F.A.P. 1873 MODEL "B"

Action:    Single Action
Made in:    Italy 
Caliber:    45 Colt
Barrel length:    4.75" 
Barrel finish:    Blued 
Barrel type:    Round 
Edge material:    Stainless Steel 
Casing finish:    Color Case-Hardened 
Sights:    Front - Hunting 
Trigger:    Direct 
Grip:    Walnut 

Despite the fact that many various pistols were utilized on the American boondocks, none are more inseparable from the term 'old West' than the omnipresent Colt SAA (Single Action Army) gun. Initially presented in 1873, the 7.5" .45 Colt rendition was formally embraced by the United States Army that very year thus its 'Military' assignment. Conveyed by such wilderness legends as Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and Jesse James, a fitting demonstration of the life span of the amazing 'Peacemaker' was its proceeded with utilize long after the West was won: it remained the essential obligation sidearm of Frank Hamer, the Texas Ranger whose gang finished Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow's wrongdoing binge in 1934, and was conveyed by George S. Patton in both universal wars. More than 357,000 'first era' Colt Peacemaker pistols were created somewhere in the range of 1873 and 1941.