In all, between 1873 and 1891, before the Army replaced the SAA with the Colt Model 1892 Army & Navy double-action revolver, 37,063 SAAs were issued to troops. But somehow, Single Action Army ...

Of Colt's Model 1877 double-action revolvers, the Lightning is the most well-known, chambered for the .38 Colt cartridge.

The Colt Single Action Army revolver, introduced in 1873, became a symbol of power and American expansion, used by both outlaws and lawmen on the frontier.

Highlights include: A masterpiece of legendary 19th century Master Engraver L.D. Nimschke is the spectacularly engraved and gold inlaid Colt Single Action Army revolver known simply as "Black ...