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Colt 1st Generation Single Action Army SAA 7.5” Barrel 38 Colt Caliber c. 1928

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Colt 1st Generation Single Action Army SAA 7.5” Barrel 38 Colt Caliber c. 1928

For Sale from: Columbia Precision |
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Verified Seller
| 570 Completed Sales
SOLD - $4,550.00

Shipping: $100.00 (or Arrange local transfer)
Accepted Payment Methods: Check
Returns: No Returns

Description: This is a very clean, reasonably used, Colt Single Action Army revolver, shipped to Townley Metal & Hardware, Kansas City, Missouri, as a one gun shipment, February 3, 1928. It is a 7.5” barrel with better than 90% of its original blue and a fair amount of case coloring along with a bit of staining on the frame and hammer. Marked .38 Colt, it is mechanically fine and tight with a near mint bore. Grips are numbered to the gun and in good condition.

A note about guns with barrels marked “38 COLT” is in order. By the time this particular gun was made, cartridges known as .38 Specials were in common use. Technically, this was the .38 S&W Special. Colt had offered the same cartridge and called it the .38 Colt Special since about 1904. The only difference in guns for the two chamberings was that the .38 Colt Special had the chamber counterbored with a sharp, 90-degree shoulder and the .38 S&W Special had a beveled shoulder. Both would accept either cartridge. This gun has the beveled shoulder typed as .38 S&W Special. Kopec stated that there were nine distinct .38 cartridges which Colt advertised as being suitable for the .38 Special and proper vintage .38 Colt marked barrels chambered in SAA’s. They would include .38 Short Colt, .38 Long Colt, .38 Colt Special, .38 Colt Special High Speed, .38 S&W, .38 S&W Long, .38 S&W High Speed, .38-44 S&W Special and .38 S&W Special (full and mid-rage loads). To clarify, this Colt will chamber any of these cartridges, but most importantly, it will take the common, contemporary .38 Special which we are all familiar with. It will NOT take the .357 Magnum.

This Colt is accompanied by a vintage George Lawrence Co. basket weave holster.

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Condition: Used - See Item Description
Brand: Colt
Model: SAA 1873
Caliber: .38 Long Colt (9.65 mm)
Item #: 935866814
Stock No.: RBSAA.38243
Location: CO

Trades Accepted: Yes.


Shipping Notes: Priority, insured.
Prices are generally firm, but some trades are excepted for partial payment. Cashier's Checks are the preferred method of payment (over $1000.00) , USPS Money Orders (under $1000.00). No PayPal. Foreign sales are possible with proper customs brokerage, payment (usually credit card) and shipping arrangements. We will ship to California (which is almost a foreign country!) Layaway is possible for items priced over $2000, with payments including 1/3 down, 1/3 at 30 days and final payment with shipping at 60 days. Shipping is generally USPS Priority, insured. Shipping amounts quoted may be changed to the exact cost if requested, and overseas shipping will be charged on specific individual item shipping cost. With two partners, I own Pawnee Sportsmens Center LLC, near Fort Collins, Colorado. We have rifle/pistol ranges, 1000-yard range, 3-gun, cowboy action shooting, trap and skeet, and upland game bird hunting. I primarily deal in Lever Action Winchesters and Colt Single Action Army revolvers. We have some Colt and Winchester parts, and I manufacture the Columbia Precision Tang Peep Sight for lever guns and some single shots. If you Google Columbia Precision, you can get to my direct email

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