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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.
Following this, Mason once again teamed up with Richards to produce a larger framed version, the Colt M1878 Frontier in 1878. [6] His final design for Colt was the Colt M1889, a collaboration with Carl J. Ehbets for a revolver with a swing-out cylinder. Ehbets continued to perfect the idea for 7 years after Mason left Colt for Winchester. [6]
Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt that has become a subsidiary of Czech holding company Colt CZ Group. It is the successor corporation to Colt's earlier firearms-making efforts, which started in 1836.
Richards and Mason were later responsible for the design of the Colt Single Action Army revolver, also known as the "Peacemaker". [1] Five years after the introduction of the Single Action Army and two years before his retirement, he once again teamed up with Mason to produce a larger framed double-action revolver, the Colt M1878 Frontier. [8]
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 ...
The Colt New Service was introduced in 1898. It was an up-sized and strengthened Colt M1892 and Colt Firearms first large caliber revolver with a swing-out hand ejector cylinder. It was made in the popular large caliber revolver cartridges of the day: .38-40, .44-40, .44 Russian, .44 Special, .45 Colt, .450 Boxer, .455 Webley, and .476 Enfield ...
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.
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;