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TheFirstColtSingle-ActionArmy(SAA)Revolver

ThisisthefirstSAAmadebyColt.Formanyyearsitwasthoughttobelost,butwaslocatedduringtheearly1900sinabarninNashua,NH.

1873 1 TheFirstColtSingle-ActionArmy(SAA)Revolver

20thKansasVol.Infantry Theinitialuseofthis"pinchedframe"civilianmodelSAAisunknown.DuringthePhilippineInsurrection(1899-1902)itwasusedbythe20thKansasVolunteerInfantry.Thebarrelremainedat71/2inches.

1873 119 21stKansasVol.Infantry

NYMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.ItwasinspectedbyOrvilleW.Ainsworth,thefirstPrincipalSub-InspectorassignedtoColtbytheWarDepartment.

1874 215 NYMilitia

Ringo,Johnny ThisPeacemakerrevolverwasownedbyJohnnyRingo.HewasanOldWestgunmanaffiliatedwiththeCowboyfactioninTombstone,ArizonaTerritory.

1874 222 "ThePeacemakers"byR.L.Wilson

20thKansasVol.Infantry AfteritwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration,thisrevolverwasissuedduring1898tothe20thKansasVolunteerInfantry.

1874 232 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn

RareCivilianColtSAAin.44Rimfire

Thisgunisdescribed&picturedinreferencebook.MostSAAofthiscaliberwereshippedtoSouthAmerica.

1874 235 "AStudyoftheColtSAARevolver"byGraham,Kopec&Moore.



RustyEdwardsispleasedtosharethislistofserialnumbersof1stGenerationColtPeacemaker,Cavalry,Frontier&Artilleryrevolvers.Hecompiledthisinfofromreferencebooks,magazinearticles,authenticationletters,museumdisplays,theSpringfieldResearchCenterdatabase,andotherplaces.HereisalinktohisHistoricalFirearmswebsite.RED =NEW

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8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe8thUSCavalry.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.

1874 266 "SerialNumbersofUSMartialArms,"Vol.1,1983,bytheSpringfieldResearchService

JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyG.R.Tucker,aTexaninvolvedintheconflict.

1874 293 Cochran&"MajorWolcott'sList-GunsUsedbytheJohnsonCountyInvaders"byBillHockett,2002,revised11/4/2005.

MoviePropGun ThisSAAwasrentedasamoviepropduringthefilmingof"OneEyedJacks,"starringMarlonBrando;and"HowtheWestWasWon,"starringJimmyStewart.

1874 309 InvoicefromStembridgeGunRentalsofHollywood.



6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe6thUSCavalryin1875.


McCarty,Henry,aka"WilliamBonney"&"BillytheKid"

ThisPeacemakerrevolverwasownedby"BillytheKid."HewasanOldWestgunfighterwhoparticipatedinNewMexico'sLincolnCountyWar.Heisknowntohavekilledeightmen.

1874 361 Guns&AmmoMagazine's"GuidetoGunsoftheGunfighters"publishedbyPeterson

1stUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.B,1stUSCavalry.


8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.C,8thUSCavalry.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.




8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,8thUSCavalryin1876.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.








PhilippineInsurrection ThisCavalryrevolverwasconvertedtothe"Arillery"configurationandusedduringthePhilippineInsurrection(1899-1902)

1874 638 "USCavalryColts,AnAlternateTheoryofUse"byStephenJ.Perry,ManAtArmsMagazine,Nov/Dec1992.



5thUSArtillery TheoriginalownerofthisCavalryrevolverisunknown.ColtshippeditasanArtillerymodeltoBatteryD,5thUSArtilleryatFortSheridan,IL,on2/20/1901.




DouglasCountySheriff'sOffice,Omaha,Nebraska.

Thefollowinginscriptioninblocklettersisfoundonthebottomofthebuttofthis.44calrevolver:"DOUGLASCo.,S.O."ThisisbelievedtorefertotheDouglasCountySheriff'sOfficeinOmaha,NE.

1874 694 JamesJuliaAuctionHouse

PoliceDept.CebuCity,Philippines

ThisSAAwaspartofa54gunshipmentofCavalryrevolverstothePoliceDepartmentinCebuCity,Philippines.

1874 724 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran



Earp,Virgil ThisColtSAArevolverreportedlybelongedtoVirgilEarp.Thebackstrapisengraved"VirgilEarp,Marshal,Tombstone,ArizonaT.("T"standsforterritory).Thebuttisinscribed"1881."

1874 808 ThisgunisondisplayattheRalphFosterMuseum,onthecampusoftheCollegeoftheOzarksinBranson,Missouri.



5thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopM,5thUSCavalryin1876.


10thUSCavalry RecordsshowthisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.B,10thUSCavalry,ablackunitthatIndiansreferredtoas"BuffaloSoldiers."ThisunitwasstationedatFortGriffin,TX.

1874 900 KopecLetter

Jackson,Frank ThisPeacemakerrevolverbelongtoFrankJackson,whowasanoutlawthatbelongedtotheinfamousSamBassGang.

1874 934 Pinterest.com





1stNavadaVol.Cavalry AfteritwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration,thisrevolverwasissuedtoTroopA,1stNavadaVolunteerCavalry.ThisunitwasinthePhilippines2/4/1889to7/4/1902.


1stNavadaVol.Cavalry ThisSAAwasissuedtoTroopA,1stNevadaVolunteerCavalry.

1874 1126 "Colt:SingleActionArmyRevolvers,USAlterations"byC.KennethMoore

8th&10thUSCavalry ArchivalrecordsshowthisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,8thUSCavalryin1876.Atonetime,ithadalsobeenissuedtoCo.F,10thUSCavalry("BuffaloSoldiers")


10thUSCavalry RecordsshowthisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopF,10thUSCavalry,ablackunitthatIndiansreferredtoas"BuffaloSoldiers."ThisunitwasstationedatFortConxho,TX.

1874 1145 KopecLetter.ThisrevolverwasinthepersonalcollectionofJohnKopec.

8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,8thUSCavalryasof1889.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.




1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

ThisCavalryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toRichardRichards,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


James,Jesse ThisPeacemakeermodelrevolverwasownedbyJesseJames.Hewasanoutlaw,bankandtrainrobber,guerrilla,andleaderoftheJames–YoungerGang.










1stUSVolunteerCavalry,aka"RoughRiders"

ThisCavalryrevolverwassubsequentlychangedto"Artillery"configurationandissuedtoBenF.T.Morris,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders,"duringtheSpanishAmericanWar.


Stillwell,FrankC. ThisPeacemakerrevolverwasownedbyFrankStillwell.HewasanoutlawCowboywhokilledatleasttwomeninCochiseCounty,ArizonaTerritory,during1877–82.SomethinkhekilledWyattEarp'sbrother,Morgan.

1874 1381 "KeepingthePeace"4/30/16

10thUSCavalry RecordsshowthisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.C,10thUSCavalry,ablackunitthatIndiansreferredtoas"BuffaloSoldiers."ThisunitwasstationedatFortMcKavett,TX.










PossiblyusedduringtheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn

ThisisanearlyproductionmartiallymarkedSAAthatfallsintherangeofColtpistolsissuedtothe7thUSCavalrybeforetheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn.

1874 1525 SpringfieldArmoryMuseum



7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopI,7thUSCavalryasof1888.






20thKansasVol.Infantry AfteritwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration,thisrevolverwasissuedduring1898toCo.A,20thKansasVolunteerInfantry.


8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,theUSCavalryasof1889.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.










4thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.B,4thUSCavalryasof1888.






Torme,Mel ThisNimschkeengravedSArevolverin.44RFwasonceownedbyentertainer&guncollectorMelTorme.




6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe6thUSCavalryasof1875.






5thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,5thUSCavalryasof1886.












ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCaptainJ.S.Fair,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toEusticeE.VanHorn,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toSergeantRaymondMorse,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.A,6thUSCavalryasof1886.








Lindley,LouisBurton,Jr.,alsoknownbyhisstagename"SlimPickens."

ThisSAAwasownedby"SlimPickens."Hewasawellknownfilmandtelevisionactorwhoappearedindozensofwesterns.ThebackstrapbearsSN11253.

1874 2415 RalphFosterMuseum,MO



SingleActionlikelyusedduringtheIndianWars,SpanishAmericanWar,andPhilippineInsurrection

KopecconcludedthisSAAmayhavebeenoriginallyissuedtothe6thor10thUSCavalryon12/22/1873.ItwasreturnedtotheOrdnanceDept.in1893andconvertedtotheArtilleryconfiguration.KopecsaiditislikelythisrevolverwasusedduringtheIndianWars,SpanishAmericanWar,andPhilippineInsurrection.


10thUSCavalry RecordsshowthisSAArevolverwasissuedtoCo.C,10thUSCavalry,ablackunitthatIndiansreferredtoas"BuffaloSoldiers."ThisunitwasstationedinTexasinearly1874.




Reynolds,Charley ThisSAAwasissuedtoCharleyReynolds.Hewasascoutinthe7thUSCavalryRegimentwhowaskilledattheBattleoftheLittleBighornintheMontanaTerritory.Hewasnotedasanexpertmarksman,frontiersmanandhunter.

1874 2499 "TheColtPeacemakerEncyclopedia"byKeithCochran










ThisArtillerymodelrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toAlexanderMcGowen,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




3rdUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.D,3rdUSCavalryasof7/1/1875.




ForeignSales ThiswasoneofsixCavalryrevolverssent6/8/1874byrequestofBaronVonOppentoLondonfortestingbythegovernmentofBavaria,Denmark&France.






USPostOffice ThisCavalryrevolverwasreissuedtotheUSPostOfficeduringJan1879.Detailsaboutitsprioruseareunknown.Itwasturned-intoSpringfieldArmoryon11/11/1890.










4thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.K,4thUSCavalryin1874.The4thCavalryRegimentwasoneofthemosteffectiveArmyunitsagainstIndiansontheTexasfrontier.











ThisSAAwasissued6/20/1898toJacobH.Miller,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."







6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopD,2ndUSCavalryasof1882.







Indiannamed"Bull-Eye" ThisCavalryrevolverwasturned-inby"Bull-Eye"on9/5/1876.Thiswasjust3monthsaftertheBattleoftheLittleBighorn.KopecconcludedthisrevolverlikelyhadaCusterconnection.




MoviePropGun ThisArtilleryrevolverwasusedbyTroopA,1stNavadaVolunteerCavalryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.Later,itwasrentedasamoviepropduringthefilmingof"OneEyedJacks,"starringMarlonBrando.

1874 3097 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn&aninvoicefromStembridgeGunRentalsofHollywood.

MoviePropGun ThisSAAwasrentedasamoviepropduringthefilmingof"HowtheWestWasWon,"starringJimmyStewart.


7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopL,7thUSCavalryasof3/14/1888.ThisfallsintothesametimeframeastheWoundedKneeMassacre.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toHenryK.Duke,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




MoviePropGun ThisCavalryrevolverwasrentedasamoviepropduringthefilmingof"OneEyedJacks,"starringMarlonBrando;and"HowtheWestWasWon,"starringJimmyStewart.


4thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.K,4thUSCavalryasof1874.The4thCavalryRegimentwasoneofthemosteffectiveArmyunitsagainstIndiansontheTexasfrontier.





















4thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.K,4thUSCavalryduringJuneorJuly1874.


4thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.K,4thUSCavalryasof1874.




6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.D,6thUSCavalryasof1878.






4thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.K,4thUSCavalry.The4thCavalryRegimentwasoneofthemosteffectiveArmyunitsagainstIndiansontheTexasfrontier.




4thUSCavalry ThisSAArevolverwasissuedtoCo.K,4thUSCavalry.The4thCavalryRegimentwasoneofthemosteffectiveArmyunitsagainstIndiansontheTexasfrontier.






8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopK,8thUSCavalryasof1888.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.



ThisArtillerynodelSAAwasissued6/20/1898toAlfredJ.Conover,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

1874 3927 SpringfieldArmoryMuseum

4thUSCavalry TheframeofthisCavalryrevolverismarkedCo.K,4thCav.The4thCavalryRegimentwasoneofthemosteffectiveArmyunitsagainstIndiansontheTexasfrontier.


8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,8thUSCavalry.Asof1876.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.



















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toHortonA,Bennett,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.F,2ndUSCavalryasof1878.


USPostOffice ThisCavalryrevolverwasreissuedtotheUSPostOfficeduringJan1879.Detailsaboutitsprioruseareunknown.








2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe2ndUSCavalryasof1874.


Terry,Alfred ThisSAAwasownedbyGeneralAlfredTerry.HewasaUniongeneralintheCivilWarandthemilitarycommanderoftheDakotaTerritoryfrom1866to1869andagainfrom1872to1886.

1874 4507 "TheColtPeacemakerEncyclopedia"byKeithCochranandthisgun'sSNwasalsomentionedinGenTerry'spersonaldiary.

RailwayMailService ThisCavalryrevolverwasreissuedtotheRailwayMailServiceduringJan1879.Detailsaboutitsprioruseareunknown.Itwasturned-intoSpringfieldArmoryon11/11/1890.


BattleoftheLittleBigHorn. ThisCavalryrevolverisdocumentedtohavebeenusedduringtheBattleoftheLittleBighornin1876.


NYMilitia ThisSAAwasusedbytheNYMilitia. 1874 4571 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran








7thUSCavalry ThisSAAwasissuedtoLTLutherHare,7thUSCavalry,in1874.






PineRidgeSiouxIndianReservation,SouthDakota

ThisSAArevolveriscitedintheFenn&Kopecstudyasbeinga“Presumptive,PineRidgeSiouxReservationIndianuse”firearm.ItwaspossiblycapturedfromtheUSArmy.

1874 4729 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers:AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn



RailwayMailService ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheRailwayMailServiceandturnedin11/11/1890.

1874 4780 "USCavalryColts,AnAlternateTheoryofUse"byStephenJ.Perry,ManAtArmsMagazine,Nov/Dec1992&KopecLetter.



7thUSCavalry&latergiftedtoCheyenneChiefTwoMoons

HistorianJohnKopecconcludedthereisadistinctpossibilitythatthisSAAwasissuedtoLTWmVanWyckwhilehewasassignedtothe7thUSCavalry.HewaskilledattheLittleBigHorn.ThisSAAwaslatergiftedtoCheyenneChiefTwoMoons.

1874 4815 KopecLetter&JamesD.JuliaAuctionHouse

NezPerceWar KopecsaysthisSAAwasusedduringtheNezPerceWarin1877.ThiswasanarmedconflictbetweenbandsoftheNezPercetribeandtheirIndianalliesagainsttheUSArmy.


2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.H,2ndUSCavalryasof1874.


Indian-OwnedRevolver KopecstateshisdatabaseshowsthatthisCavalryrevolverwasturnedinbyIndian"Fool-Bear"asof9/5/1876.


FortSnelling,Minnesota KopecsaysrecordsattheNationalArchivesshowthisSAAwas"stolen"fromFortSnelling,Minnesota,on8/28/1882.

1874 4886 KopecLetter&RecordsattheNationalArchives

17thUSInfantry ThisSAAwasissuedtoCPTH.S.Howe,Co.H,17thUSInfantryasof3/1/1889.ThisregimentwasactiveduringtheIndianWars.TheywerepartofTerry'scolumnaftertheBattleoftheLittleBighornandsawactionatthePineRidgeIndianReservationinSD.

1874 4947 Cochran,KopecLetter&recordsattheNationalArchives

PresumptiveCusterBattleRevolver

KopeccallsthisCavalryrevolvera"presumptive"CusterBattlerevolver.ItwasrecoveredinCanadaandshowsevidenceofIndianuse.


2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverisdocumentedtohavebeenusedduringtheBattleoftheLittleBighornin1876.




FortSnelling,MN&latertheNYMilitia

ThisCavalryrevolverbelongedtoanArmyunitstationedatFortSnelling,Minnesotain1882.In1895,itwasownedbytheNYMilitia.


CusterBattlefield ThisCavalryrevolverwasrecoveredontheCusterBattlefield.


SanFernandoPoliceForce,PhilippineIslands&laterusedasaHollywoodPropGun

ThisArtilleryrevolverissuedtotheSanFernandoPoliceForce,PhilippineIslands,on7/16/1901.Thereisan"S"stampedonthebottomoftheframeabovetheserialnumber.ThismarkingsindicatesthisrevolverwasoncepartoftheStembridgeMovieCo.arsenalandwasusedasaHollywoodpropgun.Stembridgerecordsshowthatitwasrentedasamoviepropduringthefilmingof"OneEyedJacks,"starringMarlonBrando.

1874 5027 SpringfieldResearchServiceletter&InvoicefromStembridgeGunRentalsofHollywood.



17thUSInfantry ThisSAAwasissuedtoCPTH.S.Howe,anofficerinCo.H,17thUSInfantry.ThisregimentwasactiveduringtheIndianWars.TheywerepartofTerry'scolumnaftertheBattleoftheLittleBighornandsawactionatthePineRidgeIndianReservationinSouthDakota.

1874 5058 "TheColtPeacemakerEncyclopedia"byKeithCochran&KopecLetter

7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasfoundinrelicconditionontheCusterBattlefieldneartheIndianvillagecirca1992.


Reily,WilliamVanWyck,LT,7thUSCavalry

ThisSAAwasissuedtoLTReily.InApril1876,ReilywasassignedtoCo.E,7thUSCavalryatFortAbrahamLincoln,DakotaTerritory.Whilethere,hewastriedforcarelessnessafterhisSAA(SN:5126)wasstolen.HewasorderedtopayforitandwasthenissuedSAASN:4815.ReilywaskilledattheLittleBigHorn.






7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverbelongedtoTroopL,7thUSCavalryasof3/1888.






7thUSCavalry AccordingtoJohnKopec,theframeofthisArtilleryColt(SN:5249)"couldverywellhadbeenintheCusterBattleonJune25,1876,asthiserialnumberiswellwithintheaccepted'Custer'serialrange."


7thUSCavalry ThisSAAcamefromLot5,oneofthe"prime"lotsfromwhichthe7thUSCavalrydrewtheirrevolverson7/2/1874priortotheBlackHillsExpedition.




3rdUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopG,,3rdUSCavalryasof1886.






7thUSCavalry ThisSAAwaslocatedatthePineRidgeIndianReservationinSouthDakotaduring1988.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJohnT.Torbett,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




RecoveredCavalryRevolver ThisCavalryrevolverwasrecoveredatSt.Paul,Minnesotaon6/3/1878.


3rdUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.B,3rdUSCavalryasof1886.




3rdUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.B,3rdUSCavalryasof1886.


7thUSCavalry AccordogtoJohnKopec,thisCavalryrevolverisapresumptive,alleged7thUSCavalrydesertersidearm.




7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCplGeorgeW.Wylie,Co.D,7thUSCavalry.Itwasreportedloston11/1/1875.




6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe6thUSCavalryasof1875.InaKopecletter,hestatesthatthissamerevolverwasreportedasbeinglostbythe2ndUSCavalryon6/15/1875.

1874 5657 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn&KopecLetter



7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopI,7thUSCavalryasof1888.


7thUSCavalry ThisSAAwasreturnedbyCPTBenteenofthe7thUSCavalrytotheChiefOrdnanceOfficerofDakotaTerritory.Itwas"renderedunserviceable"inactionagainstthehostileIndiansattheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn.

1874 5743 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolversaContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn,page267



7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.F,2ndUSCavalryasof1878.


7thUSCavalry ThisSAAwasreturnedbyCPTBenteenofthe7thUSCavalrytotheChiefOrdnanceOfficerofDakotaTerritory.Itwas"renderedunserviceable"inactionagainstthehostileIndiansattheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn.

1874 5773 SpringfieldResearchSvc.&"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolversaContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn,page267






7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasturned-inaftertheBattleoftheLittleBighornbyIndian"WhirlingWhiteHead."


CrowIndianAgency,Montana ThisCavalrymodelwasusedattheCrowIndianAgencyinBighornCounty,Montana.TheagencyislocatedneartheLittleBighornNationalBattlefield.


NYMilitia ThisSAAwasownedbytheNYMilitia.


7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe5thUSCavalry.


2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopG,2ndUSCavalryasof1882.


