Colt Single Action Army Revolver Instructions Manual

							
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ill1.CAUTION:READSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS(Section3)
-KEEP
REVOLVERPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTIONANDDONOTTOUCH
THETRIGGER.
2.loadrevolveraspreviously
described.
3.DONOTTOUCHTRIGGER.With
yourthumbfirmlyonhammerspur,
drawhammerFULLYback(aboutan
inchandthreequarters)tococked
posrtionandallowhammertogo
slightlyforwarduntilcockednotchis
engaged.Removethumbfromhammer
spur.
4.Grasprevolverbygripand,with
indexfingerrestingalongtheoutsideof
triggerguard,takeaim.(Aimbyalign-
ingtargetwithfrontandrearsights.
SeeFigure11.Thenfocusonthefront
sight.)
5.Keepingsteadyaim,placeindexfin-
gerontriggerandsqueezegently.
Dontjerkthetriggerasyouwilldisturb
youraimandspoilyouraccuracy.
TRIGGER
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HAMMER
COLTSINGLECOLT
ACTIONARMYNEWFRONTIER
ANDSHERIFFSSINGLEACT10N
MODELARMY
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6.Releasetriggerandremoveindexfingerfromtrigger.
iliCAUTION:IFYOURFIREARMFAILSTOFIRE,HOLDIT,
KEEPINGITPOINTEDTOWAROSTHETARGETORSAFE
OPENAREAANDWAIT30SECONDS.IIahangllr.(slow
ignition)hasoccurred,roundwillfirewithin30seconds.If
rounddoesnotfire,ejectItandexamineprimer;I.firingpin
indent01primerislight,offcenter,ornon-existent,unload
remainingroundsandhaverevolverexaminedbyacompe-
tentgunsmith.IffiringpinIndentonprimerappearsnormal
{incomparisonwithsimilarpreviouslyfiredrounds}
assume

faultyammunition;segregatemisfiredrOUj1dfromotherlive
ammunitionandemptycases,andcarryonfiring.
NOTE:Disposeofmisfiredroundsinaccordancewiththeammunition
manufacturersinstructions.
7.To
fire
secondandsubsequentrounds,repeatsteps31hrough6
above.
8.KEEPREVOLVERPOINTINGINSAFEDIRECTION.Unloadrevolver
A
aspreviouslydescribed.
iliCAUTION:NEVERLEAVEREVOLVERCOCKEDREADYTO
FIREasthisconditionIsEXTREMELYdangerous,andre-
volvercouldeasilybeaccidentallydischargedcausingInjury,
death,ordamagetoproperty.
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IMPORTANT:Ifyoucockyourrevolverbutdonotfireit,retum
hammertoSafetypositionbyplacingthumbfirmlyonhammer
spuranddrawhammerbackslightlytodisengageCockednotch.
Squeezetriggeronlylongenoughtoallowhammertomove
forwardandclearCockednotch,thenreleasetriggercompletely.
Half.Cocknotchwillthenbeengagedandcylindermustbe
rotateduntilemptychamberisinfrontofhammer.Drawhammer
backslightlytodisengagehalt-cocknotch.Squeezetriggeronly
longenoughtoallowhammertomoveforwardandclearhalt-
cocknotch,thenreleasetriggercompletelysothatsafetynotch
canbeproperlyengaged.

youlosetheopportunitytofire,
unloadyourrevolveraspreviouslydescribed.
&CAUTION:IFYOUDONOTRELEASETRIGGERFULLY
BEFOREREACHINGSAFETYPOSmON,SAFETYNOTCH
MAYNOTBECOMEFULLYENGAGED,renderingItIneffective
asasafetydevice.
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SECTION5MAINTENANCE
AColtrevolver,likeanyotherprecisionmechanism,willfunction
betterandlastlongerwhenitisproperlymaintained.Followthe
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adviceinthissectiontokeepyourrevolverinpeakcondition.
illCAUTION:ENSURETHATTHEREVOLVERISNOTLOADED
BEFORESTRIPPINGANDCLEANING,sothatitwillnotfire,
anddonotalterpartsasthelevelofsafetycouldbereduced.
Collectorsrevolvershouldnotbestrippedforcleaning.Itshouldonlybe
wipedgently,externallywithaverysoftdust-freecloth.
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BASEPINRETAINERSCREW
FIGURE12A.BASEPINREMOVAL
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STRIPPINGFORCLEANING
1.Besureyouarefamiliarwith
SafetyInstructionsinSection3.
