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LOT 3130
Outstanding Black Powder Frame Colt Single Action Army Revolver
with Factory Letter - Serial no. 39693, 45 Long Colt cal., 7 1/2 inch round bbl.,
blue/casehardened finish, walnut grips. There are few firearms that exude the
character, grit, and style of the American Frontier like the Colt Single Action
Army revolver. The revolver found itself almost immediately popular as a
sidearm upon its release in the mid-late 1800s, and that popularity continued
well into the 20th century among those with a desire for unwaveringly reliable
firepower. In the words of Colt author and expert David Brown, “[T]he Colt
Single Action Army .45 was ‘the soldier’s friend’ throughout the remaining years
of the Indian Wars in the West. Adopted also with equal enthusiasm by civilians,
it was the pet and the ‘good right arm’ of lawman and outlaw alike on every
American frontier of its era” (“The 36 Calibers of the Colt Single Action Army,”
page 70). As a “working gun of the frontier” high condition early production
examples of the legendary Peacemaker in .45 Long Colt are a rarity on the
collector’s market and are therefore highly sought after by collectors. This
stunning example will certainly make a grand statement to any Colt Single
Action Army or Western collection.
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