1873 Winchester Model & Colt Single Action Army ‘Peacemaker’ such as Patton’s Ivory Handled Pistols
1873 introduced two weapons that where destined to ‘tame the old west.’ The 1873 Winchester, a descendant of the Henry and 1866 Winchester lever actions, and the 1873 Colt Army or the civilian version the Peacemaker. The .44-40 and .38-40 cartridges introduced by Winchester along with the introduction of the .45 Colt, sometimes referred to…