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US Military Colt New Service Revolver in .45 Long Colt Caliber- Digital Color Matted Photograph-New

Overall Matted Size 14” X 11”. Inner Image Size 10-1/2" X 6". Suitable for framing with and Landscape Format. Color Photo. Printed on sturdy, Glossy HP Premium-Plus Photo Paper. Beveled white mat with backing. Packaged in a plastic sealed bag. Shipped in sturdy cardboard box.

Historical Note: A historical narrative is printed on the rear side of the matted photograph for the Colt New Service Revolver-see photo.

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 Colt M1917 revolver was created to supplement insufficient stocks of M1911 pistols during World War I. It was simply a New Service re-chambered to take the .45 ACP cartridge and used half-moon clips to hold the rimless cartridges in position. After World War I, the revolver gained a strong following among civilian shooters. A commercial rimmed cartridge the .45 Auto Rim was also developed, that allowed the M1917 to be fired without the need for moon-clips. In the 1930s, the New Service was chambered for .38 Special, and then .357 Magnum. As one of the most powerful handgun cartridges available at the time, it was easily capable of penetrating the automobile bodies and body armor used by public enemies such as gangsters, bank robbers, and fugitives of that era. As such, it became instantly popular with lawmen, state troopers and highway patrolmen. Used By United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Commonwealth of the Philippines and Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Colt New Service was introduced in 1898. It was an up-sized and strengthened Colt M1892 and Colt Firearms first large caliber revolver with a swing-out hand ejector cylinder. It was made in the popular large caliber revolver cartridges of the day: .38-40, .44-40, .44 Russian, .44 Special, .45 Colt, and .455 Webley. It was made with a blued finish or nickel plating, and with a 4", 4½", 5", 5½", 6", and 7½" barrels. It also came with walnut or hard rubber grips.

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