2dUSCavalry KopecstatesthatrecordsattheNationalArchivesshowthatthisSAAwasissuedtoTroopH,2dUSCavalryasof6/11/1874.

1874 5989 KopecLetter&RecordsattheNationalArchives




2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalrymodelevolverwasissuedtoTroopH,17thUSInfantryasof1889.




CusterAgency ThisCavalryrevolverislistedasa"CusterAgency"gunincitedreferencebook.


2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe2ndUSCavalryasof06/11/1874.


2ndUSCavalry ThisSAArevolverwasissuedtoCo.H,2ndCavalryasofJune11,1874.The2ndCavalryfoughtIndiansfromArizonatoMontanaandwaspresentwithGenCrookattheBattleoftheRosebudontheirwaytosupportCusterattheLittleBighorn.


CusterBattlefield ThebackstrapofthisSAArevolverwasfoundontheCusterBattlefieldinrelicconditionduringthearcheologicalworkin1984.Thelocationoftherestofthegunisunknown.


















2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopF,2ndUSCavalryasof1878.




1stUSVolunteerCavalry,aka"TheRoughRiders"

ThisArtillerymodelwascarriedbyasoldierassignedtothe1stUSVolunteerCavalry(the"RoughRiders").Ithas"U.S.V.C."onrightgrip,andtheletter"Z"ontheleftgrip.




RecoveredatSitting-Bull'sCampaftertheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn

ThisSAAwaslocatedatthesiteofSitting-Bull'scampatSaskatchewan,Canada.Sitting-BullandhisbandofrenegadeIndiansescapedintoCanadaaftertheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn.


Recovered7thUSCavalryrevolver

ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe7thUSCavalry.ItwasrecoveredatthesiteofSittingBull'scampinSaskatchewan,Canada.


Outlaw,Sabastian"Bass"Note:Outlawishislastname,notoccupation.

ThisSAAbelongedtoOutlaw.HewasaTexasRanger&DeputyUSMarshal.HegotintoadrunkenconfrontationwithConstableJohnSelmanandwaskilled.


7thUSCavalry KopecsaysthisCavalryrevolverwasfoundbyarancherinreliccondition10-20milessouthoftheLittleBighornBattlefieldintheruinsofaburnt-outwagonontheCheyennereservation.


7thUSCavalry AccordingtoGaryHendershott,thisCavalryrevolverwasrecapturedfromtheIndiansbythe2ndUSCavalryin1877,lessthanayearaftertheBattleoftheLittleBighorn.

1874 6310 GaryHendershottAuctionHouse

3rdUSVolunteerCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasconvertedto"Artillery"configurationandissuedtothe3rdUSVolunteerCavalryin1898duringtheSpanishAmericanWar.Detailsaboutitsprioruseareunknown



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toHarryB.Wiley,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.H,2ndUSCavalryasof1874.


CusterBattlefield ThisSAAisdocumentedtohavebeenusedduringtheBattleoftheLittleBighornin1876.












7thUSCavalry ThisSAAwasreturnedbyCPTBenteenofthe7thUSCavalrytotheChiefOrdinanceOfficerofDakotaTerritory.Itwas"renderedunserviceable"inactionagainstthehostileIndiansattheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn.

1874 6559 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers"byKopec&Fenn,page267





USDepartmentofInterior ThisArtilleryrevolverisstamped"U.S.I.D."and"83."ThismarkingstandsfortheUSDepartmentofInterior.It'sunknownifthismarkingwasappliedbeforeorafteritwasalteredtoArtilleryconfiguration.




20thKansasVol.Infantry Kopec&FennshowthisrevolverwasissuedtoCo.E&F,20thKansasVolunteerInfantryduring1898.KudlikisaysitwascarriedbySergeantReynolds,Co.F,20thKansasVolunteerInfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.

1874 6664 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn&"HistoricalArtilleryColtsofthePhilippineInsurrection"byDr.JohnJ.Kudlik,ManatArmsMagazine,Jan/Feb1992



























NYMilitia ThisSAAwasre-issuedtotheNYMilitiaabout1885.TheyturneditintotheSpringfieldArmoryon11/9/1903.







ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJohnH.Tait,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCorpralAugustRoediger,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




5thUSCavalry RecordattheNationalArchivesshowthatthisSAAwasissuedtoTroopC,5thUSCavalryasof8/17/1886.ThisregimentsawactionduringtheIndianWarsandSpanishAmericanwar.

1874 6936 KopecLetter&recordsattheNationalArchives









5thUSCavalry RecordattheNationalArchivesshowthatthisSAAwasissuedtoTroopC,5thUSCavalryasof8/17/1886.ThisregimentsawactionduringtheIndianWarsandSpanishAmericanwar.

1874 6974 KopecLetter&recordsattheNationalArchives

20thKansasVol.Infantry AfteritwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration,thisrevolverwasissuedduring1898toCo.E&F,20thKansasVolunteerInfantry.






7thUSCavalry AccordingtorecordsattheNationalArchives,thisCavalryrevolverwasrecoveredinrelicconditionontheCusterBattlefieldin1933.

1874 7047 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers"byKopecandFenn

5thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.H,5thUSCavalryasof1875.


7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopB,7thUSCavalryasof1882.









ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898to2LTJohnC.Greenway,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

1874 7253 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&articleentitled"EvenMoreGunsoftheRoughRiders"byFrankB.MalloryinManAtArmsMagazineMar/Apr1990.



5thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.H,5thUSCavalryasof1886.










5thUSCavalry ThisSAAwasprobablyissuedtothe5thUSCavalryasearlyasAugust1875.ItlikelysawserviceintheArizonaTerritoryagainsttheApachesduringtheIndianWars.ItwasonceownedbyformerColtCollectors’AssociationPresidentandauthorLesQuick.

1874 7387 Thisgunwaspicturedanddiscussedonpage323in“AStudyoftheColtSingleActionArmyRevolver”byGraham,Kopec&Moore.


ThisArtilleryrevolverwaspartofa54gunshipmentofCavalryrevolverstothePoliceDepartmentinCebuCity,Philippines.


USPostOffice ThisCavalryrevolverwasreissuedtotheUSPostOfficeduringJan1879.Detailsaboutitsprioruseareunknown.TheUSPostOfficereportedthatthisgunasloston8/9/1888.Thecircumstancesareunknown.

1874 7418 Cochran&"USCavalryColts,AnAlternateTheoryofUse"byStephenJ.Perry,ManAtArmsMagazine,Nov/Dec1992.


ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20.1898toJohnS.Kline,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."





AccordingtoJohnKopec,thisrevolverwasinitiallyissuedtoTroop“C”ofthe5thCavalry.Hecontinuesthatthisrevolver,identifiedbySNintheUSArchives,showsthatitwassubsequentlyissuedon6/20/1898tothe1stUSVolunteerCavalry(RoughRiders)andthatitwasissuedtoTrooperCharlesM.ArmstrongofTroop“I”.

1874 7464 KopecLetter&"ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran














ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toMaxReising,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCharlesA.Bush,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."









ThisArtillerymodelSAAwasissued6/20/1898toWilliamH.Bates,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."











ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20.1898toWilliamH.Waffensmith,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."
















20thKansasVol.Infantry AfteritwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration,thisrevolverwasissuedduring1898toCo.L,20thKansasVolunteerInfantry.




NYMilitia ThisSAAwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.
























1876CentennialExposition ThisfactoryengravedSAAwaspartofthefamousColtfactorydisplayatthe1876CentennialExpositioninPhiladelphia,PA.

1874 8926 Man&ArmsMagazine,Aug2013

FortSnelling,MN ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoanArmyunitatFortSnelling,Minnesotain1882.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toPvt.JosephPerryConklinthentoCpl.JohnPercivalHunting,VolSignalCorps,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






















8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe8thUSCavalryin1874.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.








8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe8thUSCavalryin1874.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.


WheelerSurveyTeam ThisCavalryrevolverwascarriedbytheWheelerSurveyTeamwhentheysurveyedtheUSwestofthe100thmeridian.TheteamwasledbyLTGeorgeMontagueWheeler.











8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,8thUSCavalryasod1889.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toDanielJ.Zigler,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."
















8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.C,8thUSCavasof6/19/1876.


AmmoTestRevolver Thisgunsetasideandusedtotestdifferenttypesofammunition.










ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toGeorgeThompson,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


MikadoColt Thiswasoneof10CavalryrevolverssentasagifttoMikadoofJapanon6/23/1874.ThisgunwassubsequentlyreturnedtotheUSafterWWII.

1874 10143 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,aContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn







MikadoPresentationColt Thiswasoneof10CavalryrevolverssentasagifttoMikadoofJapanon6/23/1874.












MikadoPresentationColt Thiswasoneof10CavalryrevolverssentasagifttoMikadoofJapanon6/23/1874.ThisgunwassubsequentlyreturnedtotheUSafterWWII.


CusterFamily CitedreferencestatesthataCavalryrevolverwiththisserialnumberwasownedbytheCusterfamily.Nofurtherinformationisavailable,







ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCarlJ.Schornhorst,Jr.,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."








TV/MoviePropGun ThisUSCavalryrevolverbecamethepropertyoftheWesternCostumeCompany(W.C.CO.ontheframe)andStembridgeGunRentals.Ithastheletter"S"abovetheserialnumberontheframe.

1874 10742 GunValuesBoard




ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJosephF.Flynn,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


10thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopG,10thUSCavalryasof1893.




SouthCarolinaMilitia ThisgunhasS.C.orasimilarmarkthatindicatesownershipbytheSCmilitia.


20thKansasVolunteerInfantry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoWilliamBlatchley,Co.F,20thKansasVolunteerInfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.

1874 10921 "HistoricalArtilleryColtsofthePhilippineInsurrection"byDr.JohnJ.Kudlik,ManatArmsMagazine,Jan/Feb1992



Milner,Mossesaka"CaliforniaJoe"

ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedto7thUSCavalrycivilianscoutMosses“CaliforniaJoe”MilneratFortLincoln,NorthDakotaTerritory,priortotheBlackHillsExpedition.

1874 10960 TherevolverwasauthenticatedbyWendellGrangaard,authorofthebook,“DocumentingtheWeaponsUsedatLittleBighorn,”publishedin2015.

22ndUSinfantry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.I,22ndUSInfantryasof1889.


20thKansasVolunteerInfantry AfteritwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration,thisrevolverwasissuedduring1898tothe20thKansasVolunteerInfantry.






1stNavadaVolunteerCavalry AfteritwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration,thisrevolverwasissuedtoTroopA,1stNavadaVolunteerCavalry.ThisunitwasinthePhilippines2/4/1889to7/4/1902.


1876CentennialExhibition ThisSAAwasatthecenteroftheColtpinwheeldisplayatthe1876CentennialExhibitioninPhiladelphia.ColtrecordsrevealitservedthecompanyasasampleSingleActionfrom1874to1894.

1874 11088 ColtFactoryRecords

2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe2ndUSCavalryasof03/28/1882




1stNavadaVolunteerCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissedtothe2ndUSCavalryasof1882.Later,itwasissuedtoCharlesH.Jones,TroopA,1stNevadaVolunteerCavalry.ThisunitfoughtinPhilippineInsurrectionfrom11/6/1898to9/30/1899.

1874 11191 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn;and"Colt:SingleActionArmyRevolvers,USAlterations"byC.KennethMoore



Holliday,JohnHenry,aka"DocHolliday"

ThisSAAwasownedby"Doc"Holliday.HollidaywasagunfighterandfriendofWyattEarp.Accordingtopapersownedbyhisnephew,hisuncle"Doc"claimedonhisdeathbedthatthiswashisregularcarrygunthroughouthiscareer.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCalJopling,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


8thUSCavalry RecordsattheNationalArchivesshowthatthisSAAbelongedtoCo.C,8thUSCavalryasof6/19/1876.ThisregimenttriedtocontrolIndiansinNevada,Oregon,Arizona,NewMexicoandTexasintheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.






NYMilitia ThisSAAisaNYMilitiapiece.Itwasshipped10/18/1895.

1874 11453 KopecLetter&listedbySNinKopec'sbook"AContinuingStudy."

22ndUSInfantry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.I,22ndUSInfantryasof1889.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyA.D.Adamson,oneofthecattlemaninvolvedinthisconflict.

1874 11697 Cochran&anarticleentitled"MajorWolcott'sList-GunsUsedbytheJohnsonCountyInvaders"byBillHockett,2002,revised11/4/2005.









Nickeled"Buy-Back"Revolvers ThisnickeledCavalryrevolverwasbelievedtohavebeenownedbytheStateofVirginiabeforebeingbought-backbyColtandsoldtootherpeople.






UnitedStatesExpress ThisgunwasownedbytheUnitedStatesExpressCompany.






StateofVirginia JohnKopecbelievesthisCavalryrevolverwasamong2.307revolversinthesameserialnumberrangethatwereissuedtoVirginiain1874.Thestatesubsequentlysoldthemassurplustoacivilianarmsdealer,whodistributedthemtootherarmsdealersforsale.




Younger,Cole ThisnickeledCavalryrevolverwasownedbyoutlawColeYounger.ItwaspartofagroupofsimilarrevolversbelievedtohavebeenownedbytheStateofVirginiabeforebeingbought-backbyColtandsoldtootherpeople.


FortDuncan,TX ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoanArmyunitatFortDuncan,TX,during1880.ThisfortwassetuptoprotectthefirstUSsettlementontheRioGrandenearthecurrenttownofEaglePass,TX.












TallCrane,John ThisSAAisattributedtoJohnTallCrane,apoliceofficerattheRosebudIndianReservationinSouthDakota.ItwaspartofagroupofsimilarrevolversbelievedtohavebeenownedbytheStateofVirginiabeforebeingbought-backbyColtandsoldtootherpeople.

1874 12937 Cochran&"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,aContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn

ColtFactoryOffice ThisSAAwassenttotheColtFactoryOffice.Fromthere,itwaslikelysenttoapurchasingofficerorgovernmentofficial.














Seiber,Al ThisSAAwasissuedtoSeiber,anArmyscoutduringApachecampaign.


Seiber,Al ThisSAAwasissuedtoAlSeiber,anArmyscoutduringtheUSArmyApachecampaign.


















Crawford,JohnWallace,aka"CaptainJackCrawford"

ThisnickeledCavalryrevolverwasownedby"CaptainJack"Crawfordwhowasawesternscoutandadventurer.ItwaspartofagroupofsimilarrevolversbelievedtohavebeenownedbytheStateofVirginiabeforebeingbought-backbyColtandsoldtootherpeople.





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toAlfredC.Giller,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






















Crawford,JohnWallace,aka"CaptainJackCrawford"

ThisSAAwasissuedtoJackCrawford.Hisdaringrideof350milesinsixdaystocarrydispatchestoFortLaramieaboutGen.GeorgeCrook'svictoryovertheSiouxmadehimanationalcelebrity.

1874 13691 ColtForum





Younger,Cole ThisSAAisattributedtoColeYounger,anotoriousoutlawwhorodewiththeJames-YoungerGang.

1874 13757 Book:Gunsmoke&SaddleLeather:FirearmsintheNineteenth-centuryAmericanWestbyCharlesG.Worman































UnionPacificRailroad ReferencedbooksaysaColtFactoryLettershowsthispistolwasshippedtotheUnionPacificRailroadinJanuary1875.

1874 14663 Book:Gunsmoke&SaddleLeather:FirearmsintheNineteenth-centuryAmericanWestbyCharlesG.Worman

NYMilitia ThiscivilianColtrevolversomehowcameundergovernmentcontrol.ItwasrecalledbyagovernmentarsenalandalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration&thenre-issiedtotheNYMilitia.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toHayesDonnelly,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

1875 15195 "GunsoftheRoughRiders,PartI,ColtSAAs"byFranklinB.Mallory,ManAtArmsMagazine,Jan/Feb1989

McGivern,Ed ThisSAAbelongedtoEdMcGivern,afamousexhibitionshooter,shootinginstructorandauthorofthebookFastandFancyRevolverShooting.


6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopF,6thUSCavaryasof1888.


Rafter-ORanch ThismartiallymarkedCavalryrevolverislikelyassociatedwiththeRafter-ORanchinTexas.Therightgripbearsalikenessoftheregisteredbrandusedbythiswellknownranch.

1875 16369 LettersignedbyL.C.JacksonoftheJacksonArmsCo.outofDallasTexas,dated1960,wheresheexplainsthemarking.

NYMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitiaabout1875.




U.S.I.S. Thisrevolverhastheinitials"U.S.I.S."stampedonthesideofthegripframe.CochranspeculatedthiscouldstandfortheUnitedStatesIndianService,anelementoftheUSInteriorDept.


USNavySAAtestgun TheUSNavyreceivedthisprototypeColtSAArevolverin1875.Ithada61/2"barrelandwaschamberedin.38LongColt.

1875 16737 "ColtRevolversandtheUSNavy1865-1889"byC.KennethMoore







7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,7thUSCavalryasof1/26/1891.Thisserialnumberisintherange(16000-17000)thathadbeenissuedtothereconstituted7thUSCavalryaftertheCustermassacre.








NYMilitia&5thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitiaabout1875.In1886,itwasreissuedTroopC,5thUSCavalry.

1875 16928 KopecLetter&"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn









5thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,5thUSCavalryasof8/17/1886.ThisregimentpursuedtheSiouxaftertheBattleofLittleBigHorn.TheregimentalsofoughtinthePuertoRicanCampaignduringtheSpanishAmericanWar.





















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasIssued6/20/1898toWilliamC.Gibson,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






FortSnelling,MN ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoanUSArmyelementatFortSnelling,MNasof1882.








ThisArtilleryrevolverwasreportedlycarriedbyW.N.Batchelder,TroopK,1stUSVolunteerCavalry(Roosevelt'sRoughRiders)duringtheSpanishAmericanWar.

1875 17335 Familyphotosandotherdocumentshelpsubstantiatetheownershipofthisgun.Twooftheimagesaredated7/29/1898&depictBatchelderinmilitaryuniform.Thebackofonephotosays"W.H.Batchelder/1stU.S.V."

MoviePropGun ThisSAAwasrentedasamoviepropduringthefilmingof"OneEyedJacks,"starringMarlonBrando.


7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopL,7thUSCavaryasof1888.











7thUSCavalry ThisSAAwasissuedtothereorganized7thUSCavalry3monthsaftertheCustermassacre.ThesetroopswentontoparticipateintheBattleofWoundedKnee,12/29/1890.








7thUSCavalry ThisSAAwasissuedtothereorganized7thUSCavalry3monthsaftertheCustermassacre.ThesetroopswentontoparticipateintheBattleofWoundedKnee,12/29/1890.






JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyG.A.Campbell,acattlemaninvolvedinthisconflict.








5thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,5thUSCavaryasof1886.







ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toLymanE.Whitehead,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothereorganized7thUSCavalryon10/3/1876inBismarch,DakotaTerritory,threemonthsaftertheCustermassacre.















ThisArtillerymodelSAAwasissued6/20/1898toJohnP.Roberts,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


7thUSCavalry ThisSAAwasissuedtoTroopI,7thUSCavalryasof3/18/1888.TheywerewasissuedthisrevolverfollowingtheirreorganizationaftertheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn.


7thUSCavalry ThisSAAwasissuedtoTroopL,7thUSCavalryasof3/18/1888.TheywerewasissuedthisrevolverfollowingtheirreorganizationaftertheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn.


















NRAMuseumGun ThisSAAisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.Nofurtherinfo.

1875 18682 NRAMuseum








ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20.1898toThomasC.Williams,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

1875 18720 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&KopecLetter






ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJohnP.Roberts,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."SeeSN:18448.


7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopI,7thUSCavaryasof1888.


NYMilitia TherightgriponthisSAArevolverishand-stamped“1STB/19NY”.Thislikelystandsfor1stBattalion,19thNYMilitiaRegiment.

1875 18819 Book:ColtCavalryandArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudybyKopec&Fenn,liststhisrevolverbySNasbeingissuedtotheNYMilitia.



20thKansasVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverbelongedtoCo.L,20thKansasVolunteerInfantryandisreflectedonacompanyinventoryreportdated7/20/1899.Acopyappearsinreferencedarticle.












