Any Bisley Target entry in the Special Order Ledgers is enjoyable to ponder, with production being rather limited for this model. The gun in this entry comes from the 1904 era Ledger, detailing a gun ordered in February of that year. It was specified as a .32/20 flat top target model, 7 1/2 inch barrel, blued, but with factory ivory stocks and a Lyman front sight. The grips were ordered on February 10th. A check mark on the order marks it having shipped, completed.

The context for how this fits into Bisley Flattop production… David M. Brown wrote in his book, 36 Calibers of the Colt Single Action Army, that .32/20 caliber production totaled 131 guns. Now, how many of those 131 guns had factory ivory stocks? Likely single digit examples were made and specified with ivory stocks as the majority of Bisley Flattop Target guns seemingly came with rubber or wood stocks, to a much lessor extent.

So, the seminal question: Is This Your Colt???