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Colt Bisley Revolver .41 Colt with additional .38-40 WCF Cylinder
Guns International #: 103517625 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Colt Revolvers - Bisley - Colt Revolvers - Single Action Army - 1st Gen
Seller's Information
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Seller: Venator48
Member Since: 3/7/26
First Name: David
Last Name: Zincavage
State: Pennsylvania
Zip: 16686
Country: United States
Phone: (650) 766-1008
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 1
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: money order
About Us: NRA Life Member - elderly and retired - selling off some of too many guns
Description:
Beautiful and Rare, First-Generation Colt’s Single Action Army (Bisley Model) Revolver chambered for the .41 Colt Cartridge.
According to R.L. Wilson, Bisley Model Revolvers out of a total production of 45,326 units, only 3,159 revolvers were chambered in .41 Colt (Approximately 7% of the Total Production) making this revolver an example of the rarest Bisley caliber. 7 ½” barrel with Single Line Address, factory applied Gutta Percha Grips (Baked Hard Rubber). ''Humped'' steel grip straps. Grips have worn checkering and a tiny ding at left bottom but no real damage. The grip to frame fit is excellent for its age. Based on the Serial Number, the date of manufacture was 1904.
SN #255043, .41 Colt CF caliber, 7 1/2'' barrel with standard sights, marked with maker's name and Hartford address on top, and ''Bisley Model 41 Colt'' on left side; fluted round 6-shot cylinder; solid frame has right-side loading gate, batch numbered ''5672'', characteristic low hammer spur, two-line 1871-72-75 patent dates and an encircled Rampant Colt logo on left side.
Barrel and ejector rod housing retain approximately 75% dark blue. small line of bluing worn through O of COLT on barrel. Finish gone brown in just over ½” long wedge shape tapering to a point at bottom of left side next to grip. Cylinder is a dull military-style blue, frame and straps have matching dark blue. Edges and markings are good. Action is smooth; bore is clean and the rifling is sharp.
Elmer Keith, in his book Sixguns opined that the ".41 Long Colt was a better fight-stopper than its paper ballistics would indicate" and it was “better for self-defense than any .38 Special load made.” Nonetheless, that round declined in popularity and disappeared from gun store shelves after WWII.
Colt (economically) used the same .401 groove diameter barrels for both .41 Colt and .38-40 WCF revolvers. The more powerful.38-40 uses bullets sized at .401”, while the .41 Colt is loaded with a soft lead .386? hollow base bullet that expands to fit the rifling when the sixgun is fired. So, all you need is an extra cylinder and you can shoot both cartridges from the same gun. That's an awfully nice feature, so I acquired an extra .38-40 WCF cylinder from a Colt parts dealer (for $750). It comes with the revolver.
SOLD
Handgun Caliber: .41 Colt Special
Manufacturer: Colt
Model: Bisley
Serial Number: 255043
Barrel Length: 7 1/2'