Colt's Peacemaker in the Old West
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- Short history on the early 1st Generation Colt SAA seen on the Wild Frontier
***No pistols were harmed in the making of this week's video.**
Also: Safety procedures were followed by all actors in the final skit. We are all professionals and checked that the Colt was unloaded before filming.
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It’s crazy how the 1911 that is still in use today was invented only 40 odd years after the colt single action army.
Both guns are. Colt makes memorable firearms.
The 1911 was designed with the popularity of the SAA in mind, so it took some design cues. .45ACP and the barrel length were designed to give similar ballistics to .44-40 or .45LC. It was single action with the hammer exposed and had a half cock. Also like the SAA, the 1911 was initially offered in both .38 and .45 variants.
Not really, look how long the English long bow as used
The thumbs down is someone who doesn't like the history of one of the most famous revolvers in the world. Sad, really.
Probably some counter culter reject from communist California.✌🤪🤓peace, drugs, nerds................
@@craigcook1571 You left out avocado toast!
There is Great Deal of romantic nonsense talked about the West, Personal I think the Myth of the west is more important to Americans than the Reality of it,
@@leebennett4117 Well, that is true. The western movie and tv era romanticized if and is very much a part of why we love it so.
No the thumbs down are from the schofield fans!
Well, those settlers and farmers couldn't have tamed the Wild West without one gun in particular; the double barrel shotgun. A large family of settlers likely didn't have a Colt Single Action Army revolver. Nor a Winchester repeater. But practically all of them had a double barrel shotgun. Simple to use, reliable, and affordable.
BTW, real nice-looking Colt, Santee. Hope you were able to buff out those scratches.
True. But they did it with shotguns, pistols, rifles....and tenacity. That's why we have a successful western U.S....because of people!
Loved the part at the end I feel that’s how most collectors feel about their guns. Good history lesson
Yeah, I wasn't really that concerned, but I do treat it differently than my clones.
Great video and thank you for making Bass Reeves a part of it.
Absolutely!
Santee can you do history videos of companies like smith and wesson and Winchester
Edit: thank you for all the likes
Absolutely!
My ex has a 1st Gen SSA .45 Colt Revolver that his grandfather won in a poker game. It was in France during WWI, and he won it as an IOU from a Texas Ranger. His grandfather and the Ranger exchanged addresses, but the Ranger never resurfaced, although his grandfather tried to find him. But this was the 1920s after a war and it wasn't easy to find someone. The gun got passed down in the family until my husband got it. The Ranger's address was lost sometime in the 50s. I was able to get a Certificate of Authenticity from Colt on the gun and gave it to my husband for Christmas one year. We never could find the Ranger. The gun was part of a shipment from Colt that shipped to St. Louis bound for Texas. The paperwork in St Louis that would have had the buyers name on it was lost in a fire. Oh well, it was a beautiful gun and still was in great shape and was very accurate.
You did your best to find the original owner, but you seem to be taking great care of it.
This is the greatest handgun ever made. The Colt Single Action Army. Six bullets... More than enough to kill anything that moves.
You're pretty good!
Except 7 people
I open carry the SAA on special occasions. Still viable, still leathal
@@itsmfchunky2265 that's when you get to experience the thrill of reloading in battle
@@emersonpage5384 that’s why gunslingers usually carry 2 of them so that the only time they need to reload is when they took care of the threat
“Skin that smoke wagon and see what happens.” When I saw Tombstone, I’d use that more than “I’m your huckleberry”.
You think it’s possible to make an old west vigilantes video, Santee? Great video by the way.
I think so!
Hey man
I second this
@@nathanthomas8251 Holy moly this comment was from a year ago
Your videos are tremendously helpful for my old west D&D campaign. Thank you!
You're welcome!
@@ArizonaGhostriders I apologize in advance for any off the wall questions I may ask in the following weeks/months. Lol
Wow. Beautiful revolver! And the video was excellent! If all you know about the Old West is what you see in movies.... videos like this are just what we need.
Thanks!
I really feel like this video needed to come with a disclaimer that no Colt revolvers were harmed in the making of this video. I always find amusing the difference between Hollywood and reality when it comes to operation of guns in the old west. Fanning would be bad because it seems to me that someone wouldn't want to abuse something that cost them more than a half a month's salary.
