[stano]

We went to a gun show this weekend and came across a Colt Revolver, I believe it was a 44. It was blued with a wood handle. The price as $1400. This gun had three cross screws in the lower frame, above the handle. Can anyone tell me anything about these three screw revolvers?

Thank you for your help,
Stano

 

[saintclair]

What do you mean by "Cross Screws"?

 

[Chaffee]

Are you talking about the 3 screws as shown in the photo below? If so, every SAA ever made has these screws. They are, from left to right, bolt screw, trigger screw and hammer screw.

 

[coltsixguns]

Reckon he's only seen the screwless model?

 

[what would you say]

Yeah, Ruger switched their older model "3 screw" guns to having just 2 screws running through the frame in various models. Colt has always been three screws.

 

[stano]

Chaffee has a picture of the revolver I seen and had question about. he refers to the screws as trigger and hammer screws.

thank you stano

 

[Primer88]

View attachment 47990 Reckon he's only seen the screwless model?

Huh?

 

[weagle99]

Yeah, Ruger switched their older model "3 screw" guns to having just 2 screws running through the frame in various models. Colt has always been three screws.

2 pins on new model Rugers...

Rimfire Colt single actions have 2 screws, centerfires with 3 (with the exception of the ultra rare rimfire 1st Gen SAA guns).

 

[DFrame]

Huh?

Colt has on occasion made SAA revolvers without visible screws.

 

[coltsixguns]

Colt has on occasion made SAA revolvers without visible screws.

Like what I pictured above.....I thought maybe for some reason the OP hadn't seen one with screws so he was used to seeing the screwless version.