Two days ago the bargaining for the Colt SAA in 44-40 fell through. As I really wanted the .44 Special, I was not really disappointed. I made a call to see if a 3rd generation listed on a site was still available and off to look. Well I ended up buying it. This is my first big bore Colt, and I could not be happier. It is a blue and CCH with a 5 1/2 barrel and in .44special. What made things even better is when I fired it! Shoots to POI and accurately. It looks like the only thing this one is going to need is ivory, a lot of shooting and a bunch of reloading! Life is GOOD!