I have a 3 screw Ruger Blackhawk 357. Once I tried "fanning" with it and it about ripped the skin off my hand. Better to use gloves next time!
HA! I will put a disclaimer in the description field below the video saying just that.
There were folks that fanned their guns. I'm sure the gunsmiths in their towns liked them a lot.
Fanning was mostly something the trick shooters and exhibitionists did. Not only was it harmful to the weapon but it was also a great way to miss a lot and waste ammo that should've gone into the other man instead. I doubt many cowboys actually did it except for fun.
You know what's better than a Colt Single Action? Two Colt Single Action's! Good video Santee!
yes!!
A Colt Thunderer
Beautiful gun ya got there. Nothing feels better than a Colt SA in the hand. It may have been "meat & potatoes", not as mechanically fancy as others, but it was simple & dependable.
Yup!
So in the old west the reporters stretched the truth for those in the East. And today we have Hollywood.
Good thing there are people like you around to show the truth! 👍
We are still learning things. Every video teaches us stuff, too.
I never understood why so few militaries adopted them .Especially since some of them had no issue with having a Single Action revolver .
Well, the firearm was used in at least 8 wars...so I'd say it got around.
But only by the United States .Strange .
Handguns were normally only carried by officers in most armies, and the purpose was not to fight with it. It was more of a status symbol and a means to motivate soldiers.
Honestly I love how this gun has so many names. My favorites are Equalizer, Widow maker, and Peacemaker.
Those are good ones
@@ArizonaGhostriders yeah...but my number one favorite is Equalizer...because everyone is equal when they die.
@@lostonessoul5154 I think the name equalizer came from the saying "God made man, Samuel Colt made them (Man) Equal."
@@jonnyb.animationstutorials7119 OK now that's just badass.
"And on the 4th day, Samuel Colt finished his first peace maker, and aimed it at the heavens."
HA!
There better have been a pillow on that floor
stunt bag
Love the vids santee! Your videos are a good way to learn things about the old west. It’s a time period I’m passionate about and your videos again, are a great way to learn about it
Thank you so much!
Smoke that skin wagon and see what Happens... mighty powerful words
1:24
Skin that smoke
Your no daisy. Your no daisy at all
As a certain Ex-Soviet major once said "The greatest handgun ever made. The Colt Single Action Army."
Yes!
Over the asphalt was just plain mean. Really Santee that is one beautiful Colt you have there, good to see it in such caring hands!
HAAH! Yeah I hang with a rough crowd.
Lol, that was great. Breathing into the bag, I was laughing so hard I thought I was going to have to do the same.
Thanks!
This is the greatest handgun ever made. The Colt Single Action Army. Six bullets! More than enough to kill anything that moves.
Jury is still out on a Kodiak bear...
To be fair, 5 bullets, couldn't carry all 6 in anything close to safety.
Use the Hammer right and load all six
looks like Jerry is getting a visit from Rex regarding your priceless guns 🤣
Yes
Again,AWSOME!!!!I'm happy my parents named my Samuel!!!Good job!
Nice!
@@ArizonaGhostriders thank you!
Great video and beautiful gun!!! It looks incredible with the mirror finish nickel (?) and those tasty white grips. Very nice!!! Great tricks on display too!!!
Much appreciated.
“This is the greatest handgun ever made. The Colt Single Action Army. Six bullets... More than enough to kill anything that moves.”
Revolver Ocelot!
How do I buy one
Those that carried them then and those of us that carry them now do NOT load six cartridges in the SAA or any of its clones! Accidental discharges are common if carried with a live round under the hammer. Load one, skip one chamber, load 4 more, cock the hammer all the way back and ease it back down! There will be an empty chamber under the hammer/firing pin!
Any video with a Boogie Nights audio clip in it is automatically amazing
Thanks.
Really glad I made the decision to buy my 2nd Gen Colt in 38 Special last October
Smart!!!
Awesome video Santee. I posted it to my Facebook page and the Union Hill Gun Club message board.
