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Category - Colt Revolvers - Single Action - Colt Revolvers - Antique

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Colt Revolvers - Single Action
Colt Revolvers - Antique

1895 mfr Antique COLT Single Action Army 38-40 WCF Revolver NICKEL 4 3/4” SAA .38 WCF Colt 6-Shooter Made in 1895

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1895 mfr Antique COLT Single Action Army 38-40 WCF Revolver NICKEL 4 ¾” SAA

.38 WCF Colt 6-Shooter Made in 1895

Here we present an antique Colt Single Action Army Revolver, manufactured in 1895 in Hartford, Connecticut. 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 good. It wears an old nickel refinish and has been given a notch rear sight and, interestingly, a front sight from a K98 that has a “WaA77” waffenamt. The action has all 4 clicks and does hold the safety notch, half-cock, and full-cock notches; indexing and lockup are good, but the trigger can be pulled and the hammer dropped while in half-cock. The bore is worn and frosted with thin rifling. The grips show wear and remain solid. Cylinder arbor pin is a replacement. The numbers match on the frame, trigger guard, and grip frame.

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

Barrel is 4 3/4 inches.

Caliber: .38 Winchester Center Fire (WCF)

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$2500

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Antique: Yes