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4 1/4" tall by 1 3/4" wide and looks to still be in good, used condition.
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Brass, COLT'S PATENT" pocket Powder Flask that was purchased from a local Estate Sale along with some other early Items(see other Auctions) It is approx. The name Bisley came from the famous firing range in Bisley, England. The Colt Bisley can be distinguished by the longer grip, the wider hammer spur, and the wider trigger.CIVIL WAR era"COLT'S PATENT" Brass POCKET GUN REVOLVER POWDER FLASK WE DO ACCEPT INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS(email for Shipping quotes) while Alaska& Hawaii bidders will be charged accordingly to their States USPS rates. The Bisley model was introduced in 1894 as a target pistol.This is mainly a collector’s term to differentiate between two different eras of thee SAA’s first-generation design.
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referring to a switch in frame design in 1896) actually has little to do with smokeless powder, as colt didn’t certify its SAAs for use with smokeless powder until until around serial number 180,000 (produced in 1898). 44-40 around the same time, Colt answered demand for identically-chambered six-guns in 1877 with its Frontier Six-Shooter. As Winchester released its Model 1873 lever action rifle in.It was also referred to as the “New Model Army Metallic Cartridge Revolving Pistol”. The Army accepted, and thus production of the Single Action Army model 1873 began in 1873. 45 Colt round (developed by Colt in partnership with the Union Metallic Cartridge Co), Colt re-submitted their revolver to the U.S. Re-imagined with the inclusion of William Mason’s top strap design, and chambered for the new.The development of the Model 1873 Single Action Army revolver can be credited, at least in part, to the United States Army’s rejection of Colt’s Model 1871-72 Open Top revolver.All issued SAAs have “U.S.” stamped on the left side of the frame, with either two- or three-line patent dates. Less than 200 of these examples were made. A defining feature of an early-production Model 1873 is the “pinched frame”, that is, the way that Colt fashioned the rear sighting groove. Restoration Notes: Look for desirable stampings on the one-piece walnut grips: “OWA”, for Orville Wood Ainsworth, Colt’s earliest ordnance sub-inspector “HN”, for Henry Nettleton, the Springfield Armory’s principal sub-inspector. Along with the bone charcoal case hardened frame and hammer, metal features included: charcoal blued backstrap, trigger guard, ejector housing and barrel base pin, screws, and trigger were finished in nitre blue. Key Features: First-generation examples were initially made with iron frames that were color case hardened to withstand the higher pressures, and employed a screw to retain the base pin latch up to serial number 164,100 (i.e., the switch-over from “black powder frames” to “smokeless frames’).
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The Colt SAA would eventually be chambered for 36 different cartridges. Years Produced: 1873 – 1941 (First Generation) Model Designation: Single Action Army Revolver (also known as Model 1873, Peacemaker)ĭesigners: William Mason and Charles Brinckerhoff Richards Original Manufacturer: Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company