Welcome to in the present day’s Picture of the Day! Right here we’ve got an absolute revolver icon. Everybody and their mom has heard of or seen the Colt Single Motion Military in any other case often known as the Colt 1873 and even the Colt Peacemaker. The Colt Single Motion Military (SAA for brief) got here onto the scene in 1873 and was an prompt enchancment over every other American revolver accessible in the marketplace. The US authorities adopted it and it was utilized in massive numbers on the American frontier.
This nearly unused U.S. Contract Colt Cavalry Mannequin Single Motion revolver was manufactured in 1875. Almost all the Cavalry Mannequin Single Motion revolvers manufactured in 1875 have been issued to U.S. Cavalry regiments on the frontier. The serial variety of this revolver falls between the serial numbers of two revolvers issued to cavalry regiments: Serial No. 17004 was utilized by the Troop C, fifth Cavalry Regiment in 1886 and Serial No. 17128 was issued to Troop F, seventh Cavalry Regiment in 1888. The revolver has a army blue end on the barrel, ejector housing, set off guard and again strap. The body, hammer and loading gate are colour casehardened and the one-piece walnut grip is oil-finished. The revolver has the early “bullseye” ejector rod head, first model ejector housing with barrel boss and “cavalry” hammer with bordered elongated knurling on the spur and cone-shaped firing pin.
Lot 1293: Colt Single Motion Military Revolver 45 Colt – Distinctive 1875 Manufacturing A.P. Casey Sub-Inspected Colt Cavalry Mannequin Single Motion Revolver. (n.d.). Rock Island Public sale Firm. {photograph}. Retrieved October 19, 2022, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/element/56/1293/colt-single-action-army-revolver-45-colt.
