Tennessee Gentleman
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Does any museum or person possess Serial number one of the initial batch the US army ordered in 1873? Just curious.
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Colt SAA History Question
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Mike Irwin
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There was an article in American Rifleman magazine about No. 1 some years ago when it first surfaced again.
Sir William
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IIRC, that S/N 1 was a civilian model that ws believed destroyed. Greg Martin IIRC said it was a million dollar gun in his authentication. USA S/N 1 had been at the Buffaloe Bill Cody museum. I might be wrong, it has been a few years since the auction.
A Pal Of Mine In Taxachusets Shot The Dickens Out Of Saa Numero Uno Which
Belonged to a pal of his up in NH whom he met when both were students at Dartmouth. Acually it belonged to his pal's Daddy but they shot it all the time, mostly with 45SCHOFIELD ammo as they both had large supplies of that cartridge which was available in quantity from suplus dealers in those days.
SAA number 2 has come up for auction as we speak.
Belonged to a pal of his up in NH whom he met when both were students at Dartmouth. Acually it belonged to his pal's Daddy but they shot it all the time, mostly with 45SCHOFIELD ammo as they both had large supplies of that cartridge which was available in quantity from suplus dealers in those days.
SAA number 2 has come up for auction as we speak.
Tennessee Gentleman
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Number 2 up for auction?
Where? Also, the NH story sounds like urban legend. Who in the world would shoot THAT pistol?
Where? Also, the NH story sounds like urban legend. Who in the world would shoot THAT pistol?