PAIR OF USFA 10" .45 COLT BUNTLINE-STYLE REVOLVERS – CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS – FROM THE JOHN TAFFIN COLLECTION

Serial Numbers: 28895 & 28896

Package Offering – Consecutive Pair Featured in this American Handgunner Article

A rare offering for advanced single-action collectors: a matched pair of U.S. Firearms (USFA) Single Action Army–pattern revolvers, each fitted with a 10-inch Colt-marked barrel and finished with Turnbull’s signature color case hardening on the frame and hammer.

These two revolvers — serial numbers 28895 and 28896 — are the exact pair photographed and discussed in American Handgunner ’s article, “Fact or Fiction: Earp’s Buntline Special.”

They are shown with Taffin’s own accuracy test cards and identified in the piece as a pair of classy 10-inch .45 Colt USFA Buntline Specials with consecutive serial numbers that were never catalogued by USFA.

This is a package offering in order to preserve the historical and published pairing.

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ABOUT THE REVOLVERS

Configuration

• Manufacturer: U.S. Firearms Mfg. Co. (USFA)
• Model: Custom Long-Barrel Single Action (Buntline-style)
• Caliber:.45 Colt
• Barrel Length: 10 inches
• Barrel Markings:
  “COLT’S PT. F.A. CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A.”
• Finish:
  • Turnbull color case hardened frame & hammer
  • High-polish blue barrel, ejector housing, and cylinder
• Grips: Walnut, classic one-piece style
• Condition: Excellent used condition, carefully maintained, with the expected mild signs of handling seen on documented collection guns
• Special Characteristics:
  • Consecutive serial numbers (28895 & 28896)
  • Custom configuration — never catalogued by USFA
  • Turnbull Color Cased Frames — extremely desirable
  • Featured in American Handgunner with corresponding accuracy test cards
  • From the John Taffin Personal Collection

These revolvers represent a blend of Colt lineage, USFA precision machining, and Turnbull’s world-class finishing — a combination nearly impossible to duplicate today.

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PROVENANCE: THE JOHN TAFFIN CONNECTION

John Taffin (1938–2024) was one of the most respected handgun writers of the last 50 years — a man whose influence shaped modern revolver culture.
Known for his work in American Handgunner , GUNS Magazine , Gun Digest , and a series of foundational books on big-bore handguns, Taffin was the rare writer trusted equally by custom gunsmiths, manufacturers, historians, and serious collectors.

He combined experience, integrity, and scholarship in a way few ever have.
Firearms from his collection are notable not only for their quality but for their documented role in his writing, testing, and historical commentary.

Owning a revolver from the Taffin collection is owning a piece of American firearms literature and culture.

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WHY THIS PAIR IS EXTRAORDINARILY SIGNIFICANT

• Consecutive pair of 10" .45 Colt long-barrel USFAs with Colt-marked top.
• Turnbull color case hardening, adding collector-grade desirability.
• Featured and photographed in American Handgunner
• Never catalogued by USFA, suggesting low production or a special-order nature.
• Deep Taffin provenance and inclusion in accuracy testing documented visually.
• A true matched pair kept together by Taffin and offered here as a preserved set.

This is the type of collectible ensemble that normally disappears into private collections for decades.

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FEATURE LIST

• USFA premium machining and finishing
• Colt-marked 10" barrels
• Turnbull color case hardened frames & hammers
• High-polish blue
• Consecutive serial numbers
• .45 Colt chambering
• Walnut grips
• Featured in this American Handgunner artical (targets pictured but not included)
• From the personal collection of John Taffin

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COMPLIANCE & SHIPPING

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