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Originally Posted by Driftwood Johnson
Don't forget, as I said earlier, the early Colts did not have steel cylinders and frames, they had iron cylinders and frames.
Why would it be that Colt waited until they had improved their metallurgy by 1900 that they would go out on a limb and factory warranty the SAA for Smokeless powder?
Still waiting to hear the serial number of the Colt in question so I can date its year of manufacture.
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Your point is valid, but the seller can't predict what type of smokeless powder an eventual buyer will put through the pistol. Simple solution would be to sell it with the caveat that it should only be fired with commercial "cowboy load" ammunition or equivalent.
I don't understand why you're concerned about what year the gun was manufactured. Isn't the critical part the material used to make the cylinder? If the cylinder that was used in the conversion can handle "cowboy" smokeless loads, I don't see any way the frame itself is going to kaboom.