1stNavadaVol.Cavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfigurationandthenissuedtoCpl.FrankTomlinsonofTroopA,1stNevadaVolunteerCavalry.ThisunitarrivedatManilaon12/6/1898andsawactionduringthePhilippineInsurrectionuntil9/30/1899.

1875 19008 SpringfieldResearchService&KopecLetter











FortSnelling,MN&7thUSCavalry

ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoaUSArmyelementatFortSnelling,MNasof1882.Later,itwasreissuedtoTroopL,7thUSCavaryasof1888.












FortSnelling,MN ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoaUSArmyelementatFortSnelling,MNasof1882.












Bouyer,Mitch ThisSAAwasissuedtoMitchBouyer,ascoutforthe7thUSCavalry.HewaskilledattheBattleoftheLittleBighornin1876.




Mroz,Martin ThisSAAwasownedbyMartinMroz,whowasanoutlaw.HewasluredacrosstheborderatElPasoin1895andshotdeadbyUSDeputyMarshalGeorgeScarborough,&TexasRangerFrankMcMahon.

1876 22124 Book:Gunsmoke&SaddleLeather:FirearmsintheNineteenth-centuryAmericanWestbyCharlesG.Worman.

Lee,DukeR.,alsoknownas"BigDuke,"whowasaWildWestperformer.

ThisSAAreportedlybelongedtoDukeR.Lee(1881-1959)whorodewiththeBuffaloBillCodyshow,theTomMixCircus&theMillerBrothers101WildWestShow.

1876 23843 icollector.com

WellsFargo&Co. Thisgunwasmarked"W.F.&Co." 1876 24923 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran

Missouri–Kansas–TexasRailway

ThisCavalryrevolverwascarriedbyarailroadengineerwhoworkedfortheMissouri-Kansas-TexasRailwayinOklahoma'sIndianTerritory.

1876 27187 TrueWestMagazine,May2018

Colton,H.E. ThisSAAwasownedbyH.E.Colton,whowasanofficialwiththeUnionPacificRailroad.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20.1898toHymanRafolowitz,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


“BuntlineSpecial”Model ThisColtSAAhasa16"barrel.ItwasondisplayattheGeneAutryNationalCenter.About30oftheserevolversweremadein1876.

1876 28802 Henry'sWesternRound-upBlog,7/18/2011

JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyW.H.Tabor,arangedetectiveinvolvedinthisconflict.


NYMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasinitiallyownedbytheNYMilitia.In1895,itwasrefurbishedandmayhavebeenconvertedintoanArtillerymodel.












ColtFactoryArmsCollection ThisFrontiermodelrevolverisintheColtFactoryArmsCollectionhousedintheConnecticutStateLibrary.


20thKansasVol.Infantry AfteritwasalteredtoArtilleryconfiguration,thisrevolverwasissuedtoJamesLuke,Co.E,20thKansasVolunteerInfantryduring1898.




3rdUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopG,3rdUSCavalryasof1886.




32ndUSVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoamemberofthehorse-mountedCo.E,32ndUSVolunteerInfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.














3rdUSCavalry AccordingtoJohnKopec,thereisa"goodprobability"thatthisrevolverhadbeenissuedtothe3rdUSCavalrypriortobeingalteredtotheArtilleryconfigurationin1893.






Baca,Elfago ThisSAAwasownedbyElfagoBaca,agunman,lawman,lawyer&politician.




Carillo,Leo ThisSAAbelievedtohavebeenownedbyLeoCarillo,famousmoviestarandwesternpersonality.ItwasintheHaroldSmithcollectionandwasondisplayinhisNevadacasino.

1876 31951 clarksantiques.com

















Hart,John ActorJohnHartcarriedthisSAArevolverwhenheportrayedtheLoneRangerintheoriginalseriesbetween1952and1954

1876 32395 BuffaloBillCenteroftheWest,Cody,Wyoming

10thCavalry ThisArtilleryrevolverhas"Co.F,10thCAV"stampedonthebarrel.It'sunclearifthisreferstothisentiregunorjustthebarrel,whichmayhavecomefromadifferentrevolver.

1884 32432 "AStudyoftheColtSAARevolver"byGraham,Kopec&Moore











ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toEarlStillson,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


DisplayedatUSCentennialExhibitionin1876

ThisexhibitiongradeengravedColtSAAwasdisplayedduringtheCentennialExhibitioninPhiladelphiaduring1876.

1876 32920 R.L.WilsonAuthenticationLetter













OrdnanceDepartment ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheOrdnanceDepartmentasof1877.













ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toSgt.PercivalGassett,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




WellsFargo&Co. ThisSAAwasmarked"W.F.&Co." 1877 33455 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran








ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toBertT.Keeley,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




OndisplayattheNRANationalFirearmsMuseuminVA

ThisSAAbelongedtothe5thOhioInfantry.LaterthisgunwasownedbyWellsFargo,Co.





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCpl.NumaC.Freuger,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."








Reyes,Octiano ThisArtilleryrevolverwasownedbyMexicanOctianoReyes,wholivedinBitterLake&Roswell,NM.Hehadbeena"bandito"accordingtohisgranddaughter.












5thUSCavalry KopecnotesthatarchiverecordsshowthatthisSAAwasissuedtoTroopC,5thUSCavalryasof9/17/1886.




BattleofWoundedKnee HistorianJohnKopecsaysthereisagoodpossibilitythatthisCavalryrevolverwasusedduringthebattleatWoundedKneeCreek,SD,on12/29/1890.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20.1898toWilliamH.Tritz,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


1stKentuckyInfantry ThisArtilleryrevolver&holsterhasbeeninonefamilysincetheSpanish-AmericanWar.Theholster'sbeltloopismarked"T.L.Haydon,2ndLieut.Co.D,1stKYInf."






7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopF,7thUSCavalryasof7/12/1888.From1888to1892,thistroopwasstationedatFortRiley,Kansas.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toFranklinH.North,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


3rdUSVol.Cavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasconvertedto"Artillery"configurationandissuedtothe3rdUSVolunteerCavalryin1898duringtheSpanishAmericanWar.Detailsaboutitsprioruseareunknown




7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopL,7thUSCavalryasof3/14/1888.From1888to1892,thistroopwasstationedatFortRiley,Kansas.


7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopL,7thUSCavalryasof1886.

















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toWilliamD.Wood,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


5thUSCavalry KopecnotesthatarchiverecordsshowthatthisSAAwasissuedtoTroopC,5thUSCavalryasof9/17/1886.






TVPropGun ThisSAAisoneofthegunscarriedbyactorDanBlockerwhoplayedHossCartwrightintheBonanzaTVSeries.

1877 34900 flickr.com












ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toFrankM.Clark,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."









ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toWilliamH.Jones,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."










2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe2ndUSCavalry.




1stColtFrontierModelRevolverin.44CenterFire(.44-40)

ThisisthefirstFrontiermodelrevolverproducedin.44Centerfire(.44-40).Itwassuppoedtobeshippedon4/26/1877throughColt'sLondonofficetotheTurkishGovernmentfortesttrials,butitisunknowniftheshipmentactuallytookplace.

1877 36026 "TheLondonAgency"byC.KennethMoore;ColtFactoryLetter&KopecLetter

2ndColtFrontierModelRevolverin.44CenterFire(.44-40)

ThisissecondFrontiermodelrevolverproducedin.44Centerfire(.44-40).Itwassuppoedtobeshippedon4/26/1877throughColt'sLondonofficetotheTurkishGovernmentfortesttrials,butitisunknowniftheshipmentactuallytookplace.

1877 36264 "TheLondonAgency"byC.KennethMoore&KopecLetter

3rdColtFrontierModelRevolverin.44CenterFire(.44-40)

ThisisthethirdFrontiermodelrevolverproducedin.44Centerfire(.44-40).Itwassuppoedtobeshippedon4/26/1877throughColt'sLondonofficetotheTurkishGovernmentfortesttrials,butitisunknowniftheshipmentactuallytookplace.

1877 36327 "TheLondonAgency"byC.KennethMoore&KopecLetter

Selman,John ThisSAAwasownedbyJohnSelman,whowasbothanoutlawandlawmanintheOldWest.HeisbestknownasthemanwhoshotJohnWesleyHardininElPaso,TX,on8/19/1895.HewascarryingthisgunwhenhewaskilledbyGeorgeScarboroughon5/5/1896.


Moore,MorrisBowie ThisSAAwasownedbyMorrisBowieMoore.HewasaDeputysheriffwhenSamBasswaskilled.Hewaswoundedduringtheincident.

1877 36978 "TheColtPeacemakerEncyclopedia"byKeithCockran

MoviePropGun Thisrevolverhasan"S"stampedabovetheserialnumberontheframe.StembridgeGunRentalCompanywasformedin1920’sbyJamesStembridgeandthefamousCecilBDeMilletosupplygunstotheMovieIndustry.

1877 37524 GaryHendershottCollection

Goldsby,Crawfordaka"CherokeeBill"

ThisSAAwasownedbyCrawfordGoldsby.Hewasanoutlawknownbythealias"CherokeeBill."Hemurderedeightmen.HisgandterrorizedtheIndianTerritoryforovertwoyears.


Murrow,EdwardR,BroadcastPioneer

ThisSAAwasownedbyEdwardR,Murrow,whowasoneofthemostrenownedradioandTVjournalistsofthe1940s,50s,and60s.Thisgunisaccompaniedbyatooledleatherholsterwiththeinitials"ERM."

1877 37830 NotarizedlettersignedbyLloydTomkins,ChiefConstable,DutchessCounty,Pawling,NY,attestingtoownershipofthesetbyEdwardR.Murrow.

WinchesterRepeatingArms(WRA)Company

AccordingtotheColtFactoryLetterthisSAAwasshippedtoWRAon11/30/1878.Gripshavesmallengravedplaques.Rightgrip:"PresentedbyC.Black,VillaLardo,Mexico."Leftgrip:"ToJ.H.Gibson."

1877 38940 ColtFactoryLetter&infoprovidebyGunsInternationalWebSite.ThisgunwasadvertisedforsalebyNormFlaydermaninhiscatalog#65,whichdatestothemid1960s.

GuncapturedfromMorotribesmeninthePhillipines

ThisSAAwascapturedin1912fromMorotribesmenduringthephilippineInsurrectionby2LTC.M.Teteur,18thCo.,PhillipineScouts.


NYMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.







20thKansasVol.Infantry&PoliceDept.CebuCity,Philippines

Kopec&FennlistthisrevolverasbelongingtoCo.E&F,20thKansasVolunteerInfantryasof1898.Cochranshowsitwaspartofa54gunshipmentofCavalryrevolverstothePoliceDepartmentinCebuCity,Philippines.

1878 41564 "ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn&"ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran




ThisSAAwaspartofa54gunshipmentofCavalryrevolverstothePoliceDepartmentinCebuCity,Philippines.ThisSNisalsolistedasbelongingtotheNYMilitia.

1878 41636 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn

KeyesGuns Thisisoneof47revolverspurchasedbyCPTKeyes,10thUSCavalryatFortDavis,TX,toreplacegunsstolenfromhiscommandin1883.














6thUSCavalry ThisrevolverwasissuedtoTroopF,6thUSCavalryasof1888.








20thKansasVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoQuartermasterSergeantMcMains,Co.F,20thKansasVolunteerInfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.























ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toHenryJ.Arendt,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."















CivilianModelSAAPossiblyUsedbutheUSGovernment

AccordingtoJohnKopec,thisCavalryrevolverin.45wasoriginallyassembledatColtasacivilianrevolverandlatersubmittedtotheUSOrdnanceDepartmentforpossiblegovernmentuse.














7thUSCavalry ThisrevolverwasissuedtoTroopL,7thUSCavalryasof1888.










Outlaw,Sabastian"Bass"(Note:Outlawishislastname,notoccupation.)

ThisSAAwasownedbySabastian"Bass"Outlaw.HewasaformerTexasRangerwhoshotandkilledTexasRangerMcKidrictwhenOutlawwasadeputyUSMarshal.

1878 42870 Guns&AmmoMagazine's"GuidetoGunsoftheGunfighters"publishedbyPeterson&RalphFosterMuseum,MO

11thUSVol.Cavalry ThisrevolverwasissuedtoTroopE,11thUSVolunteerCavalryasof2/25/1900.


Waters,B.N.,LT,15thUSInfantry

Thisnickel-platedSAAwithivorypanelsandengravedbackstrapwasownedbyLTB.N.Watersofthe15thUSInfantrywhilehewasstationedatFortWingate,NMTerritory.Thebackstrapisinscribed"B.N.Waters,USA."


2ndUSCavalry ThisrevolverwasissuedtoTroopD,2ndUSCavalryasof1882.


MuseumGun ThisSAAisinthecollectionoftheBuffaloBillCenteroftheWest.ItwasdonatedbyBrianP.andAnnA.McDonald.Thisgunisetchedwithsunrayandstardesignsandfiligree.


McLaury,Frank ThisSAAwasownedbyFrankMcLaury.HeandhisbrotherTomownedaranchoutsideTombstone,AZduringthe1880s.HehadanongoingconflictwithWyatt,Virgil&MorganEarp.


NYMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasownedbytheNYMilitia.


















NYMilitia ThisSAAwasusedbytheNYMilitia. 1878 47564 KopecLetter








USOrdnanceDepartment ThisCavalryrevolverwasownedbytheUSOrdnanceDepartmentbutlacksthe"US"ontheframe.Thismarkwassomehowomittedduringthefinalinspection.










3rdUSVol.Cavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasconvertedtothe"Arillery"configurationandissuedtothe3rdUSVolunteerCavalryduringthePhilippineInsurrection(1899-1902)
































ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJohnReidy,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."














MillerBrothers,101RanchinOklahoma

ThisSAAbelongedtooneoftheMillerBrotherswhoownedthe110,000acre"101Ranch"locatedintheIndianTerritoryofOklahomabeforestatehood.Theranchislocatednearmodern-dayPoncaCity,OK.


6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasownedbyTroopF,6thUSCavalryasof1888.


6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasownedbyTroopF,6thUSCavalryasof1888.









1stUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwaschangedtoArtilleryconfigurationandissuedtoTroopG,1stUSCavalryasof3/1891.ThisregimentwasactiveduringtheIndianWarsanddeployedtoCubaduringtheSpanishAmericanWar.







8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopK,8thUSCavalryasof7/27/1893.ThisregimentwasactiveduringtheIndianWarsanddeployedtoCubaduringtheSpanishAmericanWar.





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toGeorgeM.Coe,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."





























BeniciaArsenal ThisCavalryrevolverwasownedbytheBeniciaArsenalinBenicia,CA.Forover100years,thearsenalwastheprimaryUSArmyOrdnancefacilityfortheWestCoastoftheUS.














ReilRebellion TheRielRebellionreferstotwounsuccessfuluprisingsofaboriginalpeopleinCanadaledbyLouisRielin1885.Thisrevolverisknowntohavebeenusedduringtherebellion.













ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toThomasW.Phipps,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




Morrison,Ben ThisSAAbelongedtoBenMorrison.HewasastockdetectiveinWyoming&PineRidgeIndianReservation.ThisSAAwasconfiscatedbytheArmyfollowingtheJohnsonCountyWarinWyoming.








Ford,Robert"Bob" ThisSAAwasownedbyoutlawBobFord.HeusedittoassassinateJesseJames.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toMalcolmD.Lincoln,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."AccordingtoCharlesPate,thismayhavebeenaFrontiermodelrevolver.

1879 50487 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&articleinManatArmsMagazinebyCharlesPate,2/2006.









ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898towagonerEverettE.Holt,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toHarryPeabody,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


Bogs,Bill ThisFontierSixShooterwasownedbyBillBogs,aminorbadmanoperatingintheIndianTerritory.Threeparallelnotcheshavebeencutontheleftsideofthe51/2"barrel.Theirmeaningisunknown.

1879 51255 LetterfromfamedWesternwriterEugeneCunninghamdated10/29/1940.PicturedinManatArmsmagazineMar/Apr1991

Pinkerton,RobertA. ThisColtrevolverwasownedbyRobertA.Pinkerton.Alongwithhisfatherandbrother,hecontrolledthefamousPinkertonDetectiveAgency.


Cody,WilliamF.,"BuffaloBill" ThisColtFrontiermodelrevolverwaspurchasedfromthefamilyoffamousgunsmithArchieMiller.MillerreceivedthegunfromCodyin1913.


WinchesterRepeatingArms(WRA),Co.

ThisColtFrontiermodelrevolverwasshippedtotheWRACo.on1/17/1880.

1879 52166 ColtLetter

Cody,WilliamF.,"BuffaloBill" ThisSAAispartofapairofColtrevolversusedbyfrontierscoutandwesternshowmanW.F."BuffaloBill"Cody.ItisondisplayattheCodyMuseum.


Clanton,Billy ThisgunwascarriedbyBillyClantonduringthefamousgunfightattheOKCorralinTombstone,AZ.Clantonwaskilledduringtheencounter.


The"Rosebud"ColtSAARevolver

ThisengravedSAAwasownedbyClaydeC.Covey,IndianAgentandSuperintendentoftheRosebudandStandingRockIndianAgenciesinSouthDakota.

1879 52438 ManatArmsMagazine,May/Jun1995.


1879 52464?1 InvoicefromStembridgeGunRentalsofHollywood.

Poe,JohnW. ThisSAAwasownedbyJohnW.Poe.HewasalawmanwhowaswithPatGarrettwhenhekilled"BillytheKid."


SeeSN:53642 ThisSAAhasapossibleSerialNumberstampingerror.

1880 53632 N/A

PossibleSerialNumberStampingError

ThisisaColtSAAwith7.5"barrel.Theframe&barrelhaveSN:53642.Thetriggerguard,cylinder&backstraphaveSN:53632.Thenexttolastdigitisoffby1.

1880 53642 ListedforsalewithphotosonGunsInternationalwebsite

Masterson,Bat ThisSArevolverwasownedbyBatMasterson,awellknownIndianfighter,gunman,andlawmanintheOldWest.Thebackstrapisinscribed"W.B.Masterson."


NYMilitia ThisrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toGeorgeShafer,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."











ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJosephL.Bawcome,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

















Lower,JohnPrey ThisSAAwasownedbyJohnP.Lower.Hewasacolorfulgunmakeranddealerbornin1833.From1873-76hewasapartnerinanestablishmentinDenver.Hediedin1917.













Garrett,Pat ThisSAAwasownedbyPatGarrett,thesheriffofLincolnCounty,NM.In1881,Garrettusedthisrevolvertokill"BillytheKid."


SpringfieldArmoryMuseum ThisCavalryrevolverisintheSpringfieldArmoryMuseum.Theidentityoftheoriginalownerisunknown.

1880 55096 SpringfieldArmoryMuseumCollectionRecordSPAR7300









JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyFrankCanton,arangedetectiveinvolvedintheconflict.

1880 55728 "MajorWolcott'sLisy-GunsUsedbytheJohnsonCountyInvaders"byBillHockett,2002,revised11/4/2005











6thUSCavalry ThisSAArevolverwasissuedtoCo.F,6thUSCavalry.Itislikelythatitwasuseditduringoneormoreoftheseconflicts:IndianWars,SpanishAmericanWar,PhilippineInsurrection,andtheMexicanPunitiveExpedition.



















6thUSCavalry ThisrevolverwasissuedtoTroopF,6thUSCavalryasof8/3/1888.


20thKansasVolunteerInfantry ThisArtilleryrevolverbelongedtoCo.L,20thKansasVolunteerInfantryandisreflectedonacompanyinventoryreportdated7/20/1899.Acopyappearsinreferencedarticle.




















GreelyExpeditiontotheNorthPole

LTJamesB.LockwoodtookthisSAAwithhimontheGreelyExpeditiontotheNorthPole.On5/15/1882,hesetanewrecordfortravelingtothefurthestnorthernpointonEarth.

1880 56568 Man&ArmsMagazine,Apr2011.ThisrevolverisattheSmithsonianInstitution.


















Russell,CharlesM.(1864-1926)

ThisSAAwasownedbyCharlesA.Russell,awellknownartistoftheOldWest.Russellwasphotographedwearingthisgun.Healsouseditinsomeofhisillustrations.

