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The Colt M1878 is a double-action revolver that was manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1878 until 1907. It is often referred to as the "Frontier" or the "Double Action Army" revolver, and was manufactured to shoot a variety of rimmed, centerfire, and black powder cartridges, in calibers detailed nearby.
A Colt Double Action (or Colt D. A. for short) is any of the double-action revolvers manufactured by the Colt's Manufacturing Company. The term is most commonly used for the historical 1877 and 1878 models, but it also may refer to the following firearms: Colt M1877; Colt M1878; Colt M1892; Colt New Service; Colt Cobra; Colt Trooper; Colt ...
In 1899 Canada acquired a number of New Service revolvers (chambered in .45 Colt) for Boer War service, to supplement its existing M1878 Colt Double Action revolvers in the same caliber. [8] In 1904 and 1905 the North-West Mounted Police in Canada also adopted the Colt New Service to replace the less-than satisfactory Enfield Mk II revolver in ...
Colt M1871/72 Open Top; Colt M1873 Single Action Army; Colt M1877; Colt M1878; Colt M1889; Colt M1892; Colt M1898 New Service; Merwin & Hulbert Pocket Army; Remington M1875; Remington M1890; Smith & Wesson No.3; Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless; Shotguns. Coach gun; Winchester M1887 and M1901; Winchester M1893 and M1897; Rifles. Colt-Burgess ...
Colt M1878: Colt's Manufacturing Company.45 Colt.32-20 WCF.38 Long Colt.38-40 WCF.41 Colt.44-40 WCF.455 Webley.476 Eley: 6 United States: 1878-1907 Colt M1889: Colt's Manufacturing Company.41 Long Colt.38 Long Colt.38 Short Colt United States: 1889-1909 Colt M1892: Colt's Manufacturing Company.38 Long Colt.41 Long Colt: 6 United States: 1892-1908
The M1877 was designed by one of the inventors of the Colt Single Action Army (M1873), William Mason, as Colt's first attempt at manufacturing a double-action revolver.It was the first successful US-made double-action cartridge revolver, [2] and was offered from the factory in two basic finishes: nickel-plated or a blued with a case-colored frame.
Colt Army Model 1860; Colt Buntline; Colt Cobra; Colt Detective Special; Colt Diamondback; Colt Dragoon Revolver; Colt House Revolver; Colt King Cobra; Colt M1861 Navy; Colt M1877; Colt M1878; Colt M1889; Colt M1892; Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver; Colt Model 1871–72 Open Top; Colt Model 1905 Marine Corps; Colt New Line; Colt New ...
Pages in category "Colt revolvers" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. ... Colt M1861 Navy; Colt M1877; Colt M1878; Colt M1889; Colt M1892;