Colt London Agency SAA .450 Boxer From 1875

bigmoose · Dec 13, 2023

lestert357 said:
That’s a beautiful and fairly rare Colt Single Action! Very unusual and fortuitous to be able to get a letter for a 1937 SAA as I’m sure you know most of those records are missing.

Yes, It was fortunate that a previous owner had the wherewithal to get a letter back in the ‘70s before the records disappeared.

P.s. thanks for enlarging the thumbnails!

WardenRoss · Dec 13, 2023

Ivan the Butcher said:
What the heck is 45 Boxer?

Ivan

I had to use the Google Machine...

The .450 Adams was a British black powder centrefire revolver cartridge, initially used in converted Beaumont–Adams revolvers, in the late 1860s.[1] Officially designated .450 Boxer Mk I, and also known variously as the .450 Revolver, .450 Colt, .450 Short, .450 Corto, and .450 Mark III, and in America as the .45 Webley,[2] it was the British Army's first centrefire revolver round.[2]

.450 Adams - Wikipedia

iby · Dec 13, 2023

Thanks Terry

Rudi · Dec 14, 2023

To the OP, a real piece of history there.

lestert357 · Dec 31, 2023

London Agency Colt SAA .450 Boxer From 1875

Now with a recently added Colt London Agency holster and belt rig which is period correct for my Colt SAA .45 Boxer. Few of these rigs have survived due to the majority of production having accompanied their owners on service in India and Africa…..

Photo Credit - JoeSalter.com

The belt and cartridge pouch are marked with the Colt’s London Agency stamp. The holsters were not marked…..

PhotoCredit - JoeSalter.com

And as the outfit might have appeared in 1875 when being laid out and readied for the trip to India or Africa…..

Onomea · Jan 2, 2024

Very, very nice, Lester. Thanks for showing us.

Colt London Agency SAA .450 Boxer From 1875

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