Replica of a Peacemaker 4.75" revolver, USA 1873, Cal. 45, made of metal and wood

A 4.75" replica revolver made of metal with wood grips, featuring a loading and firing mechanism and a rotating cylinder.

The Peacemaker revolver, also known as the Single Action Army (SAA), designed by Samuel Colt in 1873, was manufactured with different barrel lengths: the short version, at 4.75 inches; the longer versions, at 5.5 and 7.5 inches; or the imposing “Buntline Special,” at 12 inches.

This weapon was initially used by the U.S. Army. However, within a few years, most American citizens had acquired one of these revolvers. The fact that it used ammunition of the same caliber as the Winchester M1873 rifle helped popularize it as a handgun in the American Old West in the late 19th century.

Interestingly, this revolver has been given numerous nicknames. Aside from the aforementioned “Peacemaker,” it is also known as the “Frontier” or “Widowmaker,” a reference to how easily this revolver left the wives of the era widowed.

The film industry mythologized the “Peacemaker” in Westerns of the 1940s and 1950s, and it became associated with major screen stars such as John Wayne and Gary Cooper. Roosevelt also had one with his initials engraved on it, and George S. Patton used two.

29 cm - 975 gr