40 standard long guns and $55 for regulated firearms [handguns and assault rifles]).
If I don't have it in stock, I can order most anything.
Thank you for looking.
cromwellsfirearms(at)yahoo.com
All the best,
Nick Cromwell
Owner
