EMF Great Western II US Grant 45 Colt 4.75″ Nickel Engraved Revolver

Description

Some single actions are built to sit in a safe and some are built to shoot. The Great Western II US Grant manages to do both. Manufactured and hand-fitted by F.LLI Pietta in Italy, this 1873-pattern revolver wears Victorian floral scroll engraving over roughly 95 percent of its surface, then gets finished in bright nickel that makes all that cut work jump out in the light. The Ultra Ivory polymer grips give you that classic old-ivory look against the polished metal without the upkeep or cost of the real thing.

The Story Behind the US Grant Revolver

This model is EMF's tribute to their late president Boyd Davis, who competed in Cowboy Action Shooting under the alias U.S. Grant and held SASS badge number 2. The engraving pattern is duplicated from the guns he ran in competition for years, so you are getting a piece of cowboy shooting history along with a genuinely striking revolver. It is one of those guns people will pick up and turn over in their hands before they say a word.

Great Western II Build and Handling

Underneath the dress-up, this is the same Great Western II platform that has earned a solid reputation on the SASS circuit. It is chambered in 45 Colt, holds six rounds, and carries a 4.75 inch barrel, the classic gunfighter length that balances quick handling with a usable sight radius. EMF kept the GWII line period correct with a floating firing pin in the hammer rather than a transfer bar, so the action feels and works the way the originals did. Fixed sights, crisp single action trigger, and that familiar four-click hammer draw round out the package.

Whether it ends up in a display case, a cowboy rig, or both, the US Grant is the kind of revolver that earns its spot. Fancy on the outside, honest working gun on the inside.