Lawrence discovered that the single action of Colt was a great safety feature. Lawrence aka “Lawrence of Arabia” was one of the most famous British men to carry one and American General George S. This also means that for those involved in Cowboy Action shooting in the United States or Colonial Action shooting in Australia, or for enthusiasts and re-enactors all over the world a Colt Single Action Army is going to be a historically accurate revolver for the period 1873 onwards right up until the wars of the early twentieth century. So the “Gun that won the West” was very well traveled and featured in some of the most famous battles of the nineteenth century and the Victorian era. British officer armed with Colt Single Action Army revolver during the Zulu Wars of 1879-1896. These Colt Single Action Army revolvers were chambered for the standard British cartridge the. Colt even had a production facility in Britain and his revolvers were popular with British Army and Navy officers who were responsible for buying their own revolvers. That being said the Colt SAA was found all over the globe especially in the far reaches of the British Empire including in Africa, Australia, India and Canada. The Colt Single Action Army revolver is often described as “The gun that won the West”, and along with the Winchester and Marlin lever actions that’s pretty much true.

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