First generation Single Action Army production was at its lowest during the Depression, with just 100 revolvers produced in 1935, 100 produced in 1936, and 700 produced in 1937.

This is a 1937 production 45, with King's adjustable sights and King's short action. I would so love to own this. What a beauty.

Would be a pleasure just to hold this gun for a minute or two..

Great video, thanks for posting it. What a beautiful old SAA, with classic KGW improvements.
I wonder what the cost to the customer was way back then, and what it would have been in modern market cost today. Money was tight back then, and I bet this was quite an extravagance.

Here is King catalog 19.
Sorry, I don't know the year.
https://histandard.info/King/K...CP200R_1024_768.html

Love it! Karl Beining aka KGB Customs is good people and offers some stunning guns like this often. (He’s quite a gunsmith, to boot!)

While the adjustable sights aren’t my thing on a SAA the rest of the gun is beautiful! Those grips!

I love my Blackhawks, but there's always that stigma about them not being a true SAA. This here is genuine Colt SAA goodness with practical usable sights. And beautifully executed as well. I think it's awesome!

I think those grips pre-date that 1937 Model P by at least a decade.

Here's a New Service Target with the same style of grips. Colt changed the cylinder latch design from the flat style in the photo, in 1928.

I could be mistaken, but I think those grips might even be pre-1920. I have a facsimile of a Colt catalog from 1905 and it shows a New Service with that checkering pattern, but without the medallions.

Wow!

That '37 is a dandy. Thanks for posting Para. What surprised me how the guy in the video pulled and installed the cylinder. I've always used a piece of 3x5 card to prevent a scratch.

I agree with the grips being from the '20s. I searched a little and found a 1915 and a 1922 SAA with those grips, lettered but only said walnut checkered.
Anyway those grips are some of nicest.

Mr. Watson thanks for posting the King catalog. Very interesting.
Always wanted a cock-eye hammer and some King mirror sights.

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I have a transitional S&W .38/44 HD that was converted for bullseye use. It has a King Gun Sight front reflector sight...



Down in that well in front of the sight blade is a mirror that is angled to reflect on the gold bead.

Here is the whole gun - S&W was of the opinion that King did the conversion work.



Adios,

Pizza Bob

I would like to see one of those King short actions taken apart. They advertised that they did not relocate the hammer axle.