2.DrawhammerbacktoHalf-Cock
position.
3.Openloadinggate.
4.Rotatecylinderandensureallsix
chambersareempty.
5.Removecylinderasfollows:
a.Depressbasepinretaining
catch(locatedonleftsideof
frameinfrontofcylinder).
b.Keepingbasepinretaining
catchdepressed,pullbasepin
forwardandremoveitfrom
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revolver.Releaseretainingcatch.
NOTE:Blackpowderframere-
volvershaveabasepinretaining
screwinfrontoftheframewhich
mustberemovedbeforebase
pincanberemoved.
c.Carefullyremovecylinderto
therightofframeandavoidcon-
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tactbetweentheratchetand
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loadinggate.
RATCHET
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FIGURE128.
CYLINDERREMOVAL
IMPORTANT:Donotstripyourrevolverfurtherthanremovingthecy-
linder.IflateradditionalmaintenanceisrequiredseeServicingand
Repairlaterinthisinstructionmanual.
ASSEMBLINGAFTERCLEANING
NOTE.Assembleinreverseorder.Withhammerathalf-cockcare-
fullyinstallthecylinderbyrollingitintotheframefromtherightside.
Installandsecurethebasepin.Checkthatthecylinderrotatesfreely.
Lowerhammertosafetypositionandclosethegate.
WHENTOCLEAN
Youshouldcleanyourrevolverassoonafterfiringaspossiblesothat
thejobwillbeeasierandtherewillbelessopportunityforcorrosionto
start.Whenyourrevolverhasnotbefired,cleanitperiodically;we
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suggestonceortwiceayearinatemperateclimate,orasoftenas
onceamonthinatropicalclimate.Ifyoucarryaloadedrevolver,UN-
LOADitandcleanitatleastonceamonth.Ifyougetyourrevolver
wet,cleanitassoonaspossible.
HOWTOCLEAN
Acollectorsrevolvershouldonlybewipedgentlyontheoutsidesur-
faceswithaverysoftdust-freecloth.
Othersshouldbecleanedasfollows:
Thefollowingcleaningproceduremaybeusedbothperiodicallyand
afterfiring;however,thoseitemsmarked
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areunnecessaryforperio-
diccleaning.
Materials:Cleaningrod,cottonflannelpatches(cuttofitsnuglyinto
thebore),asmalltooth-brush,goodqualitylightgunoil,*gunclean-
ingsolution,andabrasswirebristleborecleaningbush.
NOTE:Infreezingconditions(below32°Fora°C)avoidtheuseofoil
forlubrication;instead,applyadrylubricantsparingly.
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CLEANINGPROCEDURE:
ill1.CAUTION:ENSURETHATTHEFIREARMISNOTLOADED.
2.Stripforcleaningaspreviouslydescribed.
NOTE:Avoidcontactbetweencleaningrodandmuzzleasresultant
wearwillreduceaccuracy.Takecaretoavoidstrikingrearframeofre-
volverasseverecasesresultinburringofthemetalaroundfiringpin
holewhichcouldcontributetoeventualfiringfailures.
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3.Attachcottonflannelpatchtoendofcleaningrod,insert~inmuzzle
andpassrodandpatchdownthroughbarrel.Repeat,changingpatches
untillastpatchcomesoutclean.
4.Cleaneachofthesixchambersincylinderwithsimilarmethodto
step3above.
5.Visuallyinspectbarrelandchambers;iftheyareclean,proceeddi-
rectlytostep8,butif~remainsdirty,continuew~step6.
6.*(NOTE:This~emshouldbeapplicableonlyafterfiring.)Attach
brasswirebristlebrushtocleaningrodanddipbrushinguncleaning
solution.Thoroughlyscruboutbarrelandcylinderchambers,passing
thebrushallthewaythroughbeforereversingthemovementIfyoutry
tochangedirectionwithbrushinbarrel,thebrushwillstick.
7.Repeatsteps3,4and5above.
8.Cleanrearfaceofbarrelandrevolverframe,usingasmalltooth-
brush.
9.Lightlymoistenaflannelpatchwithgunoilandpass~oncethrough
thebarrel,soleavingathinfilmofoilontheinsidesurface.Leavethis
filmofoilonthemetalsurfaceifrevolveristobestored.If~isnottobe
stored,orif~isbeingremovedfromstorageforuse,passadrypatch
throughbarrelandchamberstoremoveasmuchoilaspossible.(See
noteoncoldweatherlubrication.)