1880 57698 TrueWestMagazine.ThisgunisattheGilcreaseMuseuminTulsa,Oklahoma.



Earp,Morgan ThisColtFrontiermodelrevolverreportedlybelongedtoMorganEarp.Thebackstrapisengraved"MorganEarp,DepityMarshal,Tombstone,ArizonaT.("T"standsforterritory).Thebuttisinscribed"1881."

1880 59221 ThisgunisondisplayattheRalphFosterMuseum,onthecampusoftheCollegeoftheOzarksinBranson,Missouri.



3rdUSCavalry ThisnickelplatedSAAbelongedtoCPTThomasDyson,3rdUSCavalry.HeservedinTexasfrom1886to1890.Thebarrelwasshortenedto5.5".Allserialnumbersmatch.

1880 60879 JohnJ.HayesHistoricalCollectibles,Kopecletter&recordsattheNationalArchives




James,Jesse ThisFrontierrevolverwasreportedlyownedbyJesseJames.HemayhaveacquireditduringtherobberyofthemilitarypayrollatMuscleShoals,ALin1881.Hissongaveittoafriend&itlaterfoundit'swayintothepossessionofMissiouriSenatorHarryB.Hawes.In1939itwasdisplayedattheWorld'sFairinNY.

1880 61306 TheGunsofJesseJames&HisMother,4/3/14.ItiscuurentlyondisplayattheFrazierMuseminLouisville,KY

MuseumHoldings ThisSAAisinthecollectionoftheBuffaloBillCenteroftheWest.ItwasdonatedbyBrianP.andAnnA.McDonald.Itis.45Caliber,5"barrel,"U.S."marked,withacylinderwithno.1271onit.







ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJroyO.Wisenberg,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyW.E.Guthrie,acattlemaninvolvedinthisconflict.

1881 63501 Cochran&"MajorWolcott'sList-GunsUsedbytheJohnsonCountyInvaders"byBillHockett,2002,revised11/4/2005.

OKCorralCentennial ThisgunwasauctionedoffbytheCityofTombstone,AZonthe100thAnniverseryoftheOKCorralgunfight.


MexicanNationalCopperCo. RecordsshowthisSAAwasownedbytheMexicanNationalCopperCo.


Hart,WilliamS. ThisSAAwasownedbyWilliamS.Hart.Hewasawellknownsilentfilmactor,screenwriter,directorandproducer.Heisrememberedasaforemostwesternstarofthesilentera.


Fraser,Alexander ThisFrontiermodelrevolverreportedlybelongedtoAlexanderFraser(1859-1922),thesuperintendentofbridgesandbuildingsfortheSanJoaquindivisionoftheSouthernPacificRailroadinCalifornia.

1881 66046 RockIslandAuctionHouse

LawmanintheIndianTerritory AnunidentifiedlawmanintheIndianterritorywaskilledwhileholdingthisgun.Thehammerwasrepairedwhereitwasstruckbyabullet.ItisondisplayattheRalphFosterMuseum,theCollegeoftheOzarks,MO.


Smith,Clair ThisSAAwasownedbyClairSmith,whowasaDeputyUSMarshal.


Horn,Tom ThisSAAwasownedbyTomHorn.HewasanIndianscout&lawmanwhobecameahiredgun&assassin.ThisSAAisinscribed"TomHornScoutDet.,3rdUSCavalry,SanCarlosDept.ofArizona1882."

1881 66306 DanielCullityAuthenticationLetter

McCutcheon,B.J. ThisSAAwasownedbyB.J.McCutcheon.HewasacattlerancherwhowasinagunfightwhileservingonaposeledbyaTexasRanger.ThisexploithasbeenrecountedinatleasttwobooksabouttheTexasRangers.






Edwards,Rusty ThisFrontiermodelrevolverisinEdwards'collectionofhistoricalfirearms.

1881 67630 GunForum

Prussiangovernmentforevaluation

ThisSAAwasamong12singleactionrevolversshippedtoStuttgart,Germanyon5/26/1881forevaluation.Itwaschamberedforthe.44S&WRussiancartridge.




























1881 6824? "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran







Hardin,JohnWesley ThisSAAwasownedbyJohnWesleyHardin,whowasanotoriousgunfighter&killerthatmanyconsiderthedeadliestmanintheOldWest.


Goodnight,Charles ThisSAAwasownedbyCharlesGoodnight,aformerTexasRanger&CattleBaron.Themovie"LonesomeDove"wasbasedonhislife.

1881 69125 ColtFactoryLetter

Dodge,FredJ.,(UsedbyEarp,Wyatt)

ThisSAAwasownedbyCapt.FredJ.Dodge.HeloanedittoWyattEarp,whocarrieditduringthemanhuntfor"CurlyBill"BrociusinMarch1882.ThisgunisattheGeneAutryWesternHeritageMuseuminLosAngeles,CA

1881 69562 "TheColtPeacemakerEncyclopedia"byKeithCochran.ThisgunisattheGeneAutryWesternHeritageMuseuminLosAngeles,CA.

U.S.TreasuryDepartment ThisCavalryrevolverhad"US"ontheframandwasusedbytheUSTreasuryDepartment.


3rdUSCavalry&laterUSInterorDepartment

ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoCo.B,3rdUSCavalryon10/1881.ItwassubsequentlyreissuedtotheUSInteriorDept.Itbearsthemark"U.S.I.D."


James,Jesse ThisSAAwasownedbyJesseJames,alegendaryoutlaw,bank&trainrobber,guerrilla&leaderoftheJames–YoungerGang.

1881 70579 Picturedinthebook"ThePeacemakerArms&AdventuresintheAmericanWest."











NationalFirearmsMuseum MartiallymarkedSAAthathadthebarrelshortenedtoartillerylength.ItwassubsequentlyissuedduringSpanishAmericanWar.


Clum,JohnPhilip ThisFrontiermodelSAwasownedbyJohnP.Clum.HewasanIndianagent&helpedcaptureGeronimo.Later,hewastheeditoroftheTombstoneEpitaph&MayorofTombstone.










Hardin,JohnWesley ThisSAAwasownedbyJohnWesleyHardin,anotoriousgunfighter&killerwhomanyconsiderthedeadliestmanintheOldWest.

1882 73729 Book:Cowboys,Cops,Killers,andGhosts:LegendsandLoreinTexas.CourtRecords

IndianPolice. ThisCavalryrevolverwasinspectedbymilitaryinspectorsbutlacksthe"U.S."markingontheframe.ItisbelievedtohavebeenissuedtoIndianPolice.


TVPropGun ThisSAAhasthe"S"markusedbyStembridgeGunRentalCo.RecordsshowthatthisisoneofthepropgunsusedbyJamesArnessasMattDillononthepopularTVshow"Gunsmoke."

1882 74056 StembrideGunRentalCo.records.ThisgunwasipartoftheestateofNevadamediaMogulJamesE.Rogers

MoviePropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticulargunwasusedbyactorKevinCostnerin“Silverado.”

1882 75159 LittleJohn'sAuctionServiceCatalog,6/5/2007

Masterson,Bat ThisSAAwasownedbyBatMasterson,whowasabuffalohunter,Indianfighter,civilianscoutfortheUSArmy,gunfighter,andlawman.MastersonspecialorderedthisgunfromtheColtfactory.

1882 76470 Masterson'slettertoColt,andColtFactoryRecords.

Cody,WilliamF.aka"BuffaloBill"

ThisSAAwasownedby"BuaffaloBill"Cody.HewasanArmyscout,entertainer&showman.

1882 77234 HeritageAuctionshasthedocumentation

FirstSheriff'sModelRevolver ThisserialnumberwasplacedonthefirstSheriff'smodelrevolverproducedbytheColtfactory.Thisgunwasshippedon2/25/1882.


MoviePropGun ThisFrontiermodelwasownedbyEllisMercantile&HouseofProps(laterrenamedEllisProps&Graphics) .Ithastheirmark,aletter"E",stampedontheframe,triggerguard&onbothgrips.

1882 77505 InfoaboutEllisstampingtheletter"E"ontheirpropgunsisfromanarticlewrittenbygunexpertPhilSpangenberger.



TVPropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticulargunwasusedbyactorHenryDarrowinthepopularTVseries“HighChaparral.”


MoviePropGun ThisengravedColtSAAreportedlybelongedtoactorJohnny"Mack"Brown.Brownappearedinseveralwesternsmadeduringthe1930s.




LaRue,Alred"Lash" ThisColtFrontierrevolverwasownedby"Lash"LaRue,apopularwesternmotionpicturestarofthe1940sand1950s

1882 80606 ThisgunisaccompaniedbyanotarizedlettersignedbyLaRuestating“EnjoyMyColt,ithasmyTrademarkStagGrips.”






Keith,Elmer ThisSAAbelongedtoElmerKeith.KeithwasanIdahorancher,firearmsenthusiast,andauthor.Hewasinstrumentalinthedevelopmentofthefirstmagnumrevolvercartridge.


NYMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasreportedlyownedbytheNYMilitia.





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toSgt.SchuylerC.Morgan,TroopI.




JamesGang Aplaquedisplayedbelowthisgunatthemuseumsays"EmmettJames."WebelievethistobeamistakeandshouldrefertoEmmettDalton,amemberoftheJamesGang.


Allee,AlfredY. ThisFrontierrevolverbelongedtolate19thcenturyTexaslawmanAlfredY.Allee.In1882,hebecameDeputySheriffofKarnesCounty(SanAntonioarea).Thebackstrapisinscribed:"A.Y.ALLEE".

1882 82483 HeritageAuctions









8thUSCavalry ThisSAAbelongedtoTroopC,8thUSCavalryasof8/5/1889.DuringtheIndianWars,thisregimentsawactioninNewMexico,SouthDakota,andMontana.


Dalton,Emmett ThisSAAbelongedtoEmmettDalton.Hewasanoutlaw,trainrobber&memberoftheDaltonGang.Heparticipatedintheill-fatedrobberyoftwobanksinCoffeyville,KS.Hesurviveddespitereceiving23gunshotwounds.

















SouthCarolinaMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasownedbytheSouthCarolinaMilitia.


Hardin,JohnWesley ThisSAAbelongedtoJohnWesleyHardin.Hardinwasanotorousgunfighter&killerwhomanyconsiderthedeadliestmanintheOldWest.

1882 84304 Book:Cowboys,Cops,Killers,andGhosts:LegendsandLoreinTexas.CourtRecords





SouthCarolinaMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasownedbytheSouthCarolinaMilitia.




MoviePropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticulargunwasusedbyactorSteveMcQueenin“TheMagnificentSeven”(UnitedArtists1961).








Gosling,HaroldL. HaroldL.GoslingreportedlygavethisSAAtoanotherU/IUSMarshal.GoslingattendedtheUSNavalAcademy,studiedlawinWashington,andownedanewspaperinTexas.HewasappointedUSMarshalfortheWesternDistrictofTexasin1884.On2/21/1885hewasmurderedwhiletransportingtwoprisoners.

1882 84857 JamesD.JuliaAuctionHouse.Leftgripisinscribedinperiodscript“M.H.W/DeputyUSMarshal/Presentedby/Hal.Gosling/USMarshalTex.”

Starr,Myra,aka"BelleStarr" ThisArtilleryrevolverbelongedtonotoriousfemaleoutlaw"BelleStarr."SheassociatedwiththeJames–YoungerGangandotheroutlaws.Shewasfatallyshotin1889inacasethatremainsunsolved.

1883 85272 RecordsmaintainedbytheSpringfieldArmoryMuseum,Springfield,MA

Goodbrod,AlbertJ. ThisSAAreportedlybelongedtoAlbertJ.Goodbrod,whowasborninGermanyandservedintheUnionArmyduringtheCivilWar.Afterthewar,hemovedtoUnion,Oregonandservedthreetermsascitymarshal.

1883 85699 JamesD.JuliaAuctionHouse

JohnKillsAHundred ThisCavalryrevolverwasownedbyJohnKillsAHundred,aLakotaSiouxWarriorbornin1848.In1879,hewasoneofthefirstmentojointhePoliceForceatthePineRidgeIndianAgency.

1883 85949 TherevolverwasauthenticatedbyhistorianandTogialanguageexpertWendellGrangaardofTheGunsofHistory,Inc.

USInteriorDepartment ThisSAAevolverhastheinitials"U.S.I.S./RAC"stampedonit.CochranspeculatedthiscouldstandfortheUnitedStatesIndianService,anelementoftheUSInteriorDept.


Masterson,Bat ThisSAAbelongedtoBatMasterson,awell-knownIndianfighter,lawman&gunfighter.






RevolverusedtocommitamurderintheIndianTerritory

ThisFrontiermodelrevolverwasusedinamurderintheIndianTerritory.Themurderer,J.Sprole,wastrackeddownbyDeputyUSMarshalJohnWilliamsandreturnedtoFortSmith,Arkansas.Hewasconvictedbythehangingjudge,IsaacParker,andhanged7/23/1886.

1883 89678 StoryrecountedinJamesJuliaAuctionCatalogbasedonrecordsfromthearchivesofthedistrictcourt,westerndistrictofArkansas,FortSmithdivision.

CivilianPeacemakerAlteredtoArtilleryConfigeration

Kopec&FennreportthatthiscivilianPeacemakerrevolverwas"caughtup"inthe"artillerization"effortandendedupalteredtothisconfiguration.


10thUSCavalry ThisSAA(withouttheU.S.marking)wasissuedtoLTW.T.Johnstonofthe10thUSCavalry,ablackunitcomposedofmenthattheIndianscalled"BuffaloSoldiers."Note:Kopec&FennreportthatthiswasacivilianPeacemakermodelthatwaslateralteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration.

1883 91791 "TheColtPeacemakerEncyclopedia"byKeithCochran&page95,"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn




ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toMichaelHoganandlaterWilliiamW.O'Dell,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."









ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toblacksmithCharlesA.Nehmer,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


Roosevelt,Theodore"Teddy" ThisSAAwasownedbyTeddyRoosevelt.Hewasacowboy,soldier,andPresidentoftheUnitedStates.






6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopF,6thUSCavalryasof1888.


Hoxie,Jack ThisSAAwasownedbyJackHoxie.Hewasarodeoperformer&motionpictureactorwhosecareerwasmostprominentinthesilentfilmeraofthe1910sthroughthe1930s.





























32ndUSVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoCharlesReevesofthe32ndUSVolunteerInfantry(Mounted)duringthePhilippineInsurrection(1899-1902).

















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toGeorgeH.McCarthy,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."








5thUSVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoanunidentifedsoldierassignedtothe5thUSVolunteerInfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.




NRAMuseumGun ThisCavalryrevolverisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.Itisinpristinecondition.




32ndUSVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoanunidentifedsoldierassignedtohorse-mountedCo.E,32ndUSVolunteerInfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.






20thKansasVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasassignedtoCaptainWatson,Co.L,20thKansasVolunteerInfantry.Itislistedonacompanyinventoryreportdated7/20/1899.Acopyappearsinreferencedarticle.


1stUSCavalry&then2ndUSArtillery

ThisCavalryrevolverwasissiedtoTroopG,1stUSCavalryin1891.ItwasalteredtoArtilleryconfigerationin1898andtothe2ndUSArtilleryduringtheSpanishAmericanWar.

1883 93547 "HistoricalArtilleryColtsofthePhilippineInsurrection"byDr.JohnJ.Kudlik,ManatArmsMagazine,Jan/Feb1992&"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn




ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toPercyA.Geiger,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


1stUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopG,1stUSCavalryin1891.




5thOhioVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoanunidentifedsoldierassignedtothe5thOhioVolunteerInfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.


32ndUSVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoanunidentifedsoldierassignedtohorse-mountedCo.E,32ndUSVolunteerInfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJosephR.Adkins,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."
























32ndUSVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoCharlesReeves,Co.E,32ndUSVolunteerInfantry,whileheservedduringthePhilippineInsurrection(1899-1902).Hewasinvolvedinoneofthelasthorsechargesmadebytroopscarrying.45SAArevolvers.










1883 94287 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&GaryHendershottCollection

2ndUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe2ndUSCavalryasof1894.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJohnB.Wylie,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






PoliceDepartmentinCebuCity,Philippines

ThisCavalryrevolverwasconvertedtothe"Arillery"configurationandusedduringthePhilippineInsurrection(1899-1902).CochransaysthisSAAwaspartofa54gunshipmentofCavalryrevolverstothePoliceDepartmentinCebuCity,Philippines.Headdsthisgunwasreportedstolen.

1883 94560 "USCavalryColts,AnAlternateTheoryofUse"byStephenJ.Perry,ManAtArmsMagazine,Nov/Dec1992&"ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran

JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyoneoftheparticipantsofthisconflict.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toDavidR.Miller.TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."










WestVirginiaMilitia Thisgunwasamong44CavalryModelColtrevolverssenttotheWVMilitiabetween1875&1889.








TVPropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticulargunwasusedbyactorHenryDarrowas“Monolito”inthe“HighChaparral”TVseries.






WestVirginiaMilitia Thiswasamong44CavalryModelColtrevolverssenttotheWVMilitiabetween1875&1889.

1883 95330 Cochran-3

WestVirginiaMilitia Thisgunwasamong44CavalryModelColtrevolverssenttotheWVMilitiabetween1875&1889.

1883 95335 Cochran-3


ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toGeorgeH.Quigg,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




NJMilitia ThisrevolverwasissuedtotheNewJerseyMilitia.


Nelson,William,Major ThisSAAwaspartofatwogunset(theotherSN:111471)shippedbyColttoWilliamNelsonon9/30/1884.NelsongrewupinEvansville,IN.AsayoungmanhemovedtoOklahomaterritory.Hewasacourtclerkandbecameinvolvedinrealestate.

1883 95521 ColtLetter&LeroyMerzauctionhouselisting







NJMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasusedbytheNewJerseyMilitia.


6thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopB,6thUSCavalryin1889.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toWilliamA.Fennell,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




PhilippineInsurrection ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoamemberofthehorse-mountedCo.E,32ndUSVolunteerInfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.








WestVirginiaMilitia Thiswasamong44CavalryModelColtrevolverssenttotheWVMilitiabetween1875&1889


NJMilitiaRevolver ThisCavalrymodelrevolverwasusedbytheNJMilitia.Thebarrelisstamped"N.J."ontheleftside.


IndianScoutRevolver ThisisaUSArmyrevolverwith7.5"barrelthatwasreportedlyusedbyIndianScoutsservingwiththeUSCavalry.




20thKansasVol.Infantry ThisArtilleryrevolverbelongedtoCo.L,20thKansasVolunteerInfantryandisreflectedonacompanyinventoryreportdated7/20/1899.Acopyappearsinreferencedarticle.










NRAMuseumGun ThisSAAisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.Itwasissuedtoanunidentified7thUSCavalrysoldierin1883(aftertheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn).AccordingtoKopec&Fenn,itwaslateralteredtotheArtilleryconfigurationandre-issuedtoCo.L,20thKasnsasVolunteerInfantryin1898.

1883 96239 NRAMuseum&"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn

7thUSCavalry ThisgunisanartillerymodelColtrevolverissuedtoTroopL,7thUSCavalryduringMarch1888(aftertheBattleoftheLittleBigHorn).



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toanunknownsoldierassignedtoTroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


7thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopL,7thUSCavalryin1888.










WellsFargo&Co. ThisSAAwasmarkedW.F.&Co. 1883 96520 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran

Poe,JohnW. ThisSAAwasownedbyJohnW.Poe,alawmanwhowaswithPatGarrettwhenhekilled"BillytheKid."





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJosephB.Crockett,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




PhilippineIslandPolice ThisSAAwasissuedtothePhilippineIslandPoliceasof7/16/1901.





AmericanExpressCo. ThisgunwasownedbytheAmericanExpressCompany.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyMikeShonsey,arangedetectiveinvolvedinthisconflict.

1883 97587 Articleentitled"MajorWolcott'sList-GunsUsedbytheJohnsonCountyInvaders"byBillHockett,2002,revised11/4/2005.

JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyS.S.Tucker,aTexaninvolvedwiththisconflict.













1stVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders"duringtheSpanish-AmericanWarand20thKansasVol.InfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection

ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoSamuelG.Hopkins,Co.C,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,aka"theRoughRiders"duringtheSpanishAmericanWar.HecontinuedtouseitwhileservingasaLTinthe20thKansasVolunteerInfantryduringthePhilippineInsurrection.HopkinsboughtthisSAAwhenhelefttheservice.

1883 98143 "HistoricalArtilleryColtsofthePhilippineInsurrection"byDr.JohnJ.Kudlik,ManatArmsMagazine,Jan/Feb1992.NOTE:Inatleasttwoplacesinthesamearticle,Hopkins'Coltisshownas98148.


ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCpl.HiramT.Brown,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




Robinson,WilliamSherod,aka"BenWheeler"

ThisFrontiermodelrevolverwasownedby"BenWheeler,"aformerlawmanwhobecameanoutlawbankrobber.

1883 98216 TrueWestMagazine


ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toUSGMorgan,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."









ThisArtillerymodelSrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toFrankTemple,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


TVPropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticulargunwasoneofthegunsusedbyactorLorneGreeneas“BenCartwright”intheBonanzaTVseries.


FrazierMuseum ThisColtCavalryrevolverisondisplayattheFrazierMuseuminLouisville,KY.Thegun'shistoryisunknown.

1883 99749 FrazierMuseum



Holliday,JohnHenry,aka"DocHolliday"

ThisSAAwasownedby"Doc"Holliday,adentistturnedgunfighter.HewasaclosefriendofWyattEarp&waswithhimduringthegunfightattheOKCorralinTombstone,AZ.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyF.H.Laberteaux,acattlemaninvolvedinthisconflict.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyF.DeBillier,acattlemaninvolvedinthisconflict.




WinchesterRepearingArmsCo.

ThisFrontiermodelrevolverhas"W.R.A."engravedinscriptontopofthe7.5"barrel.ItisspeculatedthatthisrevolverwaspresentedtoaWinchesterofficial.

1884 106863 GunsInternational

TexasRanger ThisengravedPeacemakerwasreportedlyownedbyaTexasRangerwhomovedtoWyomingandbecamealocalsheriff.Itwasfeaturedduringa2018editionofAntiquesRoadShow.

1884 107187 AntiquesRoadShow

GunFoundHiddeninOldCourthouse

This.45ColtSAAwasdiscoveredduringtheremodelingoftheNyeCountyCourthouseinTonopah,Navadain1956bySheriffBillThomas.

1884 107875 Cowan'sAuctions

Movie/TVPropGun ThisPeacemakerismarked"EEE"abovetheserialnumberontheframe.ThismarkshowsthatitwasonceownedbyEllisProps&Graphics,acompanythatprovidedgunsformovies&TVprograms.


WellsFargoCo. ThisFrontiermodelisaccompaniedwithagun-beltwithmonogramedpresentationshieldmarked"WellsFargo,Co.Express1893."ThegunandbeltwerereportedlyownedbyWellsFargoSpecialAgentBradley,whoworkedinHuron,SD.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyL.H.Parker,acattlemaninvolvedinthisconflict.


Masterson,Bat ThisSAAwasownedbyBatMasterson,aprominentlawman,gambler,saloonkeeperandsportswriteroftheAmericanWest.




JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyW.S.Davis,arangedetectiveinvolvedinthisconflict.


Turney,James ThisrevolverwasownedbylawmanJamesTurney.In1909,hebecametheCityMarshalofAltus,Oklahoma.Later,heservedastheChiefofPoliceofLockney,TX.Heleftlawenforcementafterbeingstabbedbyacriminalthathewastransporting.


MoviePropinthemovie"Shane"

ThisColtrevolverwascarriedbyactorJackPalanceinthe1953motionpicture"Shane."

1884 110108 OwnedbyAlFrisk,HollywoodGuns&Props

Coates,FredW. ThisSAAallegedlybelongedtoSheriffFredW.CoatesofSundance,WyomingduringtheJohnsonCountyRangeWar.ItwasfeaturedonanepisodeofHistoryChannel'sPawnStars.

1884 110935 DocumentationincludesaletterfromCoates'granddaughter.

Bryant,RobertEdward"Jack" ThisSAAwasownedby"Jack"Bryant,anElPasoDeputySheriff&lateraTexasRangerinvolvedinthe"BattleofTresJacales."ThiswasanOldWestgunfightthatoccurred6/30/1893.

1884 111323 FrazierMuseum,Louisville,KY

Nelson,William,Major ThisSAAwaspartofatwogunset(theotherSN:95521)shippedbyColttoWilliamNelsonon9/30/1884.NelsongrewupinEvansville,IN.AsayoungmanhemovedtoOklahomaterritory.Hewasacourtclerkandbecameinvolvedinrealestate.

1884 111471 ColtLetter&LeroyMerzlisting

Hart,SamuelLombard ThisSAAwasownedbySamuelL.Hart.HemovedtoTombstone,AZin1880andopenedagunshop.HemovedfromTombstonetoTucsonin1890anddiedin1893.




Hughes,CharlesEvans ThisSAAwasownedbyCharlesEvansHughes.HugheswastheUSSecretaryofStatewhenwesternfilmstarHarryCarygavehimthisColtrevolver.


NorthCarolinaMilitia HistorianandColtfirearmsresearcherJohnA.KopecfoundthisCavalryrevolverwasprobablyissuedtotheNorthCarolinaMilitia.Ithasn'tbeenalteredandremainsinitsoriginalCavalryconfiguration.


Hart,SamuelLombard ThisSAAwasownedbySamuelL.Hart.HemovedtoTombstone,AZin1880andopenedagunshop.HemovedfromTombstonetoTucsonin1890anddiedin1893.


NYMilitia ThisrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.ItwasinspectedbyFrankHeath.ItmayhavebeenalteredtoArtilleryconfigeration.


20thKansasVolunteerInfantry AfteritwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration,thisrevolverwasissuedduring1898toCo.E&F,20thKansasVolunteerInfantry.






Lindley,LouisBurton,Jr.,aka"SlimPickens"

Thisgunwasownedby"SlimPickens,"arodeoperformerandfilmandtelevisioncharacteractor.PartsofthisgunhaveSN:2415.







JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyAlexHamilton,aTexaninvolvedinthisconflict.






Masterson,Bat ThisSAAwasownedbyBatMasterson,aprominentlawman,gambler,saloonkeeperandsportswriteroftheAmericanWest.




Autry,Gene ThisSAAwasownedbyGeneAutry.Hewasaperformerwhogainedfameasasingingcowboyontheradio,inmovies,andontelevisionformorethanthreedecadesbeginningintheearly1930s.In1985,hepresentedthisSAAtotheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyAlexHamilton,aTexaninvolvedinthisconflict.




NJMilitia ThiscavalrymodelColtrevolverwasusedbytheNJMilitia.









Doolin-DaltonGang ThisSAAbelongedtoanunidentifiedmemberoftheinfamousDoolin-DaltonGang.Thisgangspecializedinrobbingbanks,trains,andstagecoachesinArkansas,Oklahoma,andKansasduringthe1890s.
















NJMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasownedbytheNJMilitia.Ithastheletters"NJ"stampedonthebarrel.

1884 113219 "AStudyoftheColtSAARevolver"byGraham,Kopec&Moore




ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toSamuelPMcCullogh,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


NJMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasusedbytheNJMilitia.











ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toEdwinH.Miller,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


SouthCarolinaMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasusedbytheSouthCarolinaMilitia.


NJMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasusedbytheNJMilitia.Thebarrelismarked"N.J."



























ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toAntonioLarson,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


ArtilleryRevolverwith7/12"Barrel

ThisArtilleryrevolverhasa71/2"barrelandserialnumbersonsub-componentsthatmatchtheframe.













ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toEliasM.Littleton,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."
















1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders"

ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898to2LTDavidJ.Leahy,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toLouisLarsen,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."













ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toLouisLarsen,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."Thiswasthe2ndgunissuedtothissoldier.







ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toWilliamJ.Love,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






SheriffofCrawford,Nebraskainthelate1880s

ThisisafactoryengravedSAA.45thatwasshownonPBS'AntiquesRoadShow.

1885 114678 AntiquesRoadShowWebSite

2ndUSCavalry&laterNYMilitia

ThisSAAwasissuedtoTroopB,2ndUSCavalryasof6/26/1890.In1895itbecamethepropertyoftheNYMilitia














2dUSCavalry ThisSAAwasissuedtoCPTRawolleofthe2dUSCavalry.In1886,thisunitwaschargedwithpreventingIndiansfromcrossingtheborderfromCanadaandprotectingsettlersinMontanaandWyoming.ThisSAAwasassignedtoTroopB,2ndUSCavalryasof6/26/1890.

















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toStewartR.Price,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."










ThisArtillerymodelColtrevolverwascarriedupSanJuanHillandKettleHillbyTrooperLouisG.BishopofTroopG,IstUSVolunteerCavalry(Roosevelt'sRoughRiders).ItisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.

1885 115061 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&NRAMuseum


ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJohnV.Morrison,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

1885 115062 SpringfieldArmoryMuseumCollectionRecord

2dUSCavalry ThisSAAwasissuedtoCPTRawolleofthe2dUSCavalry.In1886,thisunitwaschargedwithpreventingIndiansfromcrossingtheborderfromCanadaandprotectingsettlersinMontanaandWyoming.












2dUSCavalry ThisSAAwasissuedtoCPTRawolleofthe2dUSCavalry.In1886,thisunitwaschargedwithpreventingIndiansfromcrossingtheborderfromCanadaandprotectingsettlersinMontanaandWyoming.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toSgtJohnV.Morrison,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."












1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders"&laterthe5thUSArtillery

ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toHayesDonnelly,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."Coltshippediton2/20/1901toBatteryD,5thUSArtilleryatFortSheridan,IL.

1885 115195 "GunsoftheRoughRiders,PartI,ColtSAARevolvers"byFranklinB.Mallory,ManAtArmsMagazine,Jan/Feb1989,andpage122of"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn








ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toFrankP.Miller,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."













ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toSamuelMiller,TroopH,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toLeeSennett,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






10thUSCavalry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasusedbythe10thUSCavalryduring1892.Ithasa71/2"barrelandserialnumbersonsub-componentsthatmatchtheframe.








TVPropGun ThisColtSAAwasusedbyactorGeneBarryduringtheTVseries"BatMasterson."

1885 115692 WesleyD.Tibbals&JayT.TibbalsCollection










ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toOscarW.Groves,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasusedbyTroopD,8thUSCavalryon1880.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.




8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasusedbythe8thUSCavalryin1892.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.







ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toEdwardA.Ewell,TroopH,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."










8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasusedbythe8thUSCavalryin1882.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.





















8thUSCavalry ThisSAAbelongedtoTroopD,8thUSCavalryasof5/19/1890.DuringtheIndianWars,thisregimentsawactioninNewMexico,SouthDakota,andMontana.





ThisArtillerymodelSAAwasreportedlyusedbyColtonReed,atrooperinCo.K,1stUSVolunteerCavalryakathe"RoughRiders."

1885 116152 RIAAuctionCatalog



JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWaewasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyK.Pickard,aTexaninvoledinthisconflict.


ArsenalTest&EvaluationGun ThisSAAwasusedbytheFrankfordArsenalasanammunitiontestgunon3/9/1903















ThisArtilleryrevolverwascarriedbyasoldierassignedtothe1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."Theleftgripbearstheinscription"SantiagoDeCuba1898."










MuseumCollection ThisArtilleryrevolverisinthecollectionoftheSpringfieldArmoryMuseuminSpringfield,MA.

1885 116673 SpringfieldArmoryMuseumCollectionRecord




ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898totrumpeterClarenceJ.Underwood,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toGeorgeD.Alexis,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






10thUSCavalry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasusedbythe10thUSCavalryin1892.Ithasa71/2"barrelandserialnumbersonsub-componentsthatmatchtheframe.








10thUSCavalry ThisArtilleryrevolverwasusedbythe10thUSCavalryin1892.Ithasa71/2"barrelandserialnumbersonsub-componentsthatmatchtheframe.




Doolin,Bill;Dalton,Emmett;Harrah,Bill;&Skelton,Red

ThisSAArevolverallegedlybelongedtooutlawBillDoolin,whogaveittooutlaw,EmmettDalton.DaltonthengaveittoW.ParkerLyontoputinamuseumcollection.AfterLyondiedtherevolverpassedtoNevadacasinoownerBillHarrah,whothengaveittohisfriendRedSkelton,apopularAmericanentertainer.

1886 117089 ThisgunwasconsignedtotheRockIslandAuctionHousebythefamilyofentertainerRedSkelton.ItisaccompaniedwithphotosandalettersignedbyEmmettDalton.

JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyJ.C.Johnson,aTexaninvolvedinthisconflict.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyJ.A.Garrett,aTexaninvolvedinthisconflict.


Kilpatrick,Ben ThisgunbelongedtoBenKilpatrickwhowasamemberofButchCassidy's"WildBunch"OutlawGang.

1886 118933 "GunsmokeandSaddleLeather:FirearmsintheNineteenth-CenturyAmericanWest"byCharlesWorman






ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toFredFornoff,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


USPostOffice ThisSAArevolevrwasownedbytheUSPostOfficebeforebeingalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration










USPostOffice-LaterAlteredtoArtillery

ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothePostOfficein1890,andalteredtoArtilleryconfigurationin1898.











GeorgiaMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheGeorgiaMilitia.








USPostOffice-LaterAlteredtoArtillery&Laterthe5thUSArtillery

ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothePostOfficein1890,andalteredtoArtilleryconfigurationin1901.Coltshippediton2/20/1901toBatteryD,5thUSArtilleryatFortSheridan,IL.


1stPennsylvaniaVolunteerInfantry

ThisCavalryrevolverwasconvertedto"Artillery"configurationandissuedtothe1stPennsylvaniaVolunteerInfantryin1898.ThisunitsawnoactionduringtheSpanishAmericanWar.





ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothePostOfficein1890,andalteredtoArtilleryconfiguration.










NYMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasusedbytheNYMilitia.









ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothePostOfficein1890,andalteredtoArtilleryconfigurationin1898.Afterthis,itwasreissuedtothe20thKansasVolunteerInfantry.














3rdUSVol.Cavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasconvertedtothe"Arillery"configurationandissuedtothe3rdUSVolunteerCavalryduringthePhilippineInsurrection(1899-1902)














USPostOffice ThisgovernmentownedSAAwasthepropertyoftheUSPostOffice.


4thVARegiment ThebottomofthegripstraponthisSAAcarriestheengravednameCol.G.W.Taylor.Thebackstrapisengraved4thVa.Regt.ColonelTaylorwasthecommanderofthe4thVa.duringtheSpanish-AmericanWar.

1887 119926 Thisrevolverisfeaturedonpage#145ofJohnKopec'sbook"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"

USPostOffice ThisgovernmentownedSAAwasthepropertyoftheUSPostOffice.


20thKansasVolunteerInfantry AfteritwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration,thisrevolverwasissuedduring1898toCo.E&F,20thKansasVolunteerInfantry.


USPostOffice,laterre-sissuedtothe20thKansasVol.Infantry

ThisCavalryrevolverwasownedbytheUSPostOfficein1890.AfteritwasalteredtoArtilleryconfiguration,itwasre-issuedtoCo.L,20thKansasVolunteerInfantryin1899.

1887 119950 "HistoricalArtilleryColtsofthePhilippineInsurrection"byDr.JohnJ.Kudlik,ManatArmsMagazine,Jan/Feb1992&"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn




USPostOffice TheUSPostOfficereportedthisgunasstolen.Nootherdetailsareavailable.





6thUSCavalry ThisSAAwasissuedtoCaptainAndersonofthe6thUSCavalry.ThisunittookpartintheIndianWarsandthe1892JohnsonCountyWarinWyoming.Additionally,thisregimentwassenttoCubaduringtheSpanish–AmericanWarandtookpartinthebattleforSanJuanHillalongsideofTeddyRoosevelt's"RoughRiders."






USPostOffice TheUSPostOfficereportedthisgunstolen.Nootherdetailsareavailable.


USPostOffice TheUSPostOfficcereportedthisgunstolen.Nootherdetalsareavailable.







ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898tosaddlerLeoG.Rogers,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."










ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCharlesD.Casad,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898totrumpeterRobertE.Lea,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."








JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyD.E.Brooke,aka"TheTexasKid,"whowasaTexaninvolvedinthisconflict.






























ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toThomasP.Dolan,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toHowardG.Young,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

















































NYMilitia ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.






RailwayMailService RecordsshowthatthisparticularColtSAAwasownedbytheRailwayMailService.







ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toSgtJamesS.Cate,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,alsoknownasthe"RoughRiders."





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCplWilliamJ.Nehmer,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,alsoknownasthe"RoughRiders."



JohnKopecfeltitislikelythisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedin1898tothe1stVolunteerCavalry,alsoknownasthe"RoughRiders."


RailwayMailService RecordsshowthatthisparticularColtSAAwasownedbytheRailwayMailService.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toU.S.G.Morgan,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,alsoknownasthe"RoughRiders."SeeSn:98223.








7thUSCavalry ThisSAArevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,7thUSCavalryasof1/26/1891.















ThisSAAwasissued6/20/1898toMichaelSaville,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,alsoknownasthe"RoughRiders."




NYCavalry ThisrevolverwasusedbytheNYCavalry,whichwasastatemilitiaunit.



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toArthurT.Anderson,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,alsoknownasthe"RoughRiders."Thissamerevolversawservicewiththe7thUSCavalryatWoundedKnee.




NYMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverwasusedbytheNYMilitia.



















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toArchibaldPetty,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






7thUSCavalry ThisCartilleryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopC,7thUSCavalryasof1891.













ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJohnMcCoy,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






WellsFargo&Co. ThisgunwasmarkedW.F.&Co. 1887 121210 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran


Younger,Cole ThisgunreportedlybelongedtooutlawColeYounger.YoungerwasaConfederateguerrilladuringtheAmericanCivilWarandlateranoutlawleaderwiththeJames–YoungerGang.


ColtFactoryOffice ThisrevolverwassenttotheColtFactoryOffice,possiblytobegiventoagovernmentpurchasingagentorotherofficial.


TexasStatePenitentiary ThisSAAwasusedbylawenforcementpersonnelattheTexasStatePenitentiary.


Bianchi,John ThisgunwasownedbyJohnBianchi,thefamousholstermaker&guncollector.Hesolditin2014.

1888 125328 gunauction.com

Newman,Johnaka"PackerJack"

ThisSAAbelongedto"PackerJack"Newmanwhowasawellknownslipshooter.Today,itisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.


Hardin,JohnWesley ThisSAAwasownedbyJohnWesleyHardin.,whowasanotoriousgunfighter&murderer.ManyhistoriansconsiderhimtobethedeadliestmanintheOldWest.


Powell,George,Dr. ThisSAAwasagifttoDr.GeorgePowellfromshowman"BuffaloBill"Cody.


TVPropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticulargunwasusedintheTVseries"AnnieOakley."


RoyalCanadianMountedPolice(RCMP)

ThisgunhasLondonproofmarksthatlinkitwiththeRCMP.


Logan,Harveyaka"KidCurry" ThisColtrevolverwasusedbytwomembersofButchCassidy's"Hole-in-the-WallGang."Harvey"KidCurry"Loganacquiredit.Later,hegaveittoyoung"WildBunch"memberWilliam"BillKick"Darby.


Ketchum,ThomasE.,aka"BlackJack"

ThisSAAwasownedby"BlackJack"Ketchum.Hewasacowboywholaterturnedtoalifeofcrime.Hewashungin1901forattemptedtrainrobbery.


TVPropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticulargunwasusedbyactorNickAdamsinhistelevisionroleas“JohnnyYuma”in“TheRebel."



Lower,JohnPrey ThisSAAwasownedbyJohnP.Lower,anOldWestColoradopioneergunsmith&firearmsretailer.


MoviePropGun ThisSAAwascarriedbyactorTomBerengerInthemovieButch&SundancetheEarlyYears.Theframe&cylinderarebothstampedwithan(E)forEllis.

1889 129159 CertificateofAuthenticityfromEllisProps&Graphics,Hollywood.

DonatedtotheUSNavy RecordsattheNationalArchivesshowthatthisrevolverwasdonatedduringWWIItotheUSNavy.


