The Colt Anaconda is a large frame double-action revolver featuring a full length under-barrel ejection-rod lug and six round cylinder, designed and produced by the Colts Manufacturing Company in 1990. Chambered for the powerful . 44 Magnum and .
When was my Colt Detective made?
1927 When first released in 1927 ,the Colt Detective Special was intended for pretty much exactly what the name implies: a small frame double action revolver in the considerably powerful .
Is a Colt Detective Special?
The Colt Detective Special is a six-shot, carbon steel framed, 2 or 3 barreled, double-action revolver, and the first example of a class of firearms known as snubnose revolvers .Colt Detective Special.Detective SpecialProducedFirst Series: 1927–1946 Second Series: 1947–1972 Thrid Series: 1973–1986 Fourth Series: 1993–199615 more rows
Where is the new Colt Python made?
Hartford, Connecticut The Colt Python is a . 357 Magnum caliber revolver manufactured by Colts Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut .Colt PythonActionDouble-actionMaximum firing range200+ yardsFeed systemSix-round cylinderSightsRear adj.; front ramp11 more rows
What year is Colt 38 Detective Special?
The Colt Commando Special was a version of the Detective Special with a matte finish and rubber grips; produced from 1984 to 1986, it was chambered in . 38 Special and weighed 21.5 oz.
When did Colt start using serial numbers?
In the mid-1960s, Federal law demanded that all firearms have a unique serial number. At that time Colt started using letters as a prefix or suffix in the serial number. In these guns, the letter is part of the numbers.
What is double-action on a pistol?
A double-action revolver will have a trigger that both cocks the hammer and releases it in one pull and this will occur for every shot unless the hammer is pulled back manually before the shot.
Why was the Colt Python discontinued?
End of production In October 1999, Colt announced that it would cease production of Python revolvers. In a 2000 follow-up letter to distributors, the company cited changing market conditions and the costs of defending lawsuits as the reasons to discontinue the Python line, as well as a number of other models.