This video delves into Elmer Keith's legendary "Number 5" Single Action Army revolver, a custom build from 1928. The description highlights its creation through a friendship with Harold Croft and its purpose as a general-purpose field gun. Key features discussed include an extended flat top with adjustable sights, an improved mainspring, a redesigned cylinder pin, a custom hammer spur, and a modified Bisley grip. The revolver is chambered for .44 Special/.44 Russian and was Keith's preferred firearm until the advent of the .44 Magnum. The video also references a 1929 American Rifleman article where Keith detailed the gun.
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