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    SINGLEACTIONARMYREVOLVER
    SHERIFFSANDSTOREKEEPERS
    MODELREVOLVERS
    NEWFRONTIER@SINGLEACTION
    ARMYREVOLVER
    Copyright
    @
    1993ColtsManufacturingCompany,Inc.AllRightsReselVed.
    Thisinstructionmanualshouldalwaysaccompanythisflresnn.
    Whenyoulend,giveorsellthisfiresnn,besurethismanualgoeswithit. 
    						
    							
    FRAME
    HAMMER
    FIGURE1-
    COLT~SINGLEACTIONARMYREVOLVER
    FIGURE2-
    COLT~SHERIFFSMODEL
    WITHBLACKPOWDERFRAME
    FRAME
    CYLINDER
    HAMMER
    BARREL
    SAFElYDEPENDSONYOU 
    						
    							
    I
    THISISACOLLECTORSFIREARM
    I
    .
    AWARNING:THISREtlOI)JER-AAS-SEEIirFfECREATEDFROMA.
    HISTORICDESIGNANDISEXTREMELYDANGEROUSTO
    HANDLEWHENLOADED.,
    Collectorsoffinefirearms,suchasthisColtrevolver,shouldbe
    awarethat:
    1.Loadingandunloadingthefirearmwillshowwearandlead
    tolossofcollectorvalue.
    2.Excessivehandlingwillleadtoprematurewearandcause
    lossofvalue.
    3.Firingthisrevolverwillcauseimmediateextremelossof
    collectorsvalue.
    ACAUTION:IFYOUHAVEREADTHEWARNINGABOVE,AND
    ACCEPTTHELOSSOFCOLLECTORSVALUEANDTHERISK
    OFDANGERFROMLOADINGTHISREVOLVERUSETHE
    INFORMATIONINTHERESTOFTHISMANUALTOMINIMIZE
    THERISKOFINJURY,DEATHORDAMAGETOPROPERTY.
    SAFETYDEPENDS
    ONYOU
    CD 
    						
