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Was there ever such a thing as a Buntline Special (12-inch barrel Colt)? If so, do any exist? In this country, they seem to exist only in men’s minds.

by | Mar 1, 2004 | Inside History

Was there ever such a thing as a Buntline Special (12-inch barrel Colt)? If so, do any exist? In this country, they seem to exist only in men’s minds. B. Bonnes London, England They sure did exist. The Colt company just didn’t call them “Buntline Specials” until 1957. The name was probably coined by Stuart Lake in his 1931 book, Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal. Colt also supplied 10-inch and 16-inch barrels by special order, and shipped six of these prior to 1880. Two were .44s with 10-inc


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