VERY RARE 1 of 75 Antique COLT PEACEMAKER SAA Revolver in .44 SMITH &WESSON Colt 6-Shooter Made in 1898

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VERY RARE 1 of 75 Antique COLT PEACEMAKER SAA Revolver in .44 SMITH &WESSON

Colt 6-Shooter Made in 1898

Here we present an antique Colt Single Action Army Revolver chambered in.44 S&W, manufactured in 1898 in Hartford, Connecticut. Though Colt often chambered their revolvers in the Winchester Center Fire calibers, it rarely chambered their Single Action Armies in Smith & Wesson cartridges, since Smith & Wesson was their competitor in the revolver market, unlike Winchester. This revolver is 1 of only 75 that were chambered in the .44 S&W cartridge. Colt also made 506 revolvers chambered for the .44 S&W Special.

The Colt “Peacemaker” was introduced in 1873 and has become one of the most iconic firearms in all of history, thanks to its widespread use by the U.S. military, civilians and, more recently, in Western films. Total production numbers for the Colt Single Action Army reached 357,859. The production numbers for the .38 caliber reached just over 50,000, making this model the third most popular out there.

Calibers, with at least thirty in all, ranged from .22 rimfire through .476 Eley, with approximately half, or 158,884, including Bisley and Flat Top Target, chambered for .45 Colt. The next most popular were the .44-40 Winchester Center Fire (.44 WCF) at 71,392, the 38-40 (.38 WCF) at 50,520, the .32-20 Winchester (.32 WCF) at 43,284, and the .41 Colt at 19,676.

Though Colt enjoyed the largest contracts of any handgun maker during the American Civil War, it had to rely on its array of percussion fired revolvers, namely the 1860 Army until the Smith & Wesson owned Rollin White Patent expired in 1869. This enabled them to begin making revolvers with completely bored through cylinder chambers in order to utilize modern metallic cartridge ammunition in the most effective manner. In 1869, Colt began development of a suitable cartridge revolver in earnest, first coming out with a number of conversions for their percussion lines, until 1872 when they debuted what was to become the Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army in the 1872 U.S. Trials. Needless to say, it won, and became the Army’s revolver of choice. It also became the sidearm of choice for many others like cowboys, guards, lawmen, crooks, shopkeepers and all manner of civilians.

The overall condition is very good. Refinished. The action is excellent and has all four clicks and holds all three positions. The cylinder indexes and locks up well. The bore is in good condition with strong rifling. The grips are solid. Numbers match on the frame, trigger guard and grip frame.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 7-1/2 inches.

Caliber: .44 S&W CTG

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$7600
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