    							
    SECTION1PRECAUTIONS
    READANDUNDERSTANDALLTHEFOLLOWINGPRECAU-
    TIONSBEFOREREMOVINGTHISFIREARMFROMITS
    PACKAGE.
    ThisColtproductisclassifiedbytheAlcohol,Tobaccoand
    FirearmsDivisionoftheInternalRevenueService,U.S.
    TreasuryDepartment,asafirearmordangerousweapon;it
    is,therefore,potentiallylethal!
    &WARNING:IF,AfS-FIREARMrsCARELESSLYORIMPRtrP-
    ~
    RLV
    .
    HANDLED,UNINTENTIONALDISCHARGECOULDRE-
    SULTANDCOULDCAUSEINJURY,DEATH,ORDAMAGE
    TO-fBj)J~EBJ-Y.
    &CAUTION:CAREFULLYREADTHISINSTRUCTIONMANUAL
    WHICHGIVESBASICADVICEONTHEPROPERHANDLING
    ANDFUNCTIONINGOFTHISCOLTFIREARMPRIORTO
    LOADINGANDFIRING.However,yoursafetyandthesafety
    ofothers(includingyourfamily)dependsonyourmature
    compliancewiththatadvice,andyouradoption,development
    andconstantemploymentofsafepractices.
    Ifunfamiliarwithfirearms,seekfurtheradvicethroughsafe
    handlingcoursesrunbyyourlocalgunclubs,NRAap-
    provedinstructor,orsimilarqualifiedorganizations.
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    NOTICE
    Coltshallnotberesponsibleforinjury,death,ordamagetopropertyre-
    sultingfromeitherintentionaloraccidentaldischargeofthisfirearm,or
    fromitsfunctionwhenusedforpurposesorsubjectedtotreatmentfor
    whichitwasnotdesigned.Coltwillnothonorclaimsinvolvingthisfire-
    armwhichresultfromcarelessorimproperhandling,unauthorizedad-
    justmentorpartsreplacement,corrosion,neglect,ortheuseofwrong
    caliberammunition,ortheuseofammunitionotherthanoriginalhigh
    qualitycommerciallymanufacturedammunitioningoodcondition,orany
    combinationthereof.Coltwillnothonorclaimsinvolvingthisfirearmfor
    anyreasonorcausewhensuchclaimsaremadebythesecondorsub-
    sequentowner.
    IMPORTANT
    Beforeitleftthefactorythisfirearmwastested,carefullyinspected,and
    packaged.Coltcannotcontrolproducthandlingafteritleavesthefac-
    tory;therefore,pleaseexaminethisfirearmcarefullyatthetimeofpur-
    chasetoinsurethatitisunloadedandundamaged.Thedealerwillbe
    pleasedtoassistyouinmakingthisexaminationandendeavorto
    answeryourfurtherquestions.
    Thisinstructionmanualshouldalwaysaccompanythisfirearmandbe
    transferredwithituponchangeofownership.
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    Revolver
    Chamber
    SizeSuitableAmmunition
    44Spec.44.4045Colt45ACP357Mag.38Spec.38Spec.+P9mm38.40
    44SpecialYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
    44.40NoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
    45ColtNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
    45ACPNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
    357Mag.NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
    9mmNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
    38-40NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
    IMPORTANT:Beforegoingfurtherbesureyouhavereadand
    fullyunderstandthemessageonpage1.
    ACAUTION:
    IFYOUDECIDETOFIRETHISCOLLECTORS
    REVOLVER,USEONLYORIGINALHIGHQUALITYCOMMER-
    CIALLYMANUFACTUREDAMMUNITIONINGOODCONDITION
    WHICHISAPPROPRIATETOTHECALIBEROFYOURRE-
    VOLVER-SEETABLEBELOW.
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    SECTIONTITLEPAGE
    1PRECAUTIONS2
    2MainFeatures6
    3SafetyInstructions:7
    Cautions8
    SafetyFeatures:15
    HammerSafetyPosition15
    Half-CockPosition(forloading)17
    4Function:20
    Loading20
    CarryingModes23
    Unloading24
    ToUnloadRevolverswithejectorrods24
    ToUnloadRevolverswithoutejectorrods26
    FiringandSightAdjustments27
    5Maintenance:32
    StrippingforCleaning32
    AssemblingafterCleaning33
    WhentoClean33
    HowtoClean34
    Storage36
    ServicingandRepair36
    6PartsIllustrationandList39
    7TheCustomizedGun42
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    .LISTOFSECTIONS 
    						
    							
    SECTION2MAINFEATURES
    TheColtSingleActionArmy(SAA)revolver,likethe1873original,is
    builttheColtway.TheNewFrontierSingleActionArmy(NFSAA)and
    someSheriffsModelrevolversarefunctionallyidenticaltotheSingle
    ActionArmyexceptthattheNFSAAhasarampstylefrontsightand
    adjustablerearsight,whiletheSheriffsModelhasnoejectorrodand
    specialissueshavedualcylinders.SomeotherSheriffsModelsandthe
    StorekeepersModelhaveBlackpowderframeswithnoejectorrodand
    ascrewinsteadofaspringloadedcatchtoretainthebasepin.This
    instructionmanualappliestotheserevolvers,commemorativeissuesof
    theserevolversandtothevariationsofthemshowninthetablebelow.
    Barrel
    Lengths
    4%-,5Y2-
    7112-
    or1Z
    RevolverType
    SingleActionArmyRevolver,
    45Colt,357Magnum,
    44Special,44-40,
    45ACP,9mmor38-40
    NewFrontierSingleAction
    ArmyRevolver,45Colt,357
    Magnum,44Special,or44-40
    StorekeepersandSheriffs
    Models,44Specialor44-40
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    43/4-,5112-
    or7112-
    ~
    or4-
    Finishes
    ColtBlue(color
    casehardened
    frame)or
    Nickel.
    RoyalBlue
    (colorcase
    hardened
    frame)or
    Nickel.
    ColtorRoyal
    Blue(colorcase
    hardenedframe)
    orNickelwith
    someRoyal
    Blueparts
    SAFETYDEPENDSONYOU
    Sights
    Fixedrear
    squarenotch.
    Fixedfront
    blade.
    Fully
    adjustable
    rear.
    Ramp-style
    front
    Fixedrear
    square
    notch.Fixed
    frontblade. 
    						
