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Originally Posted by Gun 4 Fun
The 1860 was indeed a cap and ball design. It makes sense that the nipple relief would be on the right side. The gun could remain in the stronghand while decapping/capping.
Tha model P was a huge military contract for Colt. The minor design cganges that you mention wouldn't have been an issue. If not for the military contract, the model P most likely wouldn't have come into existance.
You may not want to accept the fact that the SAA is a left handed gun, but it is a historical fact.  |
Sorry, but until someone offers some empirical proof, then the legend that the SAA is a left-handed gun belongs to the stories of urban mythology.
Samuel Colt was a genius at marketing, and left handers represented (and still do) only about five percent of the population. It is inconceivable that the SAA would have been designed for lefties.
As to the cavalryman shooting left handed and wielding the saber in the right, it's virtually impossible to do both, and still control the horse. It's also very difficult, if not impossible to cross over with the left hand, and draw from a right handed flap holster, which was standard issue.