blue or nickel finish, 5 ½ in. and 7 ½ in. barrels, manufactured in two distinct runs, slightly less than 100 converted from unsold .44 RF still in inventory in the late 1880s, and approximately 20 mfg. new in 1891.

.45 LC cal., long barrel model named after Ned Buntline, author of dime novels in the late 19th century. Only 28 believed to be mfg. with folding adjustable rear sight and extended hammer screw for attachment of nickel-plated metal skeleton...

this term denotes Single Actions without ejectors and ejector housings. Most were produced in .45 LC and .44-40 WCF cal., with 3 ½ in. or 4 in. barrels, but 2 ½ in., 3 in., 4 ¾ in., and 7 ½ in. were made. According to collector and rese...

value depends on when and where the engraving was done. Early "New York" or "dealer" engraved Single Actions done outside the factory were usually shipped from Colt in the "soft" and w/o finish. The majority of these were done in the 1870s ...

late 1st generation Single Action Armys purchased by the British government in anticipation of invasion from Germany in 1940. A total of 163, mostly .38 and .45 cal. in both blue and nickel finish were sent to England by Colt. These guns we...

.44 Henry rimfire cal., 7 ½ in. barrel, blue and nickel finishes, most were shipped to the southwest and saw hard use, rare with any original finish remaining, many barrels shortened during their period of use, serial numbered in their own...

the most desirable of all Commercial black powder era SAAs, this variant has the words "Colt Frontier Six Shooter" acid etched in a panel on the left side of the barrel. This marking was the result of a request in January 1878 by ...

slightly less than 1% (approximately 3,400) Single Actions are thought to have been engraved at the factory or elsewhere by authority from Colt between 1873 and 1940. Between 1873-circa 1929 Colt offered three basic grades of engraving with...