What kind of magazine does a Colt Frontier Six Shooter have?

Here’s the deal — any Colt revolver, either the single-action, Bisley or later Model 1878 double-action, marked on the left side of the barrel “Colt Frontier Six Shooter” is by definition chambered for the .44 WCF. (Now commonly called .44-40 so we’ll stick with the current name.)

When did the Colt Frontier Six Shooter become a roll stamp?

Sources vary. Between serial numbers 41,000 and 45,000 the factory began acid etching the term “Colt Frontier Six Shooter” on barrels. This continued to approximately 1889 at the 130,000 serial number range which is when “Colt Frontier Six Shooter” became a roll stamp.

When did the Colt 44 40 come out?

The Third Generation of Colt single-action production began in 1976 and to my utter surprise at the 1982 NRA Convention in Philadelphia, Colt announced the .44-40 would again be offered as a caliber option. Right there on the spot in the Colt booth, I ordered one.

Between serial numbers 41,000 and 45,000 the factory began acid etching the term “Colt Frontier Six Shooter” on barrels. This continued to approximately 1889 at the 130,000 serial number range which is when “Colt Frontier Six Shooter” became a roll stamp.

When did the Colt SAA 44 40 stop being made?

It was standard until production ceased for the first time in 1941. By then 71,391 standard fixed-sight single-actions, single-action targets, Bisley’s and target sight Bisley’s had been made as .44-40s. No standard production Colt SAA 44-40s were produced during the Second Generation of manufacture between 1956 and 1974.

What kind of gun was the Colt 45?

The Colt 45 was characterized in type as a centerfire, single-action revolver, based on both the type of ammunition it fired (black powder centerfire) and the key function of the trigger itself. In a “single-action” pistol, the trigger only actuated the firing process, forcing the operator to manage the hammer.

What was the Model 1878 Colt Double Action?

But the need out West for bigger-caliber, man-stopping weapons prompted Colt to create the Model 1878 Frontier Double-Action. Colt revamped the Lightning into a larger-framed, six-shot, double-action revolver that utilized the same barrel, ejector housing and cylinder as the widely popular Colt Single-Action Army model.

What kind of Revolver is the Colt M1878?

For the .44 caliber version of the Single Action Army Revolver, see Colt Frontier Six-Shooter. The Colt M1878 is a double-action revolver that was manufactured by Colt’s Manufacturing Company from 1878 to 1907. It is often referred to as the “Frontier” or the “Double Action Army” revolver.