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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 with a 5½" barrel, was adopted by the U.S. Armed Forces as the Model 1909 .
The .44 Russian / 10.9x24mmR, (commonly known as the .44 S&W Russian), is a black-powder center-fire metallic revolver cartridge developed and produced by Smith & Wesson in 1870. [1] The .44 Russian design was the first use of an internally lubricated bullet in modern firearm ammunition .
Colt New Police Revolver: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.32 Colt New Police: 6 United States: 1896-1907 Colt New Service: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.45 Colt.455 Webley.476 Enfield.45 ACP.44-40 WCF.44 Special.38-40.38 Special.357 Magnum: 6 United States: 1898-1946 Colt Open Top Pocket Model Revolver
The ballistic performance of the original .44 Colt is comparable to the .44 Remington, and less powerful than modern .44 Russian loads. Cases for the modern .44 Colt-chambered handguns are typically made using trimmed .44 Magnum, .44 Special, or .44 Russian brass and a historically inaccurate .429 lead bullet. (As opposed to the older "heeled ...
The M1892 was replaced by the New Service Double Action revolver in 1899. In caliber .45 Colt, the New Service was accepted by the U.S. Military as the Model 1909 .45 revolver. The New Service revolver was available in other calibers such as .38 Special and, later in the 20th century, .45 ACP (as the M1917 revolver) and .357 Magnum. [48]
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 Police Revolver; Colt New Service; Colt Officer's Model (revolver) Colt Official Police ...
Colt Gray, the teen suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting in Winder, and his father were interviewed by police in 2023 over online threats to commit a school shooting, the FBI said
Based on the Sidehammer design, Colt produced the Sidehammer Model 1855 rifles and carbines for military and sporting use, as well as a revolving shotgun. In failing health, Colt expanded his factory on the eve of the Civil War, and began production of a new, lightweight .44 caliber Army revolver, followed a year later by a .36 caliber Navy ...