Parker,Quanah This.45caliberrevolverwasownedbyIndianleaderQuanahParker.Hisnameisengravedonthegun'sbackstrap.ItisattheUSArmyMuseumatFortSill,OK.(Catalog#062.96.1)


Scarborough,George ThisSAAwasownedbyGeorgeScarborough.HewasacowboyandlawmanwholivedduringthetimeoftheWildWest.HeisbestknownforhavingkilledoutlawJohnSelman,killerofJohnWesleyHardin,andforhispartnershipwithlawmanJeffMilton,withthepairbringingdownseveraloutlawsduringtheirtimetogether.




TVPropGun ThisFrontiermodelrevolverwasusedinseveralTVwesternsincludingBonanza,Gunsmoke&Maverick.ItcamefromStembridgeArsenalwhichwaspurchasedbythePetersonMuseum.

1890 130598 Cowan'sAuctions






ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toHenryC.Rayburn,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."





8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheTroopD,8thUSCavalryasof1890.Kopec&FennhavethesamerevolverissuedtotheNYMilitia.





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCplEricksonM.Nichols,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toEdwardJ.Spencer,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


NYMilitia ThisCavalryrevolverrevolverwasusedbytheNYMilitia.Thenumber"320"isstampedontheleftgrippanel.Theletter"A"isstampedontherightgrippanel.








8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopD,8thUSCavalryasof1890.Kopec&FennshowthesamerevolverbeingissuedtotheNYCavalry.


8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopD,8thUSCavalryasof1890.





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toFrankW.Cotton,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




































ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toMorrisJ.Storms,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."ItwassubsequentlysenttothePhilippinesandbecameaCebuPoliceissuerevolveron12/29/1900.

1890 131944 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&page90,"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn



















8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopD,8thUSCavalry.


8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopD,8thUSCavalry..



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toWilliamC.Andrews,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtoTroopD,8thUSCavalry.






USCavalryColtSAAownedbyCOLAlbertN.McClure(1874-1952)

ThisSAAwasownedbyColonelAlbertN.McClurewhoearnedtwoSilverStarsforgallantryagainstinsurgentsinthePhilippinesin1900.








SouthCarolinaMilitia ThisgunhasS.C.orasimilarmarkthatindicatesownershipbytheSCmilitia.Note:Kopec&Fennshowthatthe"SC"mayactuallystandforSignalCorps,notSouthCarolina.Kopec&FennhavethisrevolverissuedtotheNYMilitia.

1890 132336 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn





Shelby,JosephOrville ThisColtSAAwasownedbyCivilWarCSAMajorGeneral&U.S.Marshal,JosephOrvilleShelby.Thebackstrapisinscribed“JoShelby”over“U.S.M.1893”

1890 132407 AuthenticatedbyEricVaule&ErnestBates










ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJohnL.Twyman,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."



TherecordsoftheArmy'sAdjutantGeneral'sOfficeshowthatthisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoFrankF.Healey,Co.G,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders,"duringtheSpanishAmericanWar.

1890 132607 SpringfieldResearchService&KopecLetter






ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toRobertW.Denny,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."





ThisSAAArtillerymodelwasissued6/20/1898toFrankF.Healey,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."








NYMilitia This"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.Itismarked"2-SC-53."Thisstandsfor2ndBrigade,SignalCorps,Rack#53."






10thInfantryRegiment,PennsylvaniaNationalGuard

ThisArtilleryrevolverbelongedtoColonelAlexanderHawkins,10thInfantryRegiment,PANationalGuard.HecommandedthisunitduringthePhilippineInsurrectionfromMay1898untilhisdeathfromdiseasein1899.





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCplGeorgeM.Kerney,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


SouthCarolinaMilitia ThisgunhasS.C.orasimilarmarkthatindicatesownershipbytheSCmilitia.Kopec&FennhavethisrevolverissuedtotheNYMilitia.




NYMilitia&1stNavadaVol.Cavalry

ThisCavalryrevolverwasinitiallyownedbytheNYMilitia.AfteritwasalteredtotheArtilleryconfiguration,itwasre-issuedtoTroopA,1stNavadaVolunteerCavalry.ThisunitwasinthePhilippines2/4/1889to7/4/1902.

1890 133305 "AStudyoftheColtSAARevolver"byGraham,Kopec&Moore;and"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn













Earp,Wyatt ThisSAAwasownedbyWyattEarp.HewasafamouslawmanwhoservedinDodgeCity&Tombstone.HeorderedthisgunfromHartley&GrahamonJul3,1890.

1890 133674 J.LevineAuctions&TexasGunCollectorMagazine


ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJohnMartin,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."CochranalsoshowsthissamerevolverwasissuedtoWalterHickey,inthesametroop.


ArsenalTest&EvaluationGun ThisSAAwasoneofsixrevolversknowntohavebeenusedforbarrelshorteningtestsatoneormoregovernmentarsenalson04/9/1895.







JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyB.Wiley,aTexaninvoledinthisconflict.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyJ.D.Mynett,aTexaninvolvedinthisconflict.





ThisSAAwasissued6/20/1898toHenryC.Davis,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."




SouthCarolinaMilitia ThisgunhasS.C.orasimilarmarkthatindicatesownershipbytheSCmilitia.Kopec&FennhavethisrevolverownedbytheNYMilitia.



















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toShermanDetweiler,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."











NYMilitia This"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.Itismarked"2-SC-40."Thisstandsfor2ndBrigade,SignalCorps,Rack#40."Kopec&FennhavethisrevolverownedbytheNYMilitia.































8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasissuedtothe8thUSCavalry.TheyservedinNV,OR,AZ,NMandTXduringtheIndianWarsbetween1867and1888.Kopec&FennhavethisrevolverownedbytheNYMilitia.




8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasreportedstolenbyTroopK,8thUSCavalryon10/26/1892.





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toFrankW.Chopetal,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."


















NYMilitia ThisSAAwasusedbytheNYMilitia. 1891 137796 "TheColtPeacemakerEncyclopedia"byKeithCochran

8thUSCavalry KopecstatesthatrecordsattheNationalArchivesshowthatthisSAAwasissuedtotheUS8thCavalryatsometimeinthepast.

1891 137900 KopecLetter&recordsmaintainedattheNationalArchives





8thUSCavalry ThisCavalryrevolverwasreportedstolenbyTroopK,8thUSCavalryon10/26/1892.







ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCplAbrahamL.Bainter,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

















ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toFrankC.Brito,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toJosephBrito,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."










ThisArtillerRevolverwaspartofa54gunshipmentofCavalryrevolverstothePoliceDepartmentinCebuCity,Philippines.Thisgunwasreportedstolen.










NYMilitia ThisSAAwasusedbytheNYMilitia 1891 138458 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran












ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCplWilliamS.Sullivan,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."



ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toCharlesRaulett,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

























ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toAlbertC.Bassage,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."













ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toEdwardPierce,TroopI,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."












SpanishAmericanWar ThisArtilleryrevolverwaspicturedinanarticleentitled"ColtSAAArtilleryModel"thatappearedinreferencedpublication.

1891 139403 AmericanRiflemanMagazine,Jun2006.


ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toWalterD.Quinn,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."





ThisArtilleryrevolverwaspartofa54gunshipmentofCavalryrevolverstothePoliceDepartmentinCebuCity,Philippines.Kopec&Fennsaythisgunwasusedatagovernmentarsenalforbarrelshorteningtests.

1891 139544 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran,&page99of"ColtCavalry&ArtilleryRevolvers,AContinuingStudy"byKopec&Fenn




ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissued6/20/1898toanunkownsoldierassignedtoTroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."






Barling.J.K.,Gunfighter&DeputyUSMarshal

ThisSAAwasusedbygunfighterJ.K.BarlingduringtheJohnsonCountyWarinWyoming.BarlingcamefromnearFortSmith,AR.Foratime,heservedasadeputyfor"thehangingjudge,"IsaacParker.BarlingwasapparentlykilledinasaloonshootingaftergettingbackfromWyoming.

1891 139904 Cochran&JamesD.JuliaAuctionHouse.Also,anarticleentitled"MajorWolcott'sList-GunsUsedbytheJohnsonCountyInvaders"byBillHockett,2002,revised11/4/2005.





Holt,Tom ThisColtSAAwasownedbyTomHolt.He'sbestknownforhisWesternfilms,includingStagecoach(1939)andTheTreasureoftheSierraMadre(1946).HoltstarredindozensofWesterns,primarilyforRKORadioPictures.

1891 139970 GeneAutryWesternHeritageMuseum



NYMilitia Thisserialnumberisknowntohavebeenona"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverissuedtotheNYMilitia.


Artilleryrevolverwithmultiplecomponentspossilylinkedtothe7thUSCavalry

KopecspeculatedtheframeonthisArtilleryrevolvercamefromanunissuedCavalryrevolveralteredattheSpringfieldArsenalin1898.Whenthisoccurred,theframewasmarriedwiththreeAinsworthinspectedcomponents,twoofwhichcamefromColtrevolversinLot6,oneofthe"prime"lotsfromwhichthe7thUSCavalrydrewtheirsidearms.


NYMilitia This"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.Itismarked"8-B"and"3-SC."Thesecondmarkstandsfoe3rdBrigade,SignalCorps."


NYMilitia This"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.Itismarked"20",whichprobablyreferstotheracknumber.


NYMilita "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochranindicatesthatthe"SC"onthisgunindicatesownershipbytheSouthCarolinaMilitia.AsKopec&FennshowsthatthisserialnumberprobablybelongstotheNYMilitiaandthe"SC"standsforSignalCorps.






NYMilitia This"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.Itismarked"B-21."


NYMilitia This"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.Itismarked"B-20"and"3-SC."Thesecondmarkstandsfoe3rdBrigade,SignalCorps."


46thUSVol.Cavalry VarioussourcesincludingHarvardUniversityArchivesandanotarizedletterfromPowers'daughterindicatethisArtilleryrevolverwascarriedbyEdwardD.PowersduringthePhilippineInsurrection(1899-1901)andagainfrom1906-1910.


NYMilitia This"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.Itismarked"2-SC-39."Thisstandsfor2ndBrigade,SignalCorps,Rack#39."






NYMilitia This"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.Itismarked"3-SC."Thisstandsfor3rdBrigade,SignalCorps."


NYMilitia This"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.Itismarked"B-23."









NYMilitia This"pre-1895"CavalryrevolverwasissuedtotheNYMilitia.Itismarked"16,"whichisprobablytheracknumber.


LastCavalryrevolverproducedbyColt

ThisCavalryrevolverhasthedistinctionofbeingtheverylastCavalrymodelmadebyColt.


Lillie,GordonW.,aka"PawneeBill"(1860-1942)

ThisPeacemakerbelongedtoLillie.Hewasashowman&performerwhospecializedinwildwestshows.Inoneofhisoriginalshows,Lilliewastheexclusivemanagerofthe"PawneeBill"HistoricWildWestShowExtravaganza.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyE.Whitcomb,acattlemaninvolvedinthisconflict.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyJoeElliot,arangedetectiveduringthisconflict.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyW.A.Wilson,aTexanduringthisconflict.


Selman,John ThisPeacemakerwasownedbyJohnSelman.HewassometimesidentifiedasanoutlawandsometimesaworkinglawmanoftheOldWest.HeusedthisguntokillJohnWesleyHardinintheAcmeSalooninElPaso,TX,on8/19/1895.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyCharlesS.Ford,acattlemaninvolvedinthisconflict.


MissouriPacificRailroad ThisPeacemakerwasownedbytheMissouriPacificRailroad.


JohnsonCountyWar ThisPeacemakerwaslikelyusedintheJohnsonCountyWarinWyoming.AColtlettershowsitwasshippedin1891toR.StanhopeinParis,TX.SeveralgunsinthesameSNrangewerepurchasedfromthisshop&usedduringthisconflict.

1891 142743 ColtLetter&InfoontheColtForum

JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyF.M.Benford,aTexaninvolvedinthisconflict.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyBobBarling,aTexanduringthisconflict.


MoviePropGun ThisPeacemakerwasrentedasamoviepropduringthefilmingof"OneEyedJacks,"starringMarlonBrando.


Perry,OliverCurtis ThisPeacemakerrevolverbelongedtoOliverC.Perry,whowasacareerburglar&trainrobberinlate19thcenturyNY.Hewassentencedto49yearsofhardlaborinAuburnPrison.Heescapedseveraltimesbeforebeingsenttoamoresecureprison.


Ford,RobertN.aka"Bob"Ford ThisPeacemakerbelongedtoBobFord.HewasanoutlawbestknownforkillingJesseJamesinApril1882,forrewardmoney.Foraboutayear,heperformedre-enactmentsofthekillingatpublicityevents.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyB.C.Schultz,aTexanduringthisconflict.


Peterson,Samuel ThisPeacemakerreportedlybelongedtoPeterson,whowasaKansasCityPoliceofficeruntil1885.Afterleavingthisjob,PetersonworkedasaClaimsAgentfortheUnionPacificRailroaduntilheretiredin1930.

1891 143558 ThisgunwasbeingsoldbytheJamesD.JuliaAuctionHouseforPeterson’sgrandson.Anaffidavitaccompaniesitalongwithnumerousfamilylettersandotherdocuments.

JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyWilliamLittle,aTexanduringthisconflict.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyM.A.McNally,aTexanduringthisconflict.


MexicanNationalRailroad ThebarrelofthisFrontiermodelrevolverisengraved"MexicanNationalRR."Itwaspartofa12gunshipmenttothiscompanyon1/12/1892.


144029

Rare9"barrel ThisPeacemakerisfittedwithararespecialorder9inchbarrelandanelongatedhammerscrewforattachingashoulderstock.

1892 144267 ThisSAAisphotographed&describedonpage251inTheColtBookofFirearmsbyR.L.Wilson

JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyPhilDuFran,arangedetectiveduringthisconflict.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyWillArmstrong,aTexanduringthisconflict.


2ndUSVol.Engineers ThisArtilleryrevolverbelongedtoCo.K,2ndUSVolunteerEngineersasof1898.


JohnsonCountyWar TheJohnsonCountyWarwasarangewarthattookplaceinJohnsonCounty,Wyomingbetween1889and1893.ThisSAAwasusedbyoneoftheparticipantsofthisconflict.


Street,H.K. ThisSArevolverwasownedbyH.K.Street,whowasarancher&gunmanintheArizonaTerritoryduringthe1890s.


CopperQueenConsolidatedMiningCo.

ThisengravedPeacemakerwasshippedtotheCopperQueenMiningCo.,Bisbee,ArizonaTerritory.ItistheonlyblackpowderSAknowntohavebeenshippedtothisminingcompany.

1892 146144 Cochran&thebook"AStudyoftheColtSAA"byGraham,Kopec&Moore

TVPropGun ActorJamesArnesscarriedthisColtPeacemakerinhisroleasMarshalMattDillononthepopularTVseries"Gunsmoke."


Logan,HarveyA.,aka"KidCurry"

ThisPeacemakerwasownedby"KidCurry,"anoutlawandgunmanwhorodewithButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid'sinfamousWildBunchgangduringthelate19thandearly20thcenturies.ItissaidthatLoganusedthisguntocommitsuicide.


DaltonGang(Gun1of10) ThisPeacemakerwasownedbytheinfamousDaltonGang.Itwasshippedwith9otheridenticalrevolversfromthefactoryon8/18/1892toSimmonsHardware,St.Louis,MO,foranA.E.Williams.ItwasrecoveredaftertheCoffeyville.KS,bankraid.

1892 147298 R.L.WilsonAuthenticationReport

Dalton,Bob(Gun2of10) ThisisoneofapairofPeacemakersownedbyoutlawBobDaltonoftheinfamousDaltonGang.BobDaltonalsoownedColtSAASN:147307.Thisgunwasoneofashipmentof10identicalrevolversshippedfromthefactoryon8/18/1892toSimmonsHardware,St.Louis,MO,foranA.E.Williams.ItwasrecoveredaftertheCoffeyville.KS,bankraid.

1892 147299 R.L.WilsonAuthenticationReport&article"TheDaltonGang'sFancyEngravedRevolvers"byBillGerber,TheGunReport,6/95.





Dalton,Emmett(Gun5of10 ) ThisPeacemakerwasownedbyoutlawEmmettDaltionoftheinfamousDaltionGang.Thisgunwasoneofashipmentof10identicalrevolversshippedfromthefactoryon8/18/1892toSimmonsHardware,St.Louis,MO,foranA.E.Williams.ItwasrecoveredaftertheCoffeyville,KS,bankraid.

1892 147305 R.L.WilsonAuthenticationReport&"ThePeacemakers"byR.L.Wilson.ThisgunwasondisplayattheGeneAutryMuseumofWesternHeritage.

DaltonGang(Gun6of10) ThisisoneoftwoSAAsownedbytheinfamousDaltonGang.Thisgunwasoneofashipmentof10identicalrevolversshippedfromthefactoryon8/18/1892toSimmonsHardware,St.Louis,MO,foranA.E.Williams.ItwasrecoveredaftertheCoffeyville,KS,bankraid.

1892 147306 R.L.WilsonAuthenticationReport&article"TheDaltonGang'sFancyEngravedRevolvers"byBillGerber,TheGunReport,6/95.Also,Pages419&422-423,"TheColtEngravingBook,"VolumeI,intheChapteronengraverCunoA.Helfricht.

Dalton,Bob(Gun7of10) ThisisoneofapairofPeacemakersownedbyoutlawBobDaltonoftheinfamousDaltionGang.BobDaltonalsoownedColtSAASN:147299.Thisgunwasoneofashipmentof10identicalrevolversshippedfromthefactoryon8/18/1892toSimmonsHardware,St.Louis,MO,foranA.E.Williams.ItwasrecoveredaftertheCoffeyville,KS,bankraid.


DaltonGang(Gun8of10) ThisPeacemakerwasownedbytheinfamousDaltonGang.Itwasshippedwith9otheridenticalrevolversfromthefactoryon8/18/1892toSimmonsHardware,St.Louis,MO,foranA.E.Williams.ItwasrecoveredaftertheCoffeyville,KS,bankraid.


DaltonGang(Gun9of10) ThisPeacemakerwasownedbyanunidentifiedmemberoftheinfamousDaltionGang.Thisgunwasoneofashipmentof10identicalrevolversshippedfromthefactoryon8/18/1892toSimmonsHardware,St.Louis,MO,foranA.E.Williams.ItwasrecoveredaftertheCoffeyville,KS,bankraid.


DaltonGang (Gun10of10) ThisPeacemakerwasoneofashipmentof10identicalrevolversshippedfromthefactoryon8/18/1892toSimmonsHardware,St.Louis,MO,foranA.E.Williams.ItwasrecoveredaftertheCoffeyville,KS,bankraid.

1892 147338 R.L.WilsonAuthenticationReport&pages419&422-423,"TheColtEngravingBook,"VolumeI,intheChapteronengraverCunoA.Helfricht.


Starr,Henry ThisPeacemakerwasownedbyHenryStarr,ahorsethiefandtrainrobber.Hewasalsoconvictedofmurderonce,inthekillingofUSDeputyMarshalFloydWilsononDecember13,1892.


WellsFargo&Co. ThisPeacemakerrevolverwasmarkedW.F.&Co.


Scybert,J.W. ThebackstrapofthisFrontiermodelrevolverisinscribed"J.W.Scybert-CityMarshal,presentedbyBernardyBros."Noinfoisknownaboutthislawmanorthepeoplewhogavehimthisfirearm.


J.B.Fox&Brothers TheColtLettershowsthisfactoryengravedPeacemakerwassoldto"J.B.Fox&Brothers"andshippedto"E.J.Post&Co."inAlbuquerque,NMon3/15/1893.JamesD.JuliaCatalogsays"J.B.Fox"mayrefertoJubileeB.Fox,aConfederatesoldierwhomigratedtoTexasaftertheCivilWar.Hediedin1924.(Seeserialnumber163823.)

1893 150333 ColtLetter&JamesD.JuliaCatalogno.3,Auctionof10/2014,page116,Object3096

MoviePropGun ThisPeacemakerwasrentedasamoviepropduringthefilmingof"HowtheWestWasWon,"starringJimmyStewart.


