Most Great Westerns with obvious Colt parts are in fact ‘parts guns’, and should be contemplated as diminished examples. Great Westerns made up to look like Colts. Over 1954-56 such guns may have been rebuilt into functional shooters at the Great Western factory on Miner Street in west Los Angeles. Hy Hunter, E&M, and Great Western all took in Colts for repair and refurbishing. These are diminished Colts, also parts guns, but may have a Great Western connection. Note the reverse, the case of Colt frames with Great Western barrels, cylinders, or grip assemblies. Great Westerns that have these are almost always parts guns, those having been modified in the aftermarket by independent gunsmiths or amateurs. It is extraordinarily doubtful however that Great Western revolvers ever left the California factories with Colt barrels, cylinders, grip assemblies, or black rampant Colt grips. After that, the Colt hammer was offered as an upgrade option.
45’s with the Colt hammer with firing pin).
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Great Western used surplus internal parts and hammers from Colt early on (below serial GW1000 or so for. These assumptions are erroneous most of the time. They will at times even be held in higher esteem because it’s assumed they were factory built with the ‘better’ Colt parts. It has followed that those revolvers seen as containing Colt parts can have a greater intrigue. This detail is frequently related when enthusiasts discuss the company. Great Western is said to have used some Colt parts, at least early in their production.