Along with the bone charcoal case hardened frame and hammer, metal features included: charcoal blued backstrap, trigger guard, ejector housing and barrel base pin, screws, and trigger were finished in nitre blue. Key Features: First-generation examples were initially made with iron frames that were color case hardened to withstand the higher pressures, and employed a screw to retain the base pin latch up to serial number 164,100 (i.e., the switch-over from “black powder frames” to “smokeless frames’). The Colt SAA would eventually be chambered for 36 different cartridges. Years Produced: 1873 – 1941 (First Generation) Model Designation: Single Action Army Revolver (also known as SAA, Model 1873, Peacemaker)ĭesigners: William Mason and Charles Brinckerhoff Richards Original Manufacturer: Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
