Richards-Mason on top. Note the difference in the shape of the barrel lug on this gun and the earlier Richards' models. That's the one-glance way to...
'A Study of Colt Conversions and other Percussion Revolvers' by R. Bruce McDowell. It's not cheap any more or that easy to find, but if you get into...
I find it enjoyable to bring an old SAA back to life. It is true that one can most likely find one that is in working order and have less in it, but...
Personally, I wouldn't give anything for it. I hope you're not into it for much. You could find that era 45 for a couple grand and 100x better shape....
I am a proud US Army veteran & DAV. I was a former 01 FFL, Range Safety Officer & Gun Safety Instructor & competitive bench rest rifle shooter in Texas. I am a current 03 FFL holder. I spent 44+ years in the Commercial Casualty Insurance industry as a Marketing Manager in Florida, Texas & Tennessee. I last managed 583 Tennessee independent insurance agencies for a national insurance carrier.
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Colts, the Colt Forum & its wonderful members, Mercedes-Benz, landscape photography & kayaking.
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Retired as of June 2012.
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“It's sad that governments are chiefed by the double tongues. There is iron in your words of death for all Comanche to see, and so there is iron in your words of life. No signed paper can hold the iron. It must come from men. The words of Ten Bears carry the same iron of life and death. It is good that warriors such as we meet in the struggle of life, or death ---- it shall be life.” - Ten Bears - “The Outlaw Josey Wales”
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