1883 SAA
This SAA was shipped to Browning Brothers- Ogden Utah in 1887. The end of the barrel is worn to the bore on one side -from rubbing on saddle? or? It was purchased by my grandfather in 1940 from a guy who bought it in a saloon in Rifle Colorado about 1910. The story is the marshal had just shot the owner and gave the gun and holster to the bartender. The notches are thought to be an adaptation for a smaller hand. It would appear this SAA spent a lot of time in the badlands area during the outlaw era.
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