Colt’s first lightning strike occurred in 1877, with the appearance of its Self-Cocking Central Fire Revolving Pistol, more popularly known in its .38 Long Colt version as the Lightning—a ...
"The Colt Single Action Army revolver, the SAA or Model P. The Peacemaker. How many monikers, sobriquets, can one gun have? But that gun's got them," said Phil Schreier, director, NRA Museums.