Review:
Colt SAA .45 Diabolo Smoke Wagon 4,5mm

Successful replica of the Peacemaker western revolver with 140mm rifled barrel, 6-round magazine and single action trigger mechanism.
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Estimated Delivery: July 10 - 13.

$ 172.4

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Aleš

Verified customer, from balistas.cz 11.01.2026

Machine translation

The Colt Single Action Army (also known as SAA, Model P, Peacemaker) was adopted as the standard revolver of the American army from 1873 to 1892. The Colt SAA revolver was offered in more than 30 different calibers and with various barrel lengths. It was manufactured as the First Generation (1873–1941) and in small series later on. In competition with the Smith and Wesson Model 3 Schofield, which is also available on Balistas, it ultimately „won“ with the American army due to large stocks of ammunition for the Colt. Colt used the same caliber, but the cartridge case was longer and therefore not usable in the Schofield, which led to its phasing out. This replica also has a longer cartridge case, which cannot be inserted into other revolvers I have. This revolver was very popular both in the army and in the Wild West. You can find a lot of information about this weapon on Wiki. It is a nice piece for display as well.

The replica corresponds to the real model. Loading cartridges is only possible one at a time after flipping open the segment behind the cylinder, while first pulling the hammer to the first position is necessary. Then rotate the cylinder a bit further. And so on in a loop.
The craftsmanship is very high quality; after all, you can find many reviews on YouTube. However, my piece does not have the serial number of the series etched, as it is on YouTube.
The cartridge ejector is functional, however it is not necessary, as the cartridges fall out by their own weight because they are not expanded by the shot.
Diabolos can be loaded into the cartridges directly in the cylinder, which is gold-plated here.
The trigger is light and its travel is short.

Some details, enforced by the security of our times, are disturbing, such as the safety blocking mechanism and the position of the cock, which probably relates to the function of the air revolver.

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