USFA Custer Battlefield Gun

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name= Custer Battlefied Gun


caption= U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. "Custer Battlefield Gun"
origin= flagcountry|USA
type= Revolver
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designer= William Mason (Colt)
design_date= 1871
manufacturer= U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
unit_cost= from US $1,625 as of 13 July 2008 [ [http://www.usfirearms.com/pdf/USFA_2008_retail_prices.pdf "2008 USFA Retail Price List"] retrieved 13 July 2008]
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length= 13" (318mm with 7½" barrel)
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cartridge= .45 Colt
caliber= .45
barrels= 7½"
action= single action
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feed= 6-shot Cylinder
sights= The U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. (USFA) Custer Battlefield Gun ["Custer Battlefield Gun" is a U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. trademark.] is a revolver machined from solid steel bar stock and features properly tempered springs and a hand-built action. It is painstakingly accurate [Prisbrey, Denis. [http://www.usfirearms.com/pdf/gunsoftheoldwest_winter07.pdf "USFA Custer Battlefield .45: A Second Look", Guns of the Old West] , January/February 2006, p. 42, reproduced on [http://www.usfirearms.com USFA website] . "A museum grade replica...you'd swear you're looking at a gun built and carried over 100 years ago...no better replica of the Custer Era Cavalry Colt in regular production anywhere."] to 1870's-era Colt Single Action Army pistols inspected by Orville W. Ainsworth ["see" Single Action Army section on Inspector's marks] [ [http://proofhouse.com/cm/us_inspector.htm Government Inspectors] list on [http://proofhouse.com proofhouse.com] retrieved 11 July 2008] and is available only in the Ainsworth-inspected serial numbers 200-14,343. [ [http://www.usfirearms.com/cat/custer-gun.asp U.S. Fire Arms The Custer Battlefield Gun] page, retrieved 13 July 2008. "Orville W. Ainsworth served as an Ordnance Sub-inspector at the Colt plant from mid October, 1873 through November 7, 1874. [He inspected] the block of guns which were used during the height of the Indian wars, including those used in Custer’s famous Last Stand."] It is available in .45 Colt caliber with 7½ inch barrel. It is finished in a historically correct bluing process the company calls "Antique Patina Aged Blue.","Antique Patina Aged Blue is a U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. trademark.] The "Custer Battlefield Gun" features the same cartouche stampings as the originals, the same markings on parts, and the stamping style is true to the originals. [ "see" [http://www.usfirearms.com/pages/highres.asp USFA website] high-resolution images page for pictures of the "Custer Battlefield" guns.] The gun's frame is the black powder variation and the rear sight is a "V" notch while the front has a blade sight. These are considered the finest reproductions of the guns inspected by Ainsworth. ["see" Johnston, Gary P. [http://www.usfirearms.com/pdf/gunsofthewest_fall2006.pdf "USFA .45 Colt", Guns of the Old West] "Gun Test" column, Fall, 2006, p. 42, reproduced on [http://www.usfirearms.com USFA website] , retrieved 13 July 2008. "...this single-action has all the period markings recreated with 100% correctness." ] The U.S. Fire Arms Government Inspector series includes reproductions of not only arms inspected by Orville W. Ainsworth, but also those inspected by Henry Nettleton (serial numbers 47,056-51,083), David F. Clark (serial numbers 53,006-121,238), John E. Greer (serial numbers 81,918-111,632), and Rinaldo A. Carr (serial numbers 130,438-140,361).cite book|last=Kopec|first=John A.|coauthors=Fenn, H. Sterling|title=Colt Cavalry & Artillery Revolvers: A Continuing Study|publisher=Graphic Publishers|location=Newport Beach, CA|date=1994|edition=First Edition|pages=pp. 53-75|chapter=Chapter 4|isbn=1-882824-09-1|accessdate=21 July 2008|language=US English The reference work for government inspector serial numbers in this article.] They are popular for Cowboy action shooting and are entirely American made. [Venturino, Mike. [http://www.usfirearms.com/pdf/amhandgunner0206.pdf "For Want of a Cavalry: One Man's Quest for a Dream Gun", American Handgunner] , January/February, 2006, p. 46, reproduced on [http://www.usfirearms.com USFA website] , retrieved 13 July 2008. "It's all I ever hoped for... [details] are perfect renditions of those found on original 'Cavalry Colts'...fantastic quality..."] The "U.S. Fire Arms Safety and Instructional Manual for Single Action Firearms" describes safe handling procedures and user responsibility. ["see" [http://www.usfirearms.com/pdf/USFA_SA_manual.pdf U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. "Safety and Instruction Manual"] for single action firearms, retrieved on 11 July 2008.]

See also

*U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
*American Indian Wars
*Battle of the Little Bighorn
*Colt Single Action Army
*Cowboy

**Cowboy action shooting

*Western (genre)

*Six Gun

*Historical reenactment
*Gun law in the United States
**Gun laws in the United States (by state)
*List of modern armament manufacturers

External links

* [http://www.usfirearms.com USFA web site]

References