Great cameo by Jerry
Thank you, Rusty
You guys have a lnack for making history really fun and interesting! My hat, as a fellow reenactor of the period, is off to you gentlemen! Thank-you for your very interesting presentation! "Shawnee Bill"
Thanks for that! Appreciate you keeping the spirit of the Old West alive.
fun fact the reason it took until 1873 for the peacemaker to come out is because another gun company had the patent for a bored through cylinder on a revolver for use with metallic cartridges so colt kept making ball and cap revolvers until 1869 which is the year the patent expired and then made the 1873 peacemaker while providing services to convert old ball and cap revolvers to metallic cartridge firing revolvers because there were so many of them in use still shortly after the peacemaker started to sell really well
Thanks for the info
Oh, how I love that revolver! Great video, Santee!!
Thanks Dustin!
A great gun to own. Those old Colts are amazing.
They are. I wish I had an antique one.
Another great video! The ending is fantastic! I have several 1873s just no actual Colts. I did purchase some replicas to practice my "spinning", I get nervous spinning my Vaqueros.
Naw, spin those vaqueros. They can handle it. I've dropped mine a number of times and it come up shooting fine.
@@ArizonaGhostriders I'll spin them now but in the beginning I practiced with the replicas .
The SAA is truly one of the most famous firearms ever made it certainly is one of the three most iconic Western arms along with Winchester repeaters and break open shotguns.
Yes!
Best episode yet! Thank you!!
- Nick 😃👍
Thanks
I went to like a hunting shop in Austria and saw a really nice single action I’m defffffiniley gonna go back and see if I can find it when I’m older
Wallace Graziano
Best see if you can reserve it / put it on layaway. Pay monthly and it'll be yours. Or just forget about it, it'll soon be gone. Forever ...
Hey Santee i love your vids man I love how you explain and do a lot of info about the topics can you do a review on the bolt action rifle please?🤠
I think so. Don't know much about the early ones, but I can find out
The most iconic of old west revolvers
Yes!
love how your videos are not only interesting but hilarious...
Glad you think so!
Although there are diehards that won’t admit it, there were double action cowboy guns in the old west. They first started coming out in the 1870s with Smith & Wesson starting in 1880. Many famous and infamous people carried them has a backup gun.
Actually, the Starr Double Action Revolver came out in the 1850-60 period. So those diehards can't fight history!
Arizona Ghostriders I have the complete set of Time Life western series. Full of pictures and facts.
Okay... the fact that a member of Blood, Sweat & Tears is wearing a Arizona Ghostriders tee shirt ( 3:47 ) Made. My. Day. I am done with the internet until tomorrow, goodbye y’all. - Jed 😂
HA! Thanks, Jedi.
I never knew that The Peacemaker (Colt 45) had so many nicknames I am now a subscriber.
Thanks!!! Welcome aboard.
Definitely the most recognisable weapon of the old West, maybe the most recognisable of all time.
I would say!
Me want one!! Perfect Beaky Buzzard usage!! :)
I thought so too. Thanks.
On the topic of better engineered guns, it's a shame that S&W didn't offer the Schofield in .45 Colt. It was the better handgun, especially for cavalry, with it's top break action. It allowed for faster reloads and, with practice, one handed reloads on horseback. The Colt required two hands for reloading and couldn't eject the spent casings at once, like the Schofield could.
Agreed
If Smith had come out with a .45 during the trial period, they may have won the contract with the Army.
Wasn't there a problem with the Scofield's top break malfunctioning? Any idea how prevalent that was if it did?
Also, was there a specific reason why they didn't make a .45 version? I haven't seen the two revolvers in real life, so I'm kinda fuzzy on the relative dimensions. Was the Scofield's cylinder shorter and unsuitable for larger calibers?
@@eldorados_lost_searcher They made the Schofield to use a proprietary cartridge, the .45 Schofield. It was shorter than the .45 Colt. From what I've heard, it was for patent reasons, even though Remington made the 1875 in .45 Colt.
@@RichWhiteUM
Thank you! There was also probably a desire to secure an ammunition contract, if that's the case.
You guys are awesome. I just love this channel
Thank you!
I have the short barrel version Santee, another classic vid, thank you guys.
OH YEA GREAT VIDEO SANTEE 🔫🤠🇺🇸🗽🙏🦅
Thank you!
Hey santee would you be able to do a video on the Australian old west like during the Ned Kelly era
I'm thinking yes, even though it's not in America (but it's really Old West)
Think I may have suggested the same thing aways back. Bush rangers are interesting. Think people would get a kick out of Ned Kelly's armour.