Charter,Robert"Henry" Accordingtofactoryrecords,thisPeacemakerwasshippedtoRoberts,Willis&TaylorCo.inSherman,TXin1893.ItwasownedbyRobert"Henry"Charterwhowasbelievedtobea"fringemember"oftheWildBunch.Hereportedlyhelpedsetupafreshhorserelaythatwasusedbythegangafterarobbery.

1893 151179 wyomingtalesandtrails.com


ThisArtilleryrevolverwaspartofa54gunshipmentofCavalryrevolverstothePoliceDepartmentinCebuCity,Philippines.Thisgunreportedloston12/29/1900.



ThisPeacemakerwasshippedtotheCopperQueenMiningCo.,Bisbee,ArizonaTerritory.


Tilghman,Bill ThisSAAwasownedbyBillTilgman.Hewasacareerlawman&gunfighterduringtheWildWestdaysofKansas&Oklahoma.


Tilghman,Bill ThisPeacemakerwasownedbyBillTilgman,whowasacareerlawman&gunfighterduringtheWildWestdaysofKansas&Oklahoma.


Kirchner,Carl ThisPeacemakerbelongedtoTexasRangerCarlKirchner.Hewasinvolvedinthe"TheBattleofTresJacales,"anOldWestgunfightthatoccurredin1893intheMexicanvillageofTresJacales.



ThisSAAwasshippedtotheCopperQueenMiningCo.,Bisbee,ArizonaTerritory.


Landcaster,FredH. ThisPeacemakerbelongedtoFredH.Landcaster,afamouslawmanofthelate19thandearly20thCenturies.HemightbetheonlylawmanwhoservedatdifferenttimesasDeputySheriff,DeputyFederalMarshal,ChiefofPoliceofSanAntonio,TX,andTexasRanger.

1894 155297 JamesD.JuliaAuctionHouse.“F.H.LANCASTER”isengravedonthebackstrap.

Locke,firstnameunknown ThisPeacemakerrevolverwasreportedlyownedbyLocke'sfatherwhilehewasaclerkfortheColoradoFuel&IronCompanyinTrinidad,CO.ThiscompanywasunderconstantthreatfromlaborunionsforitsstrikebreakingactivitiesassociatedwiththeLudlowMassacre.

1894 157985 LettersignedbyGeorgeR.LockeofCOthatstatesthisgunwaspurchasedbyhisfatherduring1895or1896.

Parker,RobertLeRoyaka"ButchCassidy"

ThisPeacemakerbelongedto"ButchCassidy,"anotorioustrainandbankrobber,andtheleaderofagangofcriminaloutlawsknownasthe"WildBunch."

1894 158402 JamesD.Julia

Aldrich,Roy ThisPeacemakerispartofapairofColtsbelongingtoTexasRangerRoyAldrich.Givenhisservicefrom1917-47,exceptingatwo-yearbreak,AldrichiscreditedashavingthelongesttenureofanyTexasRanger.


Aldrich,Roy ThisPeacemakerispartofapairofColtsbelongingtoTexasRangerRoyAldrich.Givenhisservicefrom1917-47,exceptingatwo-yearbreak,AldrichiscreditedashavingthelongesttenureofanyTexasRanger.


Caldwell,JohnRice ThisPeacemakerreportedlybelongedtoJohnR.Caldwell.Inthe1870-1880timeframe,heservedasajudgeinMissiouri.In1887,hemovedtoKansasandopenedabank.Hediedin1918.

1894 158577 JeremiahTradingCompany

Logan,Harry,aka"KidCurry" Outlaw"KidCurry"gavethisFrontierrevolvertoyoungexpressmessengerC.H.Smithasa"souvenir"afterCurryrobbedatrainoperatedbytheGreatNorthernRailroadon7/3/1901.Thegun'sbackstraphasaninscriptioncommemoratingthisevent.

1895 161095 DanielCullityAuthenticationLetter

Reeves,Bass ThisPeacemakerbelongtoBassReeves,whowasoneofthefirstAfrican-AmericanDeputyUSMarshalswestoftheMississippiRiver.

1895 161628 ThisSAAwasdonatedtotheUSMarshal'sMuseum,FortSmith,AR,byReeve'sgreat-nephew,JudgePaulBrady.

Ely,John This38-40WCFrevolverbelongedtoJohnEly,aNavadaminer,frontiersman,andone-timevigilanteinMontana.

1895 162178 RIAAuctionHouse

BuntlineSpecial ThisPeacemakerrevolverhasa16"barrelandfactorynickelplating.


Grimshaw,WilliamHarrison. ThisFrontierrevolverisattributedtotheownershipanduseofUSMarshallWilliamH.GrimshawofMinnesota.

1895 162498 AncestoryGunsLLC



Miller,HenrySpence AccordingtoMiller'sgreat-grandson,HenryS.MillerownedthisPeacemaker.MillerwasaDeputyUSMarshalinwesternMissourifromabout1893to1897.

1896 163113 JamesJuliaAuctionHousereferencesanotarizedstatementfromChristopherRileyWisewhoisthegreat-grandsonofHenrySpenceMiller.

Williams,J.,Shelby ThisPeacemakerwasownedbyJ.ShelbyWilliams,USMarshal,Paris,TX.WilliamswasappointedtothisofficebyPresidentGroverClevelandin1894.Thebackstrapisinscribed"JSWUSM."


Fox,J.B. "J.B.Fox"isengravedonthebutt-strapofthisPeacemakerrevolver.JamesD.JuliaCatalogsaysthisnamemayrefertoJubileeB.Fox,aConfederatesoldierwhomigratedtoTexasaftertheCivilWar.Hediedin1924.

1896 163823 JamesD.JuliaCatalogno.3,Auctionof10/2014,page116,Object3096

Tewksbury,Edwin ThisPeacemakerreportedlybelongedtoEdwinTewksburywhowasamaincharacterofthePleasantValleyWar.ThisconflictwasarangewarfoughtinPleasantValley,ArizonaTerritoryintheyears1882-1892.


Bison101FilmCo. Thisgunismarkedwiththeinitials"EC,"whichmayrefertoEnosCanutt,arodeorider,actor,stuntmanandactiondirector.

1896 16621X ocyoung.comgunsales


ThisAryilleryrevolverwasissued7/1/1898tothe1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."Thebackstrapismarked"7-1-98JackBradley-USNavy."


Taylor,Buck ThisColtSAAwasownedbythe"KingoftheCowboys"andBuffaloBill'sWildWestperformerBuckTaylor(1857-1924).

1896 167520 Thisgunwaspictured&describedinRobertLee&R.L.Wilson'sbook"TheArtoftheGun,MagnificentColts:SelectionsfromtheRobertM.LeeCollection,"Vol.II,pages344&345.

Rogers,Roy ThisColtSAAin.32WCFbelongedtosingerand1950sTVwesternstarRoyRogers.Hissignatureisengravedonthegun'sbackstrap.

1897 168462 "ColtSingleAction:FromPatersonstoPeacemakers"byDennisAlder

TVPropGun ThisPeacemakerwasusedbyActorMichaelLandonwhoplayed"LittleJoe"CartwrightontheBonanzaTVseries.

1897 171020 flikr.com

Torme,Mel ThisfactoryengravedPeacemakerwasownedbyentertainer&guncollectorMelTorme.


MoviePropGun ThisPeacemakerisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticulargunwasusedbyactorJohnWayneinthemovie“TheManWhoShotLibertyValance”(Paramount1962).


PacificMailSteamboatCo. ThisPeacemakerwasownedbythePacificMailSteamboatCompany.PMSCrepresentstheoriginsofthesteamshipbusinessonSanFranciscoBay.ItplayedacriticalroleinthedevelopmentofSanFrancisco&theStateofCalifornia.


CrowIndiannamed"BigMedicine"

ThisPeacemakerwasissuedtoCrowIndian"BigMedicine"whoscoutedforCuster&laterbecamechiefofpoliceoftheCrowAgencyinMontana.


WellsFargo&Co. ThisPeacemakerwasmarkedW.F.&Co.


Hammer,Frank ThisPeacemakerwasownedbyFrankHammer,whowasaformerTexasRangerwholedaeffortstokillorcaptureoutlawsBonnie&Clyde.

1898 180260 Book:ThePeacemakersbyR.LWilson

NYMilitia ThisArtilleryrevolverwasusedbytheNYMilitia.

1899 183798 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&Kopec'sCavalry&ArtilleryRevolversbook(page133oftheFirstEdition)

NYMilitia ThisArtilleryrevolverwasusedbytheNYMilitia.


Jackson,W.B. This.45caliberPeacemakerwasownedbyUSDeputyMarshalW.B.JacksonoftheGrayHorseIndianReservationintheOklahomaTerritory.


NYMilitia Kopec&Fennrefertothisasa"Buy-Out"revolver.ItwasnotoriginallyaCavalryrevolver,butacivilianrevolverusedbytheNYMilitia.Itismarked"8NY12".


NYMilitia Kopec&Fennrefertothisasa"Buy-Out"revolver.ItwasnotoriginallyaCavalryrevolver,butacivilianrevolverusedbytheNYMilitia.


NYMilitia Kopec&Fennrefertothisasa"Buy-Out"revolver.ItwasnotoriginallyaCavalryrevolver,butacivilianrevolverusedbytheNYMilitia.


NRAMuseum ThisPeacemakerisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.Ithaspearlgrips.


PineRidgeIndianReservation ThisPeacemakerwasusedbylawenforcementpersonnelatthePineRidgeIndianReservationinSouthDakota.


MoviePropGun ThisPeacemakerwasusedbyactorKevinKosnerduringthefilmingof"Silverado."





ThisArtilleryrevolverwasissuedtoWalterD.Quinn,TroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry,akathe"RoughRiders."

1899 189503 ArticleinManatArmsMagazinebyFrankMallory,Jan/Feb1989



Odem,David ThisSAAreportedlybelongedtoDavidOdemwhowasthePatricioCountySheriffinTexasfrom1882to1886andagainfrom1896to1914.In1919,heservedasaTexasRanger.

1899 191744 HeritageAuctionHouse&ColtFactoryLetter

Villa,Francisco"Pancho" ThisSAAbelongedto"Pancho"Villa,theMexicanRevolutionarygeneralandoneofthemostprominentfiguresoftheMexicanRevolution.


OwnedbyBillRuger ThisSAAbelongedtoBillRuger,thefounderoftheSturmRugerFirearmsCompany.

1899 191936 BattermanAuctionHoouseAuthenticationLetter



CopperQueenMiningCo.,AZ ThisSAAwasoneofatleast541ColtPeacemakerspurchasedbythiscompany.










Williams,RandallHankJr.,aka"HankWilliamsJr."

ThisSAAwasinthepersonalcollectionofsinger-songwriterHankWilliamsJr.

1900 201047 LettersignedbyWilliamson2/3/1989.



JohnBianchi ThisSAAwasownedbyBianchi,thefamousholstermaker.Hesolditin2014.

1900 201959 classic.gunauction.com



TVPropGun ThisSAAUsedbyactorLoraneGreenewhoplayedBenCartwrightintheTVseriesBonanza.












Raidler,Bill,aka"LittleBill"Raidler

ThisSAAbelongedto"LittleBill"Raidler,amemberoftheDoolin-Daltongang.Hewasinvolvedinnumerousbankandtrainrobberies,aswellasanumberofshootoutswithlawmen.In1895,hewastrailedtoahideoutbyDeputyUSMarshalBillTilghman.RaidlerwasshotinthewristbyTilghman.Asheattemptedtoflee,Tilghmanshothiminthebackandneck.Hesurvivedandwassentencedto10yearsinprison.
















EastTexasBroocks-Border-WallFamilyFeud

ThisColt.38WCFrevolverwasusedduringtheinfamousBroocks-Border-WallFamilyFeudinEastTexas,circa1900.TheWallbrotherswereboyhoodenemiesofCurgBorder,arelativeofthepowerfulBroocksfamily.

1900 202900 ThisgunwaspasseddownthroughtheWallfamily.


















1901 20345(8?) "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran


















1901 203499 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&ColtFactoryLetter































MoviePropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticulargunwasusedbyactorJohnWaynein“TrueGrit”(Paramount1969).






























Stone,RoyN. ThisSAAisfactoryengraved&nickelplated.Thebottomofthebuttisengraved"RoyN.Stone."Theidentityofthispersonisunknown.Ahand-writtenletteridentifiesthearmashavingcomefromthepersonalcollectionofaPeteMeñozofElPasoTXandJuarez,Mexico.

1901 205976 LeroyMerzAuctionHouse

































Smith,WilliamE. ThisSAAwasownedbyWilliamE.Smith.HewasaDeputyUSMarshalinNewMexicoandservedasaPrivateinTroopG,1stUSVolunteerCavalry(RoughRiders)underTeddyRoosevelt.HeworkedasapolicemaninElPasoandlaterbecameChiefDetectiveoftheElPasoPoliceDept.From1911-1913hewasaCaptainintheTexasRangers.

1901 213651 ColtPeacemakerEncyclopedia/VolumeII,Cochran

Cathey,LaneyThomas ThisCavalryrevolverwascarriedbyCatheywhileheservedwiththeAmericanDetectiveAssociation(ADA).TheADAwassimilartothePinkertonDetectiveAgency.

1901 215281 TrueWestMagazine,May2018



















TVWesternSeriesProp ThisSAAisoneoftheColtrevolversusedbyactorJamesArnessasMarshalMattDillonduringtheTVseries"GunSmoke."

























1901 218?043 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran













TVPropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticularColtwasoneofthegunsusedbyactorDanBlockeras“HossCartwright”intheBonanzaTVseries.





























1902 223474 "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran&ColtFactoryLetter


























1902 228644? "ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran






1902 228652 Cockran-2



Bianchi,John ThisFrontiermodelrevolverwasintheprivatecollectionofholstermakerandcollectorJohnBianchi.

1902 228701 Lock,Stock&BarrelInvestments.ThisgunhasaCertificateofProvenancesignedbyBianchi.


1902 230877 ColtForm


Reeves,Bass ThisSAAwasownedbyBassReeves,whowasablacklawmanintheIndianTerritory.Reeves’daughtersoldthisrevolvertocollectorTomOdomofAlabamainthe1960s.

1902 233872 TheGunFightsofBassReevesbyMassadAyoobinAmericanHandgunnerMagazine

MoviePropGun ThisSAAwasownedbyEllisMercantile&HouseofProps(laterrenamedEllisProps&Graphics) .Ithastheirmark,aletter"E",stampedontheframe&cyclinder.

1902 234129 CertificateofauthenticityfromEllisPropHouse.

CopperQueenMiningCo.,AZ AColtFactorylettershowsthisrevolverwasshippedtotheCopperQueenConsolidatedMiningCo.,on11/13/1902.



1902 235016 ColtForm

OncepartoftheGeneAutryWesternHeritageMuseumCollection

AfactorylettershowsthisSAAwasshippedtoWillAllen,Dallas,TX,in1902.ItwasoncepartoftheGeneAutryWesternHeritageMuseumCollection.


BrowningBrothers ThisSSArevolverin.32WCFwasshippedon1/22/1903toBrowningBros.inOgden,Utah,c/oWinchesterArms.JohnM.Browning&hisbrotherarewellknownfirearmdesignerswhoworkedforWinchesteratthistime.




CopperQueenMiningCo.,Az ThisSAAwasoneofatleast541ColtPeacemakerspurchasedbythiscompany.


CopperQueenMiningCo.,AZ AFactorylettershowsthisSAAwasshippedtotheCopperQueenConsolidatedMiningCompanyinBisbee,AZTerritory.Thebackstrapofthisrevolverisengraved"CopperQueenMine."

1903 240047 ColtForum&ColtFactoryLetter

Hooker,RalphL. ThisSAAreportedlybelongedtoRalphL.Hooker.For30years,HookerservedasalawmaninMissouriandArizona.Hediedin2001atage95.

1903 241170 JamesJulaAuctionHouse



CopperQueenMiningCo.,AZ ThisColtSAAwasshippedtotheCopperQueenMineinBisbee,AZon6/12/1903

1903 243011 ColtLetterdated3/26/1963





TVand/orMowiePropGun ThisSAAhastheletter"E"stampedabovetheserialnumberontheframe.ThisindicatesthegunwasownedbyEllisProps&Graphics,acompanythatprovidedpropsforTVshowsandmoviies.


Krueger,Glenn ThisSAAwasownedbyTexasRangerGlennKrueger,Co.D,from1948to1986.Thisgunisengravedwithachromefinish.








Meldrum,RobertD.,"Bob" This.45caliberrevolverwasownedbyRobertD.Meldrum,agunfighter&hiredkillerwhowasemployedbywesternmineownersduringlabordisputesintheearly1900s.


Meldrum,RobertD. ThisColtSAAbelongedtoRobertD.Meldrum,anearlylawman/Pinkertonagent/stockdetectiveinColoradoandWyoming.Thebackstrapisengraved"FromTheTomboyGoldMineCo.Lt'd/TellurideColo."Thebuttstrapisengraved"Rob't.D.Meldrum".

1904 253161 JamesD.Julia







Farr,Jefferson ThisengravedSAAbelongedtoSheriffJeffersonFarrofWalsonburg,CO.Itappearedonthecoverofthereferencedpublication.

1904 256058 Fall1995issueof"TheTexasGunCollector,"thepublicationoftheTexasGunCollectorsAssociation."

GunconfiscatedbyfamedTexasRangerFrankHamerafterhisfirstgunbattle

AccordingtoHamer'sson,“ThisgunwasinthepossessionofEdPutnamaliasEdSibleyinDelRio,TexasonDec1,1906,whenheengagedinagunfightwithfourTexasRangers,CaptainJohnH.Rodgers,RangerMarvinBailey,RangerDukeHudsonandmyfather,FrankHamerwhohadjoinedtheRangerserviceonAprilofthesameyear."

1904 258183 Notarizedstatement/billofsaledatedDec.9,1981fromFrankA.Hamer,Jr.Thisincidentisdocumentedinthebook"I’mFrankHamer,"byJenkins&Frost.




Gunpossiblyassociatedwith"Pancho"Villaoroneofhislieutenants

Thisfactoryengraved,nickel-platedFrontiermodelrevolverwasshippedtoSimmonsHardwareCo,C/OSheltonPayneArmsCo,1/19/1905.SheltonPayneArmsCo.waslocatedinElPaso,TXandreceivedmanyarmsfor"Pancho"Villaandhislieutenantsduringtheborderwarera.

1905 262020 Little-JohnAuctionService

TVPropGun ActorGeneBarrycarriedthisPeacemaker.45intheTVseries"BatMasterson"(1958-1961).

1905 262798 StembridgePropRentalInvoice



AnacondaCopperMiningCo. ThisSAAwasdeliveredtotheAnacondaCopperMiningCo.inButte,MTon2/17/1905.

1905 263916 Little-JohnAuctionService















TVPropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticularColtwasoneofthegunsusedbyMichaelLandonas“LittleJoeCartwright”ontheBonanzaTVseries.




CopperQueenMiningCo.,AZ ThisSAAwasoneofatleast541ColtPeacemakerspurchasedbythiscompany.ThisisaColtSheriff'sModelSAArevolverin.45Colt.



1905 271718 ColtForum&ColtFactoryLetter







WellsFargo&Co.(SeeNextListing)

ThisgunwasmarkedW.F.&Co.ThesamerevolverappearstoalsobelinkedtotheCopperQueenConsolidatedMiningCompany.


CopperQueenMiningCo.,AZ ThisSAAwasoneofatleast541ColtPeacemakerspurchasedbythiscompany.ThesamerevolverappearstobealsolinkedtoWellsFargo&Co.







TVPropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticularColtwasoneofthegunsusedbyactorDanBlockeras“HossCartwright”ontheBonanzaTVseries.






TexasRangers ColtrecordsshowthisrevolverwasshippedtoTexasRangerCo.DinSouthTexason9/5/1906










NRAMuseum ThisSAAisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.Ithascattle-brandengraving.Nofurtherinformationaboutthisrevolverisknown.






Kinman,Greg,AKA"Hickok45" ThisPeacemakerisownedbyYouTubeshootingsensation"Hickok45."Ithasappearedinatleastoneofhispopularshootingvideos.

