Single Action Army from Colt's Custom Shop

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mikegc

Discussion Starter · 9 d ago

I was in a local gun store the other day and spied this beauty:

It left Hartford some 40 years ago.

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mikegc

Discussion Starter · #3 · 9 d ago

Colt191145 said:
Chambered in .45 Colt as God intended? Deserves some nice leather. Looks like it needs to be fired!

Yes, sir, it is, indeed in .45 Colt and I have the box it came in. It has never been fired, to my knowledge, but I have several SAAs that are fired regularly.

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mikegc

Discussion Starter · #11 · 8 d ago

Old Grey Hare said:
I only have the one Colt, but if that SAA were in my grubby mittens, I'd get it lettered. I'd like to know who did the engraving too.. That's a beaut.

I do have the letter from Colt's archives.

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mikegc

Discussion Starter · #21 · 7 d ago

USMM guy said:
Beautiful gun, so correct me if I am wrong. But forty years ago roughly coincides with the introduction of the third generation guns. Is this correct inasmuch as this is a third generation gun, or am I wrong in this assumption?

Yes, sir, you are correct.

Mike

dsk said:
It reminds me of the cap guns I had as a little kid. They were always chrome plated and completely covered in floral engraving. When my dad finally showed me his real SAA I couldn't understand why it wasn't flashy like my cap guns were.

I've often wondered if my Fanner 50s were consecutively numbered. I should never have parted with them!

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