Bob Dalton Colt question.

Fatstrat

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

hrf

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

charliemeyer007

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

Spider7115

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

rufe-snow

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.

CapnMidnight

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.

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.

Spider7115

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.