Bob Dalton Colt question.

Fatstrat

January 09, 2014 11:15

Yesterday I had some business in Coffeyville Ks. And decided to visit the Dalton Defenders Museum. I am a former resident of Coffeyville and had been to the museum many times. But probably not in about 15+ years.
One revolver aroused my curiousity. It is a 32 caliber Colt SA on a 45 frame. That Bob Dalton reportedly carried in his boot.
My question is, would this be a factory gun. Or was it a gunsmith special?
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g38635-d3807145-i57369120-Dalton_Defenders_Museum-Coffeyville_Kansas.html

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  hrf

  January 09, 2014 11:46

  The ammo shown appears to be .32-20, one of the standard SAA options.

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  charliemeyer007

  January 09, 2014 11:47

  I could not get the pic's to blow up larger, so I could read them.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Single_Action_Army
  they say 30 calibers
  
  I think those boys only walked from the hitching rail to the bar or teller window.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_Gang

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  Spider7115

  January 09, 2014 12:27

  http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=621881

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  rufe-snow

  January 09, 2014 13:02

  Bob Dalton must have had some extra roomy boots. It looks like a standard SAA to me. Walking around with something big and heavy as that in your boot, couldn't haven't been a lot of fun.

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  CapnMidnight

  January 09, 2014 19:12

  Didn't walk, rode a horse. This was common practice for Calvary troopers during the civil war. Much easier than trying to draw a revolver from a belt holster.
  W.D.

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  Ray Boone

  January 09, 2014 21:19

  A friend of mine had a 32-20 Colt SAA and I recall that it appeared to be about the same frame size at the standard 45 Long Colt. Unfortunately his home was burglarized and it was stolen, so it's been several years since I've seen it.

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  Spider7115

  January 10, 2014 03:40

  quote:Originally posted by Ray B
  A friend of mine had a 32-20 Colt SAA and I recall that it appeared to be about the same frame size at the standard 45 Long Colt. Unfortunately his home was burglarized and it was stolen, so it's been several years since I've seen it.
  
  They were exactly the same size. There was no difference in Colt SAA frame size due to caliber.

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