Gun-Data BISLEY RARE CALIBERS

COLT BISLEY MODEL --- STANDARD FRAME Manufactured in 17 Caliber's						These were manufactured from 1894 to 1912
MODEL	CALIBER	First Year Manufactured	Last Year Manufactured	Number Manufactured	Rarity	Rating From 17 to 1
BISLEY	32-20	1894	1912	13291	Common	16
BISLEY	38-40	1894	1912	12162	Common	15
BISLEY	45 Colt	1894	1912	8005	Common	14
BISLEY	44-40	1894	1912	6803	Common	13
BISLEY	41 Colt	1894	1912	3159	Common	12
BISLEY	38 Colt before 1914	1894	1912	412	Very Rare	11
BISLEY	455 Eley	1894	1912	180	Extremely Rare	10
BISLEY	32 Colt	1894	1912	160	Extremely Rare	9
BISLEY	44 Russian	1894	1912	90	Extremely Rare	8
BISLEY	44 S&W	1894	1912	29	Extremely Rare	7
BISLEY	32 S&W	1894	1912	18	Extremely Rare	6
BISLEY	32-44 S&W Gallery	1894	1912	14	Extremely Rare	5
BISLEY	38 S&W Gallery	1894	1912	10	Ultra Rare	4
BISLEY	38-44 S&W Gallery	1894	1912	6	Ultra Rare	3
BISLEY	450 Eley	1894	1912	5	Ultra Rare	2
BISLEY	38 S&W Special	1912	1912	2	Ultra Rare	1
BISLEY	45 Smoothbore	1894	1912	2	Ultra Rare	1

COLT BISLEY MODEL --- FLAT TOP FRAME Manufactured in 14 Caliber's						These were manufactured from 1894 to 1912
MODEL	CALIBER	First Year Manufactured	Last Year Manufactured	Number Manufactured	Rarity	Rating From 14 to 1
BISLEY	455 Eley	1894	1912	196	Very Rare	14
BISLEY	32-20 WCF	1894	1912	131	Very Rare	13
BISLEY	38-40 WCF	1894	1912	98	Extremely Rare	12
BISLEY	45 Colt	1894	1912	97	Extremely Rare	11
BISLEY	38 Colt	1894	1912	96	Extremely Rare	10
BISLEY	44-40 WCF	1894	1912	78	Extremely Rare	9
BISLEY	44 S&W	1894	1912	64	Extremely Rare	8
BISLEY	44 Russian	1894	1912	62	Extremely Rare	7
BISLEY	44 S&W Gallery	1894	1912	47	Extremely Rare	6
BISLEY	32 Colt	1894	1912	44	Extremely Rare	5
BISLEY	41 Colt	1894	1912	24	Extremely Rare	4
BISLEY	32-44 S&W Gallery	1894	1912	17	Extremely Rare	3
BISLEY	32 S&W	1894	1912	17	Extremely Rare	3
BISLEY	38 S&W	1894	1912	3	Ultra Rare	2
BISLEY	44 Smoothbore	1894	1912	1	Ultra Rare	1

COLT BISLEY MODEL
Revolver

First Serial Number
of each Year

These were manufactured
From 1894 to 1912

SAA Bisley	1894	154000	SAA Bisley	1895	159000	SAA Bisley	1896	163100
SAA Bisley	1897	168000	SAA Bisley	1898	175100	SAA Bisley	1899 *	182000
SAA Bisley	1900	192500	SAA Bisley	1901	200300	SAA Bisley	1902	220000

SAA Bisley	1903	238100	SAA Bisley	1904	250000	SAA Bisley	1905	261100
SAA Bisley	1906	273000	SAA Bisley	1907	288000	SAA Bisley	1908	304000
SAA Bisley	1909	308750	SAA Bisley	1910	312000	SAA Bisley	1911	316000
SAA Bisley	1912

Single Action Army and Bisley Serial numbers were mixed together from 1894 to 1912

Common are Bisley Models manufactured from 3000 to 160000 pieces.
Rare are Bisley Models manufactured from 1000 to 3000 pieces .
Very rare are Bisley Models manufactured from 100 to 1000 pieces .
Extremely Rare are Bisley Models manufactured from 10 to 100 pieces.
Ultra Rare are Bisley Models manufactured from 1 to 10 pieces .
We recommemd the following books on this subject :
The Book of Colt Firearms by R.L.Wilson .
A Study Of Colt Single Action Army Revolver by Graham , Kopec, Moore.
Colt Firearms from 1836 by Severn.
A History Of The Colt Revolver by Haven and Belden .
The Peacemakers by R.L.Wilson

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