Colt Peacemaker .22 Single Action Revolver

Colt brought the look of the Single Action Army down to rimfire size in 1971, and this is one of those guns. The barrel tells you plainly what it is. Roll-marked PEACEMAKER 22 in gold-filled lettering, it sits on the rimfire single action Colt built at the height of the cowboy revival, when shooters wanted that frontier feel without the cost of centerfire ammunition. This example wears the configuration collectors remember best, with the floating chamber design that let it swallow both .22 LR and .22 Magnum on swappable cylinders.

The metalwork is the part that stops you. The frame carries an unusual matte gray finish rather than the more common blue or nickel, and it reads almost like a hard chrome or a worn satin plate up close. The blued barrel runs dark against it, and the trigger guard and backstrap shine bright. There's hand-fit detail visible at the frame and cylinder interface, the kind of close machine work you study slowly. The rampant colt medallion is stamped clean into the right side of the frame.

The grips are the classic Colt eagle-style stag-pattern plastic in a warm amber tone, each panel carrying the silver Colt medallion. They've got that organic, broken texture that catches light from every angle. Look at the underside of the backstrap and you'll find a band of scroll engraving cut into the metal, a small embellishment that lifts this one past a plain working gun.

The single action mechanism cocks with that familiar hammer feel, and the cylinder locks up tight against the frame. There's honest handling wear scattered across the high edges and the muzzle, the marks of a gun that saw range time rather than a safe queen.

For a collector who likes the Peacemaker .22 line, this is a chance at the rimfire frontier revolver with engraving and stag-pattern grips, dressed a step above standard trim.