    							
    SECTION3SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
    Ifyouhavereadthewarningonpage1andacceptthelossofvalue
    andtheriskofdangerfromloadingthisrevolverthenfollowthese
    safetyinstructionstoreducetheriskofaccidentaldischargeresultingin
    injury,deathordamagetoproperty.Youmaybeanexperiencedsafe
    shooteralreadyfamiliarwiththeproceduresinthisinstructionmanual,or
    youmayneverhavehandledagunbeforebutifyoudecidetoloadlive
    ammunitionintothisrevolverweurgeyoutoreadthisentireinstruc-
    tionmanualcarefully.YoumustfollowthesafetyInstructionsfor
    yoursafetyandthesafetyofothers.
    AiWAR~nn~:[rorrcrT-eARRYIAIS-FIRCARfWITA-ALOADEDI
    !CHAMBERINFRONTOFTHEHAMMER.THISWILLMINIMIZE
    A
    ~
    HERISKOFANACCIDENTALDISCHARGE.I
    illARNING:IFREVOLVERISDROPPEDONHAMMER,IF
    REVOLVERISFANNED,ORIFEXCESSIVEFORCEISAPPLIED
    ~
    oTHETRIGGER-SAFETYANDHALF-COCK
    NOTCHESCOULDBREAK,CAUSINGACCIDENTALDIS-
    ICHARGEWHICHCOULDRESULTININJURY,DEATH,OR
    jDAMAGETOPROPERTY.(Note:Normaltriggerpullis5
    Ibsl
    ,maximum-excessiveforceis35Ibs.ormore.)
    AWARH1N(;:WtienyousqueezetJiitiigger,youmustexpecf
    theguntofire,andyoumusttakefullresponsibilityforfiring
    it.Yourcarecanavoidaccidentaldischarge,andyouWill
    ,
    
    therebavoidaccidentalinjuryanddeath.
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    CAUTIONS:
    AI
    GENERALHANDLINGCAUTIONS
    I
    1.ALWAYSHANDLEYOURREVOLVERASIFITWERE
    LOADEDsothatyouneverfireitaccidentallywhenyouthink
    itisunloaded.
    2.NEVERPOINTYOURREVOLVERATANYTHINGYOUDO
    NOTINTENDTOSHOOTsothatifitfiresaccidentally,injury,
    death,ordamagetopropertywillbeprevented.
    3.NEVERTAKEANYONESWORDTHATAGUNISUN-
    LOADED;checkforyourselfwithfingersoffthetriggerand
    gunpointedinasafedirection,sothatyouneverfirethegun
    accidentallywhenyouthinkitisunloaded.
    4.ALWAYSKEEPANDCARRYYOURREVOLVEREMPTY,
    WITHTHEHAMMERINTHESAFETYPOSITION,exceptwhen
    youintendtoshoot,sothatyourrevolvercannotbefired
    whenyoudonotmeantofireit.
    5.ALWAYSMAKESUREYOURREVOLVERISNOTLOADED,
    THEHAMMERISATHALFCOCKANDLOADINGGATEIS
    OPENBEFORELAYINGITDOWN,ORHANDINGITTO
    ANOTHERPERSON,sothatitcannotbefiredwhenitis
    unsafetodoso.
    6.NEVERLEAVEREVOLVERCOCKEDREADYTOFIRE.This
    conditionisextremelydangerous,andrevolvercouldeasily
    beaccidentallydischarged,causinginjury,death,ordamage
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