The .44 Colt / 11.5x28mmR is an American centerfire revolver cartridge that was produced commercially from 1871 to 1940. The cartridge was developed by...
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The Colt Army Model 1860 is a cap & ball .44-caliber single-action revolver used during the American Civil War made by Colt's Manufacturing Company. It...
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lubricated type. The rebated heel type bullet design of its predecessor, the .44 Colt (.452–.454" diameter bullet), was eliminated, since it was an outside lubricated...
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The Colt Single Action Army (also known as the SAA, Model P, Peacemaker, or M1873) is a single-action revolver handgun. It was designed for the U.S. government...
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designed and produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1990. Chambered for the powerful .44 Magnum and .45 Colt centerfire ammunition cartridges...
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behind six bullets (typically .44 caliber lead balls). It was designed in 1846 by American firearms inventor Samuel Colt to the specifications of Captain...
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32 ACP .32 Short Colt .32 Long Colt .38 ACP .38 Super .380 ACP .38 Short Colt .38 Long Colt .41 Long Colt .44 Colt .45 ACP .45 Colt United States portal...
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Black-powder rounds such as the .44 American, .44 Russian, .44 Colt, .44-40 Winchester, .45 Schofield, and .45 Colt enjoyed a well-earned reputation for...
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was also common in American Civil War-era cap & ball revolvers such as the Colt Army Model 1860 and the Remington Model 1858, offering more stopping power...
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The Colt New Service is a large frame, large caliber, double-action revolver made by Colt from 1898 until 1941. Made in various calibers, the .45 Colt version...
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The family of Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers evolved from the earlier commercial revolvers marketed by the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company of Paterson...
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The Colt New Model revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1855 until 1864. The design was essentially...
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chambered in .44-40 Winchester and .45 Colt calibres, and production of the .44 Remington Centerfire ended in 1895. Information about the .44 Remington Centerfire...
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32-20, .38 Colt, .38-40, .41 Colt, .44-40, .45 Colt, .455 Webley, and .476 Eley. The most popular calibers were the .44-40 Winchester and .45 Colt. Standard...
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The Colt Model 1848 Percussion Army Revolver is a .44 caliber revolver designed by Samuel Colt for the U.S. Army's Regiment of Mounted Rifles. The revolver...
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The .41 Long Colt / 9.8x28mmR cartridge was created in 1877 for Colt's double-action "Thunderer" revolver. The .41 Long Colt was a lengthened version...
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revolver was much lighter than the contemporary Colt Dragoon Revolvers developed from the .44 Walker Colt revolvers of 1847, which, given their size and...
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The Colt Model 1871–72 Open Top is a metallic cartridge rear-loading .44-caliber revolver introduced in 1872 by the Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing...
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The Colt Infantry Automatic Rifle 6940 (commonly shortened to Colt IAR or IAR6940), is a Light machine gun designed by Phil Hinckley and manufactured by...
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chambered in .44 Magnum will also chamber .44 Special and .44 Russian, likewise revolvers in .357 Magnum will safely chamber .38 Special, .38 Long Colt, and ...
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Designed as a less expensive alternative to the upscale Colt .357 and the later Colt Python and Colt King Cobra, it was marketed to law enforcement agencies...
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Revolver (.44) M1848 Revolver (.44) M1849 Pocket Revolver (.31) M1851 Navy (.36) M1860 Army Revolver (.44) M1861 Navy Revolver (.36) M1873 (.45 Colt) M1889...
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M1911 pistol (redirect from Colt M1911/M1911A1)
The Colt M1911 (also known as 1911, Colt 1911 or Colt Government in the case of Colt-produced models) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic...
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government at a cost of $15 each—or $10 less than what Colt was charging the Ordnance Department for its .44-cal. revolvers. Even with the reduced cost, the...
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modern cartridges had all but eclipsed the .44-40, but it regained some popularity in the 1950s and 1960s when Colt began once again to manufacture the Single...
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manufactured by Colt from 1884 until 1904 and was originally chambered in .44-40 caliber. Colt eventually made the Lightning Rifle in three different frame sizes...
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Pythons, built on Colt's large I-frame, are similar in size and function to the Colt Trooper and Colt Lawman revolvers. The Colt Python is intended for...
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the .44 Special's brass was thicker and stronger than the dated .45 Colt case. Also, the .44 Special case was smaller in diameter than the .45 Colt case...
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The Colt Commander is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, and recoil-operated handgun based on the John M. Browning–designed M1911. It was the...
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the case. 10 mm caliber Colt Model 1877 .45 Colt .45 Schofield .41 Short .32 Long Colt .38 Short Colt .38 Long Colt .44 Colt .41 Magnum .41 Special List...
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