Pedersoli Doc Holliday Single Action

Davide Pedersoli & C. · Pistol · In Production

Also known as: Doc Holliday Revolver

Overview

The Pedersoli Doc Holliday Single Action is a Colt-inspired single-action revolver chambered in .38 Special, built by Davide Pedersoli & C. for Cowboy Action Shooting. It features a Thunderer-style bird's head grip in checkered wood, a loading gate with hand ejector rod, a spur hammer, and a blade front sight. Offered with a choice of 4.2-inch or 5-inch barrel and a blued or nickel finish, it commemorates the Old West gunfighter and dentist John Henry 'Doc' Holliday.

Specifications

Weight (empty)	800 g (28.2 oz)
Barrel Length	107 mm (4.21")
Action Type	Single Action Revolver
Firing Mechanism	Single Action
Trigger Type	Single Stage
Magazine Capacity	6 rounds
Magazine Type	Rotary
Effective Range	50 m (55 yd)
Barrel Rifling	Right Hand
Frame Material	Steel
Barrel Material	Steel
Stock Material	Wood
Finish	Blued

Calibers

.38 Special · primary — also known as .38 Spl, .38 S&W Special, 9x29mmR

Features

Firing modes: Repeating
Feed systems: Revolving Cylinder
Safety mechanisms: Half Cock Notch
Features: Loading Gate, Hand Ejector Rod, Spur Hammer, Blade Front Sight, Birds Head Grip, Checkered Wood Grips, Broached Rifled Barrel

Variants

Doc Holliday Revolver Blued 5" - Barrel Length
Doc Holliday Revolver Nickel 4.2" - Finish
Doc Holliday Revolver Nickel 5" - Finish

Production

Commercial replica for Cowboy Action Shooting; production totals not published

Origin

Country of origin: Italy

Notes

Part of Pedersoli's Old West 'Western trilogy' of commemorative single-action revolvers. Four factory configurations combine 4.2" or 5" barrels with blued or nickel finish. The rifled barrel is produced by a broaching process.

Background

The revolver is named for John Henry 'Doc' Holliday, the tubercular dentist turned gambler and gunfighter who stood beside Wyatt Earp at the 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.