The Colt Buntline 1873 single action target revolver has become one of the icons of the Old West. Tradition has it that dime novelist Ned Buntline presented special-order 1873 Colt revolvers with extra-long barrels, target sights, and detachable wire shoulder stocks to a select group of Old West celebrities including Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson. Based on this story, the long-barreled Peacemakers came to be called Buntline Specials. Only 31 of the originals were ever produced, and only 18 of those are around today.