Adopted in 1872 by the US Army, the Colt Single Action Army in .45 Colt is one of the most famous revolver designs ever made, if not the most famous. While Westerns often portray it as the most common revolver of the time and place, the high price demanded by Colt and Sam Colt's stubborn insistence on single action meant that among civilians it was more likely one would see a cheaper revolver made by a “lesser” name (possibly even imported from Europe) in the Winchester rifle's .44 WCF (AKA .44-40) or .44 Russian (an improvement of the .44 American, and ancestor to .44 Special and .44 Magnum), if not a smaller cartridge altogether, or cartridge conversions of surplus cap and ball revolvers. It was pressed back into service later in the 1800s after its successor Colt M1892’s anemic cartridge was found to have insufficient stopping power in the Philippines, leading directly to an insistence by armament officials that <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://civarchive.com/models/1258277/m1911a1-illustrious">their next handgun</a> fire a .45 round capable of similar power. Despite having long been out of service, many reproductions are still made today, primarily in Italy.Tags: es_a_a, revolverOnly one small tag change from Illustrious.

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