It might surprise some fans of the Colt SAA that such was not its original name.
Have you ever seen a cowboy movie that didn’t show a Colt SAA or replica? Perhaps people in places like New Guinea, Iceland or Madagascar may not know what handguns those actors are shooting, but I’d bet if a locale has electricity they have seen one sort or another of cowboy movie. Now we get to what can (arguably) be called the “World’s Most Famous Handgun.” Is it? I think so because American western movies have made it to about all corners of the earth. Part 8 Of 12 Part Genesis Of The Colt Single Action