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Nov 18, 2019 · These guns, termed the M1873 by the Army and the Model P internally by Colt are today best known as the Single Action Army or SAA, although they have also been called the “Peacemaker,” the...
Oct 20, 2023 · The Colt Single Action Army Revolver M1873 — also known as the SAA, or the Peacemaker — is undoubtedly one of the defining firearms of the Old West. Historically, the weapon appeared in nearly every famous gunfight of the late nineteenth century, though there were certainly other popular contemporary sidearms available.
Oct 4, 2023 · A featured contributor for Strategy & Tactics, he likes dogs, range time, and a good cigar - preferably with an Old Fashioned that has an extra orange slice. The Colt Peacemaker is an honored piece of Americana, not to mention a fine firearm. There’s a reason so many replicas and tributes exist.
Jan 3, 2023 · The only irony in the 150-year saga of the Peacemaker is that Sam Colt never lived to see the most legendary gun his company ever produced. He died on Jan. 10, 1862, 11 years before the Single...
Jan 25, 2022 · The Colt Single Action Army, also known as the Peacemaker, was a handgun that has been seen everywhere from the gunfight at O.K. Corral to General George S. Patton’s hip. It is an American icon, a symbol of the Wild West and the outlaws and lawmen that used it.
Apr 4, 2012 · April 04, 2012 By Richard Venola. The Colt Peacemaker is quite easily the most recognized handgun of the American West, immortalized in the art and photographs of the time and in thousands of cinematic productions since then. This rugged revolver was introduced in 1873 and produced until 1940.
Feb 15, 2023 · Known as the SAA, Model P or “Peacemaker,” substantially more than 500,000 have been made by Colt, with almost an equal number of exact copies having been made by Belgian, German and Italian...
