Collection of Colt Single Action Army Revolvers

I am a huge fan of Old Western six shot revolvers. I am only able to collect Pietta and Uberti blank firers. Your video truly was a joy to watch. Very well done and very informative,thank you.

I see the gloves must be just as expensive as the Colts...nice collection.

Ok so the only gun missing from this beautiful collection is the Colt 1878 lightning double action!! Nothing personal but you don't handle a single action correctly!! Thumb the hammer with the pad of your thumb not under the joints!! It's drives me nuts!! And you didn't half click and pull out the load gate!! Brown grips were issued to the Army. Lighter grips and the rubber were civilian!
Lastly 45 is not reference as a caliber!! Is Colt 45 or ACP!!

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if you send the serial numbers to Colt they may be able to tell you more about the guns like when they were made and who they were 1st sold to

They are early , BLACK POWDER FRAMES, takedown screw not push button

The Uberti Cattleman 2 and their other revision models have 3 clicks because the company installed a safety mechanism. It departs from the Colt standard but safer to use and carry.

This is a very informative video. I especially loved to see the differences. Thank you.

I am a collector; but not an expert. But, I believe that the 'gold standard' for old Colt Peacemakers is a numbers matching, properly functioning, Army issue, 7.5" barreled pistol. That gun would be 'top of the mark' for collectibility. As these pristine issues subside, the value goes down. For me...mismatched part numbers would be the first monetary detractor followed by issuance and barrel length.

I appreciate the final selling price being shown. It gives us a great frame of reference. These pistols are not cheap and personal education is the best way to find your proper market.

Not to sound snobby...which I probably will, I would personally grade this collection in the B+ to C range.

Wound never pay, a price for wore out guns...mis match..and worn finish...no history attached..ect....buy new one..!

Cimarron sells artificially 'antiqued' Uberti copies.

I actually watched your entire video. I would never pay 4k or 5k on one with the modern day pistols of today. Great review.

The artillery colts handle were redone and reissued to soldiers because the used the handle as a hammer to open the breach and supply box's so a definite us government rework

The Richard's is definitely not commercial because most confederate handguns were privately owned before the war and very little were made and issued during the war most confederate handguns issued during the war were eroupe made or confiscated by the confederates during the war

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Wow, this was just wonderful to see. You did a great job.

I really appreciate this vid. I have an 1893 Colt 45 Peacemaker and wish she had friends but I only have one. Seeing a collection like this is amazing. Thank you for the great content and I just subscribed and will watch anything you make.

I was always under the assumption that 7 1/2' barreled SAA's, were the Artillery Model, not a 5 1/2'

Examine a first generation model to appreciate the quality of things made in the mid 19th century.

I see a lot of mistakes in the comments

Dang it if you're not the luckiest son of a gun ! Dang It

Nice job sir. Thank you. Enjoyed.

I'm no expert but if you find a spike hammer , I'll take it (black powder)
If it has mixed numbers, but only 2 matching numders. It's a factory rebuild usually to a shorter berrel and steal trigger gard

Did you sell all of them?

Thanks for telling us about them too!!!

Colt got to love these I don’t know if Colt meant it to be intentional? But always remember those 4 clicks spell out COLT, 1, 2, 3, 4, like I said not sure if Colt meant for the pistol to cock that way? What a piece Samuel Colt said: God created all men, but my Colt made them all equal. Fabulous saying a 5 foot gun slinger is as equal as a 6 footer so let’s all be nice! …

Have you ever seen the full auto mod for these? It's a great deal of fun. A friend of mine who was registered as a manufacturer showed me his conversion back in the 1970s. I later came up with an improved version, but have been unable to build and test it, 1986 after all.

I have been studying and working on colt SAAs most of my life. if you have any questions On any of these guns, please feel free to ask. So all of these guns were made before 1896 and the Military inspected guns were made before 1891. The artillery models are older guns that were cut down by the Military armories. They all originally started out as 7 1/2 inch guns.. That nickel plated colt, i could not tell, but did it have any inspector markings on the frame ,cylinder, and barrel. Colt did a buy back from the military. They removed the US stamp on the frame and nickel plated the guns to sell on the civilian market. So if its got Inspector markings on the gun. It might be a buy back colt. If any of the markings are a "c" it could mean the gun did not pass The government inspection. and was sold on the civilian market. That is quite common as well.

The third revolver is a 1872 open top,only made for a year,because of waiting for the patent from S&W company to run out. So they could make the new Colt 1873. There is not many of them and they are worth alot. Some was put together with old parts in the beginning, but was later built that way and called the 1872. But all are buidt on the 61 frame etc. And are in caliber 38 even though it stands 36cal. It is the most valuable one.

That is an amazing treasure, what a great collection you ran in to with those safes! I know you drink a different cup of tea but aren’t those such beautiful pieces of Americana 🇺🇸??? Thank you for sharing it.

My guess about the initials I W P is that it belonged to a Hollywood prop company and used in the movies and television.

The loneliest gun in the world is the Colt Single A.

Why so worried about the clicks?? If they are all Colts in working condition they are all going to have the same amount of clicks.

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As always, educational. I’m not that interested in cowboy guns but it’s always good to learn new things. 👍🏻

It's too bad you don't intend to do a lot of videos on these. I think a lot of your fans enjoy these also. I know I sure do. And at least if you don't know something you're honest about it and don't try to fake your way through because you know there are knowledgeable collectors that will probably help you out.

RAC = Rinaldo A. Carr, these were ordered in 1891, the final order of 1873''s the army bought.
K is a colt inspection mark
WTP looks like a police marking

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One of your guns is not a SAA, it's a converted cap and ball like a Dragoon or a Navy. The rest look like first generation or maybe some second generation SAA's. Very nice collection.

you are so funny :)

Thank you for the effort you make in putting these videos together. Informastive, interesting ....much appreciated.

W.T.P. marked Colts were 2nd generation models made from 11/1978 to 11/1982, according to Colt’s website.

Some very nice black powder SAA

Very nice. Thank you.

It’s interesting to see how different the colour and patina of each gun is, interesting collection 👍🙂

Think needs black powder licence. People started making their own ammo for obsolete guns and I think they tightened the law on even that !

That is a cool collection regardless of whether or not youre into them.
Ive always liked the looks of the colt single action. Just dont know if ill ever buy one. Ive got nothing against them or the caliber. Just not that interested in shooting it.
The way the actions are made is very fascinating though.
The wheel gun is such a simple but handy little device.