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Details

Object Name: revolver
Maker: Colt's Manufacturing Company
Place Made: Hartford, CT
Title: Experimental Single Action Army Revolver
Date: circa 1960
Materials: Steel body, blued finish, walnut grips
Dimensions: 13 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in (34.2 cm x 15.8 cm x 3.8 cm)
Object ID: 87.118.50

Institution: Autry Museum of the American West

Category: Art and Artifacts

Remarks

"But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: ’Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?" Clint Eastwood spoke these memorable lines in the 1971 action film Dirty Harry while wielding a Model 29 Smith & Wesson. The .44 Magnum caliber cartridge was developed in the 1950s, and several companies modified existing models to accommodate the powerful projectile. Colt even experimented with the .44 Magnum caliber cartridge on the Single Action Army frame. To handle the cartridge, serial number GX9234 was specially made with a larger-than-normal cylinder, frame, and grips. Colt ultimately decided not to add the variation to its production line, so serial number GX9234 is the only Single Action Army specifically manufactured in .44 Magnum caliber.

Revolver, Colt Developmental Prototype Model Single Action Army, .44 magnum caliber, serial number GX9234, made by Colt's Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut, circa 1960.

Subject

The Colt Revolver in the American West (Greg Martin Colt Gallery)

"The Handgun that Won the West" (Greg Martin Colt Gallery)

Unique Specimens (Greg Martin Colt Gallery)

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