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#C130 Colt SAA Gain Twist Barrel, Cal. 44-40, gray gun with a 7 ½” barrel, with a good bore, Manufactured in Hartford Connecticut in 1877 on top of the barrel one line Colt address on the side of the frame is three line patent address on the trigger guard is 44 CF. Comes with Colt one piece wood grips in very good condition. Mechanically in good condition with a tight cylinder lockup in single action this is an all matching serial number gun except for the cylinder but the cylinder looks like it’s been this gun forever. Comes with a factory letter this gun was shipped to Meyer & Geiger Omaha, Nebraska in December 28, 1877 in a 5 gun Shipment Serial Number 410XX This Gun is “ANTIQUE” Ship right to your Door”
Gain Twist refers to barrel rifling; a very slow twist as the bullet enters the barrel and increasing “spin” as the bullet passes down the barrel. This method was used extensively on percussion era guns mostly shooting round ball soft lead bullets. In 1873, Colt submitted “test” revolver chambered for the 44 American S&W cartridge to the US government for approval, using the gain twist rifling design. The government decided on the 45 caliber with constant twist rifling (1:16), instead. In the meantime Colt had produced a number of the barrel’s (estimated at 100 – 150) and when colt started producing 44-40 in 1877, they decided to use up the barrels on hand. They all scattered throughout the 41000-43500 serial range. Serial 41078 is the earliest documented one.

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