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Buffalo Bore .45 Colt available today loaded with ... Both the revolver—the 1873 Colt Single Action Army(SAA)—and its cartridge, the .45 Colt, would become iconic in the annals of firearm ...
45 Colt, was chambered in the new revolver and submitted to the army in 1872. The army accepted both the revolver and the cartridge, and production began in 1873. Image courtesy Colt.com The SAA ...
The Colt .45 Model 1873 single-action revolver with distinctive stag horn grip was acquired by the famous World War II general around 1928. The gun, owned by Patton until his death in 1945 ...
Considering the breadth of firearms and other weapons curated throughout American history, few inventions left as profound a mark as the Colt Single Action Army revolver. Introduced in 1873 and ...
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From Dodge City to Hollywood: The Colt SAA's Impact
Introduced in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army revolver quickly became a defining weapon of the American frontier. Though not the most widely sold, its power, design, and reliability made it iconic.
In production since 1873, with a few interruptions ... military’s sidearm until 1892. The .45-caliber SAA was succeeded by the Colt 1892 and was famously re-issued during the Philippine ...