The Colt Single Action Army (SAA) was introduced in 1873. It became the most popular handgun on the American Frontier and the definitive firearm of the Old West. The Colt SAA adopted by the U.S. Army in 1873 was in caliber .45 Long Colt. U.S. Army revolvers had 7 1/2 inch barre...
The Colt Single-Action Army Revolver was originally designed with the US military in mind. They were all 7-1/2: barrel and chambered in the .45 Colt caliber. Approximately 24,000 of the first revolvers produced went to the military; civilian production began in earnest thereafter. ...
The U.S. Army figured this out too. When smokeless propellants were safely ensconced in society, what did they do with the .45 Colt? They threw it in the “obsolete” heap. Then they designed a new .45 caliber cartridge that was only .898″ long and called it the .45 ACP. They ha...
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which had been eclipsed by steady advances in technology. The U.S. Army was also looking to replace its more modern Model 1873 Colt Single Action Army, or 'Peacemaker' revolvers. Both the 1851 Navy and 1873 Army revolvers were of single action design, meaning that the hammer had to be ...
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The Colt Single Action Army revolver has to be the most famous, most recognizable handgun in the world. But it didn’t spring from the drawing boards in 1873 as a brand new idea. It evolved slowly over a quarter century.
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When the door of Colt's room for new inventions opened and the steam abated with a hiss, beams of light shined, angelic harps played and on the altar of American genius laid the Colt 1873 Single Action Army and it's cartridge, the .45 Colt. The cartridge would pave the way for big ...