Colt Single Action Army
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The Colt Single Action Army is a single-action revolver. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and was adopted as the
A model with a 7+1⁄2 in. barrel
Colt Sheriff's Model, 3-inch (7.6 cm) barrel
Colt SAA formerly used by the San Antonio Police Department
Colt Single Action Army revolver (Model 1873), displayed at the Istanbul Military Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
.45 Colt
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The.45 Colt, often called the.45 Long Colt, is a rimmed straight-walled, centerfire handgun cartridge dating to 1872. It was originally a black-powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Acti
Colt Single Action Army
…example, by the two mounted "Cowboys" at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Notably, Winchester never undercut itself by offering the M1873 chambered for .45 Colt. After the "frontier" days of the West had passed, the Winchester Model 1892 arrived, which joined the Model 1873 in also being offered in alternative…
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Diagram of the .45 Colt U.S. Army "ball cartridge" for the Army M1909 revolver, with dimensions in inches
.45 Colt shown alongside other cartridges. From left to right: .30-06, 7.62×39mm, .454 Casull, .45 Colt, .357 Magnum, .38 Special, .45 ACP, 9×19mm Parabellum, .380 ACP, .22 Long Rifle
.45 Colt cartridge featuring a jacketed hollow point bullet