Cimarron Model P .45 Colt
Model: MP512
Cimarron Model P .45 Colt
Model: MP512
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Cimarron Model P is a single-action .45 Colt revolver built for cowboy action shooting and range work. Cimarron still lists it. This one is the pre-1896 Old Model frame, which carries the cylinder base pin retaining screw at the front of the frame instead of in the side, and that screw tells a correct early-pattern 1873 from a later one.
It comes as the original did. Six chambers loaded one at a time through a side gate, a quarter-cock notch, fixed sights, a one-piece walnut grip and a 4.75-inch barrel on a case-hardened steel frame. Nothing adjusts. The manual lists a cylinder base pin safety and a hammer safety bar alongside the quarter-cock notch. There is no transfer bar, so the hammer rests on a loaded chamber unless the quarter-cock notch is used.
If you're cross-shopping, the Uberti 1873 Cattleman El Patron has an MSRP of $679 and the same barrel length at 36.8 oz, with checkered walnut grips and a half-cock notch, from the same Italian factory that builds the Cimarron. The Colt Single Action Army is the original maker's gun at an MSRP of $2,299, color case hardened with a blued barrel and cylinder. The Cimarron sits between them, built to a specific historical frame pattern instead of to a modern catalog spec.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Built in Italy on the pre-1896 frame pattern, which collectors of early Colt single actions look for.
- The charcoal blue and original finish options match the colors of 19th-century guns instead of a modern gloss blue.
- A one-piece walnut grip, which is the correct pattern for an early 1873 and can be refinished.
- Six chambers, but traditional practice leaves the chamber under the hammer empty, so carry capacity is one less.
- Fixed sights with no adjustment, so point of impact is changed by filing or by load selection.
- Loading and unloading through the gate one chamber at a time is slow next to a swing-out cylinder.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do the Old Model and Pre-War frames differ?
The screw that retains the cylinder base pin. The Old Model has it at the front of the frame, and the Pre-War frame moved it to the side, ahead of the cylinder.
How many rounds does it hold?
Six chambers, loaded one at a time through the loading gate.
What barrel lengths are offered?
Three. This one is the shortest of them, and Cimarron builds the Model P with two longer barrels as well.
Who builds it?
Uberti, in Italy, to Cimarron’s specification. The manual describes the gun as an exacting replica of an Old West single action.