1907 288846 Hickok45YouTubeChannel

Speed,William ThisSAAwasownedbyWilliamSpeed.HewasaCochiseCountyrancherandArizonaRanger;whowasengagedinthecattlebusinessuntil1893.













FortSumnerMuseum,NM ThisSAAwasownedbytheprivateFortSumnerMuseuminNM.Thismuseumhad"BillytheKid"&WildWest-relatedartifacts.ThisgunwasauctionedinOct2017afterthemuseumclosed.Itshistoricalsignificanceisunknown.

1907 291995 auctionssoutwest.com






SantaRitaCopperMine,NM Thisfrontierrevolver(.44-40)wasshippedtoKrakauer,Zork&MoyeCo.ofElPaso,TX,on6/7/1907.TheirsalesrecordsshowitwastransferredtotheSantaRitaCopperMineinNMon10/17/1912.

1907 294912 Univ.ofTexasmaintainedrecordsforKrakauer,Zork&MoyeCo.RIAAuctionHouse.




1907 295610 Cochran

Hale,Monte ThisPeacemakerisoneofamatchedpairofrevolversownedbyMonteHale,aB-Westernfilmstarandcountrymusician.

1907 297571 BoydMagerCollection



DetroitCopperMiningCo. ThisSAAwasshippedtotheDetroitCopperMiningCo.inArizona.Thiscompanywasincorporatedin1874.

1907 298610 Cochran

Mix,Tom ThisSAAwasownedbyTomMix,whowasanactorandthestarofmanyearlyWesternmoviesbetween1909and1935.

1907 299014 Cochran















GovernmentofMexico ThisPeacemakerin.38-40wassenttoM.HartleyCo.,NYon4/10/1908forshipmettotheGovernmentofMexico.Thebarrelisengraved"E.deMex."

1907 303934 AStudyoftheColtSAARevolverbyGrahan,Kopec&Moore



WellsFargo&Co. TheColtlettershowsthisSAAwasshippedtoWellsFargo&Co.,c/oW.M.Ashton,PurchasingAgent,on7/20/1908.Thebuttismarked"W.F.&Co."










WellsFargo&Co. ThisgunwasmarkedW.F.&Co.ItwasshippedroWm.H.Ashton,PurchasingAgentforWellsFargo&Co.on4/6/1909.





WellsFargo,Co. ThisSAAwasownedbytheWellsFargoExpressCompany.


WellsFargo&Co. ThisgunwasmarkedW.F.&Co. 1909 309034 "TheColtPeacemakerEncyclopedia"byKeithCochran

MoviePropGun ThisColtrevolverwasusedbyfilmiconJohnWayne.ItleftthefactoryasaBisleymodelbutwaslateralteredtotheSAAconfigeration.ItissaidthatWaynefirstusedthisColtinthemovie"WarWagon."

1909 309795 http://www.jcs-group.com




Edwards,Rusty ThisSAAisownedbyarmscollectorRustyEdwards.



TVSeriesPropGun ThisSAAwascarriedbyactorRichardBooneinthepopularTVseries"HaveGunWillTravel."

1909 313984 CollectionofWesleyD.Tibbals&JayT.Tibbals

Hamer,Frank ThisSAAwasownedbyFrankHamer.HewasaTexasRangerresponsiblefortrackingdownandkillingthecriminalduoBonnieParkerandClydeBarrowin1934.

1910 314012 Cochran&ColtFactoryLetter

NRAMuseum ThisSAAisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.Thereisnofurtherinfo.


PhelpsDodgeMiningCo,AZ ThisSAAwasshippedtotheBisbee,AZlocationofthisminingcompanyon03/10/1911.



TVProp ThisPeacemakerisoneofseveralColtrevolversusedbyactorJamesArness,whoplayedMarshalMattDillon,inthelong-runningTVseries"Gunsmoke"(1955-1975)

1911 317234 StembridgePropRentalDocuments&TruewestMagazine

NRAMuseum ThisSAAisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.ItbelongedtoErleStanleyGardener,creatorofPerryMason.




Torme,Mel ThisSAAwasownedbyMelTorme,awell-knownentertainerandguncollector.Thisgunwasinhispersonalcollection.ItoriginallybelongedtoE.A.BeardwhoworkedinAlaskain1912.


PhelpsDodgeMiningCo.,AZ ThisSAAwasshippedtothisArizonaminingcompanyon05/18/1912.


Overlock,CharlesAlton ThisSAAwasownedbyCharlesA.Overlock,whowasoneofthefoundersofDouglas,AZ.In1909,hewasappointedUSMarshal.WhentheterritorywasadmittedtotheUnionin1912,hewasreappointedUSMarshalfortheDistrictofArizonawhichheserveduntilFeb1914.

1912 324695 JamesD.JuliaAuctionHouse.Thebackstrapisengravedinperiodscript“C.A.Overlock”.

PhelpsDodgeMiningCo.,Az ThisSAAwasshippedtotheMorenci,AZlocationofthePhelpsDodgeMiningCo.on02/22/1913.


Mix,Tom ThisSAAwasownedbyTomMix,whowasafilmactorandthestarofmanyearlyWesternmoviesbetween1909and1935.Heappearedin291films,allbutnineofwhichweresilentmovies.



ThisengravedPeacemakerhas"TexasCooper"onthebackstrapand"101Ranch"onthebutt.The110,000acre"101Ranch"locatedintheIndianTerritoryofOklahomabeforestatehood.Itislocatednearmodern-dayPoncaCity,OK.

1913 326965 Cochran&"AStudyoftheColtSAA"byGraham,Kopec&Moore

ExtremelyRareColtSheriff'sModel

ThisSAArevolveristheonlynon-engravedlong-fluteColtSheriff'smodelknowntoexist.Itispicturedonpage77of"AStudyoftheColtSAA"byGraham,Kopec&Moore&mentionedonpage158ofthesametext.

1914 328915 "AStudyoftheColtSAA"byGraham,Kopec&Moore.

Elliot,Gordonaka"WildBill" ThisSAAwasownedby"WildBill"Elliott,whowasanactorwhospecializedinplayingtheruggedheroesofBWesterns,particularlytheRedRyderseriesoffilms.


Elliot,Gordonaka"WildBill" ThisSAAwasownedby"WildBill"Elliott,whowasanactorwhospecializedinplayingtheruggedheroesofBWesterns,particularlytheRedRyderseriesoffilms.


Fulcher,Syd ThisSAAwasownedbySydFulcher,whowasatrain&mailrobberwhowasinseveralgunfights.Hewassentencedto25yearsatLeavenworthprison.

1915 329867 ColtLettershowinggunshippedtoSidFulcher

RareSheriff'sModelSAA ThisengravedsilverplatedSheriffsModelSAAhasalong-flutecylinder.ItisintheTexasA&Mcollection.

1915 328983 TexasA&MCollection

PhelpsDodgeMiningCo.,AZ ThisSAAwasshippedtotheBisbee,AZlocationofthePhelpsDodgeMiningCo.on07/9/1915.


PhelpsDodgeMiningCo.AZ ThisSAAwasshippedtotheDouglas,AZlocationofthePhelpsDodgeMiningCo.on07/9/1915.



Mix,Tom ThisSAAwasownedbyTomMix,whowasafilmactorandthestarofmanyearlyWesternmoviesbetween1909and1935.Heappearedin291films,allbutnineofwhichweresilentmovies.


Sitre,John;andJackson,HaynieJoaquin

Sitre&JacksonwereTexasRangers.Jacksonservedfrom1966to1993.DocumentswiththerevolverindicatehepurchaseditfromthewidowofWWIeraTexasRangerJohnSitre.

1915 331889 RockIslandAuctionHouse.Thisgunwasdocumentedasa"governmentexhibit"fromthe1966-67O'HanisBankburglaryinvestigationandsignedbyJackson.

Patton,GeorgeS.Jr., ThisSAAwasownedbyGeorgeS.Patton.Jr.HesaidheusedthisguntokilltwoofPanchoVilla'slieutenantswhileservinginMexicoduringthePunitiveExpeditionof1916.Later,hecarriedthisrevolverwhileaWWIIgeneral.


Putnam,Amzy ThisSAAwasownedbyAmzyPutnam.ItisaccompaniedbyoriginalpaperworkappointinghimaTexasRangerinCo.C,RangerForce,StateofTexas.

1916 332149 HeritageAuctionsMilitariaAuctionCatalog#6023,Dallas,TX

Milton,JeffD. ThisSAAwasownedbyJeffD.Milton.HewasaTexasRanger,detectiveforacattleassociation,andDeputySheriffinNM.Inthe1890s,heworkedfortheSouthernPacificRRandforthePullmanCo.HebecamechiefofpoliceinElPaso,TX,andadeputyUSMarshal.HeworkedasanagentforWellsFargo(1895-1900).In1904hejoinedthenewImmigrationServiceandpatrolledthesouth-westernUSborderfor28years.

1916 333342 JamesD.JuliaAuctionHouse.ColtlettershowsitwassoldtoJ.D.Milton8/7/1016.

Elliott,Gordonaka"WildBillElliott"

ThisSAAwasownedby"WildBill"Elliott,whowasanactorwhospecializedinplayingtheruggedheroesofBWesterns,particularlytheRedRyderseriesoffilms.


Keith,Elmer ThisSAAwasownedbyElmerKeith,awell-knownIdahorancher,firearmsenthusiast,&author.

1917 335426 NRAAmericanRiflemanMagazine,11/3/15

Robinson,Andrew ThisSAAwasownedbyAndrewRobinson,whowasawealthycattlebaroninWestTexas.


NRAMuseumGun ThisSAAisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.Itisnickelplated.Nofurtherinformationisknownaboutthisrevolver.


McGivern,Ed ThisSAAwasownedbyEdMcGiven,whowasafamousexhibitionshooter,shootinginstructor,andauthorofthebook"FastandFancyRevolverShooting."


Cross,JohnWilliam ThisSAAwasownedbyJohnW.Cross,whowasbornintheIndianTerritoryandbecameaDeputyMarshalandscoutattheageof19.HecontinuedinlawenforcementandbecameaDeputySheriffinSeminoleCounty,OklahomaTerritoryin1906.Throughouttheremainderofhislifehestayedinlawenforcementandin1929wasappointedConstableinWewoka,Oklahoma.

1920 338824 JamesD.JuliaAuctionHouse.Leftsideoffrontstrap,undergrip,ishandstamped“JWC”.

Hoxie,Jack ThisSAAwasownedbyJackHoxie,whowasarodeoperformerandmotionpictureactorwhosecareerwasmostprominentinthesilentfilmeraofthe1910sthroughthe1930s.HeisbestrecalledforhisrolesinWesterns.


Milton,JeffDavis Milton(1861-1947)wasanOldWestlawmanandthesonoftheConfederateGovernorofFlorida.Atage15,hemovedtoTexaswhereheworkedasacowboy,thenliedabouthisageandjoinedtheTexasRangersin1878.Healsoworkedasadeputysheriff&expressmessenger.

1920 341192 Coltletter&page404ofthe"JeffMilton-AGoodManwithaGun"byJ.EvettsHaley

Hart,WilliamS. ThisSAAwasownedbyWilliamS.Hart,whowasasilentfilmactor,screenwriter,directorandproducer.Heisrememberedasaforemostwesternstarofthesilenterawho"imbuedallofhischaracterswithhonorandintegrity."


Lasky,Jesse&Torme,Mel ThisColtSArevolverin.44RussianwasonceownedbyJesseLasky,whowasoneofthethreefoundersofParamountStudios.Itwasalsoownedbyentertainer&gunCollectorMelTorme.

1922 343237 Cochranand"AStudyoftheColtSAARevolver"byGraham,Kopec&Moore.

SanAntonioPoliceDepartment,Texas

ThisSAAbelongedtotheSanAntonio,TexasPoliceDepartment.


McCutchen,C.M. ThisFrontiermodelwasshippedtoC.M.McCutchen,amagicianandexhibitionshooteron9/11/23.

1923 345531 AStudyoftheColtSAARevolverbyGrahan,Kopec&Moore

Hart,WilliamS. ThisSAAwasownedbyWilliamS.Hart,whowasasilentfilmactor,screenwriter,directorandproducer.Heisrememberedasaforemostwesternstarofthesilenterawho"imbuedallofhischaracterswithhonorandintegrity."


ShippedtoAlbanyHardware&IronCoinAlbany,NY

ThisSAAispicturedonpage171of"AStudyoftheSingleActionRevolver"byGraham,Kopec&Moore.



ThisSAAbelongedtotheSanAntonio,TexasPoliceDepartment.


Torme,Mel ThisfactoryengravedColt.38-40revolverwasinthecollectionofentertainer&guncollectorMelTorme.


Keith,Elmer ThisSAAwasonceownedbyElmerKeith,whowasawell-knownIdahorancher,firearmsenthusiast,andauthor.

1926 349034 Thisrevolverispicturedtwiceinthebook"HandbookHandguns"byTimothyMullin.


ThisSAAwasshippedtotheSanAntonio,TexasPoliceDepartmenton12/27/1927.Ithas"S.A.P.D."stampedonthebuttwith"#67."





Williams,RandallHankJr.,aka"HankWilliamsJr."

ThisSAAwasinthepersonalcollectionofsinger-songwriterHankWilliamsJr.

1927 350231 Collectors'Archives

BeaumontPoliceDept.,TX ThisSAAwaspartofa13gunshipmentfromtheColtfactorytotheBeaumont,TexasPoliceDepartment.


Elliot,Gordonaka"WildBill"Elliott

ThisSAAwasownedby"WildBill"Elliot,whowasafilmactorwhospecializedinplayingtheruggedheroesofBWesterns,particularlytheRedRyderseriesoffilms.















MoviePropGun ThisSAAisfromtheStembridgeArmoryCollectionoforiginalColtrevolversusedasTV/moviepropguns.ThisparticulargunwasusedbyactorPatrickSwayzeinthemovie“RedDawn.”








SanAntonioPoliceDepartment

TheColtFactoryLettershowsthatthisSAAwasshippedtotheCityofSanAntonioPoliceDepartmenton11/17/1927.Thebuttismarked"SAPD#71".

1927 350930 ColtLetter&"ColtPeacemakerCollectorHandbook&Guide"byKeithCochran





ThisSAAwasshippedtotheSanAntonio,TexasPoliceDepartmenton12/27/1927.Ithas"S.A.P.D."stampedonthebuttwith"#71."(Duplicateracknumber.)



ThisSAAwasshippedtotheSanAntonio,TexasPoliceDepartmenton12/27/1927.Ithas"S.A.P.D."stampedonthebutt.
































Patton,GeorgeS.,Jr. ThisSAAwasacquiredbyGeorgeS.Pattonaround1928andkeptduringtheremainderofhislife.Itisdifferentfromtheivory-handledSAAthathecarriedduringWWII.

1928 351427 ThisSAAcamefromthegrandsonofthelegendaryWWIIGeneral.














ThisSAAwasshippedtotheSanAntonio,TexasPoliceDepartmenton12/27/1927.Ithas"S.A.P.D."stampedonthebutt.


Richmond,AllenP. ThisSAAwasreportedlypresentedtoProfessorAllenP.Richmondbythe1929and1930graduatestudentsofThayerSchoolofEngineeringatDartmouthCollege.RichmondwasaprofessorandthecoachoftheDartmouthCollegeRifleTeam.

1928 351897 ProxibidAuctionWebSite

Chapman,GeorgeW.,TexasRanger

ThisSAAwasownedbyGeorgeW.Chapman,TexasRanger,Co.AinAlice,TX,1917;&Co.CinLaredo,TX1920-1921.


WinchesterRepeatingArmsCompany

TheColtlettershowsthisSAAwassoldtotheBritishPurchasingCommissioninNYandwasshippedtoWinchesterRepeatingArmsCo.inNewHaven,Connon6/18/1940.Thereisnoinfoaboutthegun'sdispositionbetween1929and1940.



ThisSAAbelongedtooneoftheMillerBrotherswhoownedthe110,000acre"101Ranch"locatedintheIndianTerritoryofOklahomabeforestatehood.Itislocatednearmodern-dayPoncaCity,OK.




















.44special ThisColtSAAischamberedin.44special.Accordingtotheseller,only5061stGenColtsweremadeinthiscaliber.Thisinfoisnotconfirmed.

1929 353459 GunsInternationWebSite

Maddos,L.,ChiefofPolice,Beaumont,TX

This.44SpecialSAAwasshippedtoL.Maddos,ChiefofPoliceofPolice,Beaumont,TX.


Johnson,Ben ThisPeacemakerwasownedbyactorBenJohnson.Theundersideofthebarrelismarked"FoxStudio."AccordingtotheBenJohnsonFamilyTrust,heuseditintheearlyblack&whitewesternmoviesandsomeofthelatercolormotionpictureslike"TheTrainRobbers"and"Chisolm."

1930 353894 SignedcertificatefromtheJohnsonFamilyTrust.

Stuckert,A.L. Thisgold-plated&engravedPeacemakerwaspresentedtoChiefDeputySheriffA.L.Stuckert,CrawfordCounty,OH.Itisinscribed"ToArthurfromaGratefulCounty."


Jones,Buck ThisSAAwasownedbyBuckJones,whowasamotionpicturestarofthe1920s,1930s,and1940s.Jonesstarredinmanypopularwesternmovies.


McGivern,Edward ThisSAAbelongedtoexhibitionshooterEdMcGivern.Thegripframeisengraved"EdMcGivern'sFanningGun."Anengravedplateonthebuttsays:"FanningShotsonPlayingCard1-Second11/5-Second13/10-Second12/5-Second."


NationalShootingMatchAward

ThisengravedPeacemakerwasoneoftheprizesawardedatthe1935NationalShootingMatchesheldatCampPerry,OH.


Autry,Gene ThisSAAbelongedtoGeneAutry,whogainedfameasasingingcowboyontheradio,inmovies,andontelevisionformorethanthreedecadesbeginningintheearly1930s.


CoverofManatArmsMagazine

Aphotoofthissilver-platedandfactory-engravedSAAappearedonthefrontcoveroftheMay/Jun1995editionofManatArmsMagazine.

1937 355459 ManatArmsMagazine,May/Jun1995.

Gehrig,Lou ThisColtSAAwasownedbybaseballlegendLouGehrig.It'sreportedlythesamegunthatGehrigcarriedinhisonlymovie,Rawhide,producedin1938.

1937 355626 Thisgun'sSNisshownonacertifiedcopyofGehrig’sapplicationforaNYStatepistollicense.

McGivern,Edward ThisColtSAAwasownedbyfmousexhibition&trickshooter,EdMcGivern.HeperformedthroughoutEuropeandtheU.S.inthelate1930sthroughthe1950s.Atonetimehewasdubbed"TheFastestGunIntheWorld."

1937 356015 ThisgunwasinthepossessionofMcGivernuntilhisdeath,whenitwaspassedbyhiswidowtooneofhisfriends.

DuMont,JohnS. This.38Spl.SAAwithivorygripswasengravedbymasterengraverAlvinAWhiteforColtcollectorJohnS.DuMont.Thebackstrapisengraved"JohnS.duMont."

1939 356949 WrittenstatementfromAlvinAWhiteacknowledgingthatheengravedthisrevolverforDuMont.

NRAMuseumGun ThisSAAisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.Itisinmintcondition.Nofurtherinfoavailable.


NRAMuseumGun ThisSAAisondisplayattheNationalFirearmsMuseum.Nofurtherinformationisavailable.


Triggs,JamesM.(1924-1992) ThisPeacemakerwasownedbyJamesM.Triggs,whowasaprofessionalillustrator.Hemaderealisticdrawingsoffirearmsthatappearedonthecoverof"GunDigest"andotherpublications.


Morano,AlbertPaul ThisPeacemakerwasownedbyAlbertP.Morano,whowasaCongressmanthatservedintheUSHouseofRepresentativesduringthe1950s.


Endofanera. Thisisthelast1stGenerationSAAmadebyColt.Itwasassembledin1948usingpartsmadebeforeWWII.It'sunknownwhytheColtwebsiteindicatesitwasmadein1940.

1948 357859 LettersignedbyM.S.Huber,ColtFactoryHistorian

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