Colt 1871-72 Open Top

Colt 1871-72 Open Top - .44 Henry rimfire

Colt 1872 Open Top - .44 RF

The Colt 1871-72 Open Top has been mislabeled by some as a cartridge conversion, but it is in fact its own distinct model that arrived just before the ubiquitous 1873 Single Action Army. It was chambered in .44 Henry rimfire in order to take advantage of the abundance of the round, but this ultimately proved to be its undoing, as the Richards conversions developed shortly thereafter used the U.S. Military-preferred .44 centerfire round.

Specifications

(1872 - 1873)

• Type: Revolver

• Caliber(s): .44 Henry, .45 Colt

• Barrel length(s): 4.75 in (12.1 cm)

• Capacity: 6-round Cylinder

• Fire Modes: Single Action

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The Colt 1871-72 Open Top has been used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, anime, and video games:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Shane	Elisha Cook Jr.	Stonewall		1953
Crossfire Trail	Tom Selleck	Rafe Covington	Nickel model with ivory grips	2001
The Last Samurai	Tom Cruise	Nathan Agren		2003
The Missing	Val Kilmer	Lt. Jim Ducharme		2003
Appaloosa	Viggo Mortensen	Everett Hitch		2008
The Magnificent Seven	Martin Sensmeier	Red Harvest		2016
	Haley Bennett	Emma Cullen
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs	Grainger Hines	Mr. Arthur		2018
	Zoe Kazan	Alice Longabaugh
			Seen on the Judge's table; Cimarron replica
The Kid	Jake Schur	Rio Cutler		2019

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Sirius the Jaeger	Bishop	Ep. 09, 10, 11	2018

Video Games

Title	Appears As	Mods	Notations	Date
Hunt: Showdown	"Caldwell Conversion Pistol"		With elements of the Colt 1851 Navy	2018

See Also

• Colt's Manufacturing Company - A list of all firearms manufactured by Colt.