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- Ancient Firearms
- The Road to American Liberty
- Seeds of Greatness
- The Prospering New Republic
- A Nation Asunder
- The American West
- Innovation, Oddities and Competition
- Theodore Roosevelt, Elegant Arms
- World War I and Firearms Innovation
- WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Beyond
- For the Fun of It
- Firearms Traditions for Today
- William B. Ruger Special Exhibits
- Freedom's Doorway
Pair of Colt Single Action Army Revolvers
Ivory grips.
With the introduction of the Model 1873 Single-Action Army
Revolver, the myth of the Colt became part of American legend. That
revolver was used by adventurers, cowboys, farmers, soldiers and a
host of others for more than 70 years. The army purchased 37,075 of
these guns over a 20-year period.
Between 1873 and 1941, Colt produced nearly 360,000 of the
revolvers. The coming of World War II caused a temporary end to
single-action army manufacture. Thanks to popular demand however,
production was revived in 1956.