There is a decent film out there on Ben Hall, a Bush ranger. Check it out.
lusolad ok I will thanks
@@lusolad OK. Thanks.
One of the best endings so far, in my opinion! Great video!
Thanks.
Colt peacemaker is my favorite pistol of all time. Thanks for the awsome vid
You're welcome.
Great stuff guys, requesting a video on the Peacemakers buddy, '73 Winchester, thanks
My sister asked the same thing
Can do
@@ArizonaGhostriders can you do one on remington
@@Ray-Smith23 Yup
@@ArizonaGhostriders thank you very much sir
Fine gun, but I prefer the Remington 1875, just a sweet shooter and a lot better looking (love the sail)(personal preference). Thanks for another Fine Video. Coffee & Santee in the morning 👍🏼🤠
Glad you enjoyed it. I'll do one on your Remington, too.
Great video Santee!!!! As always
Thanks.
Mighty fine Santee and crew. Thanks
You're welcome.
Yeah, BEAKY BUZZARD
You did pretty good, too, Santee
Should have used Beaky before. He's a hoot.
can you potentially do a dressing the part video on the drifter
Sure
Ya!! IMO, the best designed pistol in it's time. Did I mention that my gr-grpa won an 1873 Colt Peace-Maker (along with a horse/saddle) in a poker game in 1912? He was so proud of that! He brought them home, showed them to family. Threw the pistol into a closet( it was often taken out to show-and-tell) then went and traded horse/saddle for two really good draft-team horses.( He was a very practical man) He only carried two other guns in his life. A single-shot 12ga. and an IJ .32 s&w revolver. He didn't have need for anything else, being as he was a true 6'7", and had a verifiable court record of him, along w/3 other men, slashing 19 men in a bar-fight. The 1873 Colt was stolen by neighbor in 1983. Never recovered.😒
SO cool!!!!!
Man that was great thanks for another great video!
You're welcome!
Santee, I was wondering if the weight of the revolver helps to stabilize it when shooting, or does it kick like the proverbial mule?
Also, great payoff joke at the end.
The weight helps with the recoil. It also depends on how hot your loads are. The longer barrel helps, too.
Standard loadings for the 45 are lively but they do NOT kick like a mule!!! More like a Shetland pony!!
There a local museum in my home town that has a colt walker some one fond washed out of a creek bed
No kidding? Is there an article I can read about it? I love that kind of stuff.
Arizona Ghostriders not that I know of the museum is called the Chisholm trail heritage center in Duncan OK they they may have something on there website
Another fantastic video!
I appreciate it, Russ.
My great great grandfather carried 2 Smith and Wesson 44's. He always wanted a Peacemaker. He finally got one a couple of years before he died. He was buried with it.
Wow! What a great story. Thanks for sharing.
Greetings from Ireland. Great, Great video, but what about the one I used to carry. The 1858 Remington.
I can do a video on that, Bernard!
I have one as well a factory conversion model in 45 colt first gun I ever owned and my most prized along with my winchester
@@southron2279 Sadly I had to sell mine when I moved from Arizona back to Ireland. They are banned over here.
I own a firing replica by pietta.
@@devinpetersen2387 The one I had was the same.
I did a
Little research on prices in 1870 .$1 was about $19.60in today's money 💰$18 is about $360 about 10 months pay for a $40 a month cowboy.!!! You see movies of poeple walking away after an ambush attempt or something like that a leaving the bad guys stuff just laying there hell not me!! I ain't leaving good money laying around! What's in his pocket or boots where did his horse 🐎 go???
LOL!!
Just as great as always! Keep up the good work
Thanks!
Thanks for my morning chuckle!
Colt: Still manufacturing CAA's
Me: Oh, then I'll buy one
Colt: Sorry bruh, out of stock
Me: For how long
Colt: FOR ETERNITY
Naw. They haven't ceased production to my knowledge.
Maybe not, but they are perpetually out of stock. I have 3, one made in the 21st century and two in the 19th.
Cool video!
Tell everyone that they did a great job for me will you santee? 🤠
Will do.
My favorite type of the Colt SAA is the 4 4/3 length one. It just looks so cool!
Right on. It is a fine looking firearm!
