The first order of 8,000 revolvers was shipped in the summer of 1873. In all ... lasted but has actually been adopted by Colt itself is that of “Peacemaker”—a nickname attributed to Samuel ...

In the 1870s, Colt needed a double-action revolver design to compete with many of the emerging double-action revolvers on the market, particularly a number of competitors in Great Britain.

The Colt Single Action Army revolver, introduced in 1873, became a symbol of power and American expansion, used by both outlaws and lawmen on the frontier.