Twenty-five years later, I traded it back from him. A friend wanted that ivory stocked Colt badly and talked me out of it. Brothers and sisters, right there, I plunked my money down on a 31/2″. If my memory is correct, he had Colt make six of each variation, and they were selling very well at the show. All had ejector rods! The proprietor at the table was the late Don Wilkerson - a well-known and authoritative writer about SAAs. 45 calibers, some with normal factory grips, some with factory ivory one-piece grips, some nickel-plated, some blued/color case hardened, etc. There were a variety of SAAs with 31/2 and 4″ barrels in. At a mid-1990s Sahara Antique Gun Show in Las Vegas, I saw a display that stopped me in my tracks. Fired cases would have to be punched out of chambers with a length of rod, a nail, a pencil or whatever someone managed to carry without poking a hole in themselves.Īs I mentioned, in former days, Colt accepted special orders. Why anyone would think that sheriffs or storekeepers didn’t need ejector rods is a mystery to me. Kind of ironically, I bought it from a sheriff. I once had a nickeled “Storekeeper’s Model” with both. As far as I’m aware, “Storekeeper’s Models” could be either. In former days Colt didn’t hesitate to accept custom orders.Īfter the “Sheriff’s Model,” some bright marketing light at Colt determined there should be a “Storekeeper’s Model.” It was the same as the “Sheriff’s Model,” except the barrel length was 4″. 45 Sheriff’s Models have been made on custom order. Also, I should mention that more recently in 3rd Generation, some. 44-40, or there was an option of having cylinders for both cartridges. After the company ceased production, another single action fan wanted it so badly, I sold it with regrets.Įarly in Colt’s 3rd Generation production, an unknown number of. 45 Sheriffs Models with 3″ barrels sans ejector rods were made. In Colt’s 2nd Generation production, only 503 of. Naturally, replica makers have cloned those also. And then there are the “shorties,” which usually have been produced by Colt on special order or in limited runs.
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