There is an excellent book (out of print but available here and there) called Colt SAA Postwar Models by George Garton. It contains very interesting statistics and information about the 2nd Generation. The numbers regarding production totals shown before were drawn from the book. Except for the ...
Moving on to Second Generation .357s, I must admit to a sort of love/hate relationship with them. Such was my second-ever Colt SAA. Bought brand new the same month I turned 21, it came with a 4¾” barrel and blue/case colored finish. The year was 1970. Its original hard rubber...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Wikipedia 1.(Firearms)A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads ready for another...
Combining power and portability, the Colt 1851 Navy revolver became a Civil War staple, a frontier favorite, and helped usher in the age of the gunfighter.