1O.Checkthatflannelorbrushbristleshavenotbecomelodgedinany
partofrevolver,thenwipeallextemalsurfaceswithaflannelpatch
moistenedwithgunoil.(Seenoteoncoldweatherlubrication.)
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11.Reassemblerevolver.SeeAssemblingAfterCleaning.
12.Againwipeexternalsurfaceswithoilmoistenedpatchtoremove
anyfingerprints.(Fingermoisture,ifleft,couldstartacorrosion
process).(Seenoteoncoldweatherlubrication).
13.Removeanyguncleaningsolutionandoilfromgrip.
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&CAUTION:ALWAYSUNLOADYOURREVOLVERFORSTORAGE
ANDSTOREAMMUNITIONSEPARATELY.Keepandstoreyour
revolverandammunitionsecurelylockedinseparatelocations
outofreachandsightofchildren.(Childrenarenaturallycurious
anddonotalwaysbelievetherealdangerofguns).
NOTE:Donotstoreyourrevolverinanair-tightcontainer,anddo
notsealorattempttosealthebarrelorchamberstoexcludedust,
astheinternalsteelsurfacesaremorelikelytocorrode.
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Shouldyourrevolverrequireadjustment,orrepair,makesureitis
NOTloadedandsendittoColts.Forspareparts,seekadvicefrom
theDealerwhoshouldhaveuptodateinformationonhowbestto
obtaingenuineColtparts.
Anillustrationandlistofpartnamesareincludedinthenextsection
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ofthisinstructionmanualtohelpyouidentifythepartyouneed,but
itisimportanttonotethatallpartsarenotavailableforsale.Those
partswhichareavailableshouldbeinstalledbyColtsoracompe-
tentgunsmith.Whenorderingparts,pleasegivepartnameasgiven
onthePartsList.Alsogivethecaliber,modelname,serialnumber
andmetalfinishofyourrevolver,i.e.,whetherblue,nickelor
stainlesssteel.
IMPORTANT:Ifyoumakeunauthorizedadjustmentsoruseunau-
thorizedparts,Coltwillnotassumeresponsibilityforthefunctioning
ofthisrevolver.
THISGUNISMANUFACTUREDTOPERFORMPROPERLYWITH
THEORIGINALPARTSASDESIGNED.ITISYOURDUTYTO
MAKESUREANYPARTSYOUBUYAREINSTALLEDCOR-
RECTLYANDTHATNEITHERREPLACEMENTSNORORIGINALS
AREALTEREDORCHANGED.Thisiswhywesayreturnitto
Colts.YOURGUNISACOMPLEXTOOLWITHMANYPARTS
THATMUSTRELATECORRECTLYTOOTHERPARTS.PUTTING
AGUNTOGETHERWRONGORWITHMODIFIEDPARTSCAN
RESULTINADAMAGEDGUN,DANGER,ANDINJURYOR
DEATHTOYOUANDOTHERSTHROUGHMALFUNCTION.
ALWAYSLETAQUALIFIEDGUNSMITHWORKONYOURGUN
ANDCHECKANYWORKyOUTHINKWASNOTPERFORMED
BYAGUNSMITH.Wr::atColtthinkthisisasmallpricetopayfor
firearmssafety.
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NOTE:VariousFederalandStatelawsandlocalordinancesgovern
thetransferandtransportationoffirearms,sotaketheadviceofthe
DealerinyourstateonhowtosendyourfirearmtoColts.Before

shippingyourrevolver,herearesomeimportantpointstoremember:
LU1.CAUTION:MAKESURETHATTHEFIREARMISNOTLOADED.
2.Writealetterexplainingtheproblemandyourrequirementsinas
muchdetailaspossible.Includethemodelnameandserialnumber
ofyourrevolvertogetherwithyourreturnaddress,thenencloseit
withtheguninawellpaddedpackage.
3.Donotsendpresentationboxes,accessoriesorammunition.
4.Coltsaddressforreceivingpackagesis:CMCI
TalcottRoad
WestHartford,CT06110
5.Donotindicatethecontents,orincludeCOLTintheaddresson
thepackagesothataninquisitivethiefisnotattractedtoitbysuch
information.
6.Insurethepackagecontentsagainstlossortheft.
7.DONOTshipyourrevolverifyoucannotreaditsserialnumber.
Federallawrequiresthatserialnumbersbelegiblefortransfertobe
legal.Tofindyourserialnumber,turnrevolverupsidedownandlook
atthebottomoftheframejustinfrontofthetriggerguard.
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