![]() The first Colt to have a double action trigger was the Model 1877. It was 15 years after Samuel Colt's death that Colt Firearms finally marketed a double action revolver. Among the most prolific were the British and Belgians, who immediately began designing revolvers often with a double action trigger. As soon as his patents expired in Europe, there was a mass rush to design and sell revolving pistols. As soon as Colt began marketing his revolver others began violating Colt's patents by making copies or versions of his idea.Ĭolt would spend a good part of the rest of his life hunting down and suing violators of his patents. As long as Colt lived, Colt Firearms would never sell a double action revolver. He thought it disturbed the aim and prevented good accuracy. Colt preferred his single action designs and made it clear that he hated the double action system. THE COLT DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER AN INTRODUCTION The history of the Colt double action revolver starts with Samuel Colt himself. Mine is an exact copy of what the Military was using including bayonet lug. ![]() They later started again with the Colt Sporter model. ![]() The week I purchased, Colt announced they would discontinue manufacture of AR15s. I have a Govt Model, preban, purchased in 1989. Year, Serial Number Range, Year, Serial Number Range. Variety of barrel lengths and cylinder styles.(continued from New Police.32 and New Police Target) and Pequano Model Production Information. 38 rim fire & center fire, serials from 1-19000, and from high serials of the Model 1849 Pocket, and from generally high serials from the (percussion) Model 1862 Police and Pocket Navy. ![]() 38 rim fire & center fire, serials from 1-3300, shared with 1851 Navy conversions, and range of percussion arms below number 10356. 44 center fire caliber, serials from 5800-7900, overlaps with the Richards conversion. 44 center fire caliber, serials from 1-8700, in percussion series from 67000-200614. Model 1862 Police Pocket Pistol of Navy CaliberĬirca 1868-1871. Total production (LDR suffix) about 10450. Total production (DER suffix) about 48201. Serial numbers with LDR suffix were shipped in 1970-1972. Serial numbers 49201 DER to 60201 DER were shipped in 1976. Serial numbers began at 1001 and have a DER or LDR suffix. N serial number suffix manufactured 1960-1963. ![]() D serial number suffix manufactured 1959-1963. ![]()
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