45 Schofield cartridge).įor a leather rig I decided on a cross draw holster from the parent company of Cimarron.named Texas Jack in Fredericksburg, Texas. (.45 Colt chambered Cimarron Schofields also handle the. 45 Colt, or the cavalry length 7-inch barrel in. 32 caliber were produced from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. This design allowed for quick and efficient reloading, making it a practical choice for self-defense. In the 1880s, New York gun dealer Schuyler, Hartley Graham bought surplus Schofields, cut the barrels from 7 to 5 inches, and sold many of them to Wells Fargo & Company. 32 revolvers featured a top-break design, where the barrel and cylinder would tilt forward for easy reloading. Another roughly 1,000 guns were sold on the civilian market.įavored by many horse soldiers for its top-break, rapid ejection system, many considered it superior to the 1873 Colt Single Action for mounted work. Marshal Bill Tilghman and Custer's chief of scouts "Lonesome Charley" Reynolds. 17,08 on top of PATS PENDING.This gun was well taken care of and. Schofields were also put to work by the notorious James-Younger gang, U.S. 32 S&W revolver.I looked under the left grip for the letter code and serial number and the letter code is either a C or O with the serial number 88575.On the bottom of the butt strap it has. ![]() 45 Schofield cartridge and many saw service by the 4th Cavalry in the Geronimo campaign and by the buffalo soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry. Army ordered nearly 8,000 in the proprietary. 3 Schofield was produced by S&W from 1875-1877, the U.S. Schofield of the 10th Cavalry and an army ordinance officer, designed this revolver as an improvement over Smith & Wesson's Model No.
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