![]() We cannot credit Samuel Colt with the design as he had died years earlier, instead it came from William Mason and in 1873, one of the greatest, (the greatest?), sixguns ever was introduced. ![]() That request turned out to be the stuff legends are made of. Army made one further request, a larger caliber and in Centerfire persuasion. The Army wanted a stronger sixgun and the result was the solid frame Colt Single Action Army still in. That turned out to be one of the best requests in firearms history. When the 1871-72 was submitted to the Army for testing and adoption of a new sidearm, the request came back for a stronger gun in a more powerful chambering. While the Thuer, Richards, and Richards-Mason were true conversions on existing cap and ball revolvers or built from parts at the factory, the 1871-72 Open-Top was Colt's first big bore single action cartridge firing revolver, as it was not a conversion but a totally new design with new parts that do not interchange with the percussion models or their conversions.Īll original Open-Tops were made in. As soon as the design was accomplished, Mason set about working on the Open-Top. Mason did not stop with his improvement to the Richards Conversion. In the last chapter we talked of William Mason and his contribution to the design and manufacturer of Colt Cartridge Conversions.
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