Mike Harvey, the CEO of Cimarron Firearms, is largely responsible for the authentic shape, fit and finish of the Italian-made copies of the legendary Colt Model 1873 Single Action Army revolver. According to Mike, “For the past 30 years, Cimarron has worked continuously to perfect the authentic detail, fit, finish and function of our line of Frontier firearms.”
My first Italian-made Colt SAA replica, from approximately 40 years ago, was imported and marketed by Allen Firearms of Santa Fe, New Mexico. That company imported Uberti firearms and went out of business in 1987. I wasn’t happy with that gun because, while it generally looked like a Colt, it lacked many of the finer details, and the hammer was soft. I soon had to have the hammer notches welded, re-cut and…