Great video love it tfs with us had to giggle at the end when you ran off lol really great video xxx
Thanks!
Hey Santee I think it would be cool if for a video you could finally have us put to use all the information about the old west you’ve taught us and see what your fans have learned from your teachings with re-enactment clothes ect
and I have learnt a few things with my costume as well so if you’d like to contact me for a picture in a video check my about section
Thanks!
Good idea, Brodie! I'd be happy check out your "persona".
Another great video, Santee! Just for the record, the opening scene with the guy shooting at the camera was from The Great Train Robbery, which was essentially the first real movie ever made, back in 1903. Folks can see the movie right here on TH-cam:
th-cam.com/video/zuto7qWrplc/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy!
Yes, and it's actually got some great history to the filming of it, too.
A tremendous video,guys,thankjs very much.
You're welcome!
Yup, I don't have a genuine Colt 1873 but I do have 34 SAA 45's by Ruger, Pietta and Uberti in different configurations and barrel lengths including 3.5in birdsheads. I like carrying them over 9mm and 357 snubbies I have. Just one of the most gorgeous guns ever made.
Usually carry plenty of ammo too.
Awesome!
@@ArizonaGhostriders make that 37 now lol.
So, like can i do a 360 no scope with it
Luv that SA Colt of yours Santee!
Thanks. I do too!
Another wonderful upload :)
Much appreciated, Darren!
My favorite sidearm is a Colt SAA made in 1904 and chambered in .38-40, also known as .38 WCF. The primary cartridge of the Winchester '73! WCF stands for Winchester Center Fire! This gun originally belonged to a long time sheriff in OR! Bluing is long gone as is the coloration of the case hardening of the frame! But the action is still smooth and it still shoots true. Where the "38" comes from, I know not. The bullet is actually .41 caliber! But then, the iconic .38 special isn't .38 either. This gun saved my life in 1973. A few years later I semi retired it when I bought a new generation Colt SAA in .45 LC. That is the gun I carry horseback.
I admrie that you keep one handy on horseback. Great guns, eh?
@@ArizonaGhostriders Yes, they are. In 1957 I bought my first handgun, a Ruger Single Six! That is what I learned to shoot handguns with. Have put thousands of rounds through it the past 63 years, still have it, still practice with it, still shoots true. I acquired the old Colt SAA in the late 60s! It has served me well! I am the most competent with a SA! With them I can pretty much shoot a 4 inch group up to 20 feet using just "point-ability"! They seem to shoot where I am looking, not aiming! Can do better using the sights. The night the old 38-40 saved my bacon it was too dark to use the sights, but my two shots were about 2 inches apart at about 12 feet! I doubt I could have done that with any other type! I carry horseback because we have a feral hog problem around here, and occasionally I ride up on a hog. I can get the colt in play much faster than a rifle in a saddle scabbard! Last fall I got a sow and 3 of her 5-6 piglets while horseback.
Great video Santee. I too have a fascination for the Colt Single Action Army.
It is a sexy beast!
@@ArizonaGhostriders I also just started watching Wynonna Earp on Netflix. Not a bad show. Have you seen it?
Great job
The ending was such a hoot!
Thank you!
Found the group logos! ;) I loved the new ad for the coffee!
Good coffee.
Love your information and humor ♥️
Thank you very much!
Another great video with some pretty nice edits. Good one. :)
Thanks.
Another damn fine, quick video. 👍🏽
Thanks
Great video ! Entertaining and educational.
Thank you!
Another great video. Would definitely make the list on what to take with me on my time traveling visits to Tombstone and Dodge City!
Cool
Great!!! 😍 Made my day!! Thank you guys, for the funny and informative vid!!
So glad!
Good show. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
"Skin that smoke wagon and see what happens" is the 1800s version of "F@ck around and find out"
yes.
I always keep my moustache hairs numbered for just such an emergency.
YES!
I've always been partial to the earlier cap and ball Colts, but I'd be an imbecile to deny that the SAA is utterly iconic
Iconic it is
I loved this video Santee, I have a single action revolver by Ruger but I am saving for the Colt. Yours is beautiful!
Both great guns. I would trust the Ruger's more robust action when dealing with shooting sports like fast draw, but love the feel and sound of the Colt.
LMAO! Excellent history, good fun! Outstanding and subscribed!👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you!