A topstrap held it firmly in place.Īs almost immediately adopted by the U.S. The impact of a big bullet slamming into the barrel could actually cause it to begin to bend away from the frame. ![]() Prior to it their barrels were secured to the main frame only at the bottom. Why was that feature incorporated into the design? Strength! Colt wanted to make this new handgun capable of firing heavier loads. In the beginning Colt called it their “Strap Pistol.” That was because it was the first of their handguns to have a top-strap over the cylinder. It might surprise some fans of the Colt SAA that such was not its original name. ![]() Have you ever seen a cowboy movie that didn’t show a Colt SAA or replica? Perhaps people in places like New Guinea, Iceland or Madagascar may not know what handguns those actors are shooting, but I’d bet if a locale has electricity they have seen one sort or another of cowboy movie. ![]() Now we get to what can (arguably) be called the “World’s Most Famous Handgun.” Is it? I think so because American western movies have made it to about all corners of the earth. Part 8 Of 12 Part Genesis Of The Colt Single Action
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