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    The .38 Long Colt, also known as .38 LC, is a black powder cartridge introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1875. In 1892, it was adopted as a standard...
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    resembles a .38 S&W but the case dimensions are slightly different. The .38 Short Colt case is the parent to the .38 Long Colt and .38 Special. Remington...
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    by the .38 Long Colt in 1892. Although there has never been a ".45 Short Colt" cartridge, the .45 Colt is frequently called the ".45 Long Colt" (.45 LC)...
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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 of...
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    and small-game hunting. The .38 Special was designed and entered production in 1898 as an improvement over the .38 Long Colt which, as a military service...
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    The .38 S&W, also commonly known as .38 S&W Short (referred to as such to differentiate it from .38 Long Colt and .38 Special), 9×20mmR, .38 Colt NP (New...
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    38 Special, and .357 Magnum caliber cartridges. Designed as a less expensive alternative to the upscale Colt .357 and the later Colt Python and Colt King...
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    The Colt quickly gained favor over the S&W and remained the primary U.S. military sidearm until 1892 when it was replaced by the .38 Long Colt caliber...
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  • 1892, the revolver was adopted by the United States Army chambered for .38 Long Colt cartridges, and was given the appellation "New Army and Navy". Initial...
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    these are the "Thunderer" in .41 Long Colt; the "Lightning" in .38 Long Colt; and the "Rainmaker" in .32 Long Colt. All of the models had a six-round...
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    chambered in .38 Special, .38 Colt New Police, .32 Colt New Police, and .22 Long Rifle. It holds six shots of ammunition and was sold by Colt from 1950 until...
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    The .38 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the .38 Auto, .38 Automatic, or 9×23mmSR, is a semi-rimmed pistol cartridge that was introduced at...
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    Breech-loading .22 Short .22 Long .32 Long Colt .38 Long Colt .41 Short Colt .41 Long Colt Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers...
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    The Colt Police Positive is a small-frame, double-action revolver featuring a six-round cylinder, chambered for either .32 or .38 caliber. A .22 caliber...
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    The Colt Model 1900 is a short-recoil operated "self-loading", or semi-automatic .38 caliber handgun introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company at the...
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    strength of a solid frame. The Model 1889 was chambered for the .41 Long Colt and .38 Long Colt cartridges. The Navy version was blued, and had a six-inch barrel...
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    The .32 Long Colt (commonly called the .32 LC or simply .32 Colt) is an American centerfire revolver cartridge. Introduced by Colt's with the New Line...
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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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  • Thumbnail for List of revolvers
    62 Nagant, .22 LR, .32 S&W Long (a popular UIT/ISSF competition chambering) and by far the most used in competition, .38 Special. A further run of 300...
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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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  • Revolver (.36) M1873 (.45 Colt) M1889 Navy (.38 Long Colt) M1892/M1894/M1896 Army (.38 Long Colt) M1902 Revolver (.38 Long Colt) M1900 (DWM "American Eagle...
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    The Colt M1892 revolver was thought of as a decent handgun for its time, but complaints soon arose concerning the stopping power of the .38 Long Colt. Beginning...
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    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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  • chamber and fire the .360 Dan Wesson, .357 Magnum, .38 Special, .38 Long Colt, and .38 Short Colt cartridges. Intended primarily as a silhouette cartridge...
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  • .38 caliber is a frequently used name for the caliber of firearms and firearm cartridges. The .38 is a large firearm cartridge (anything larger than .32...
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    Colt) cartridge is a very popular caliber due to its low velocity and relatively high stopping power. This caliber is associated most with the Colt M1911...
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    than the Colt Official Police or Smith & Wesson Model 10 (K-Frame) revolvers, but is larger than the five-shot Smith & Wesson Model 36/Model 38/Model 42...
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    The Colt Official Police is a medium frame, double-action revolver with a six-round cylinder, primarily chambered for the .38 Special cartridge, and manufactured...
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  • American military handguns. The Army had previously been using the .38 Long Colt, and the cartridge's relatively poor ballistics were highlighted during...
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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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