Armi Jager Dakota Model 1873 Single-action Revolver

GunHawk

January 17, 2020 23:25

Hello & Happy New Year! I haven't posted in quite a long time but I need some help with my above mentioned Armi Jager Dakota revolver. My particular model is in perfect condition, blued barrel and .357 mag cylinder. The grip/trigger guard is nickel and has "Ivory" grips. However, It came with a nickel plated extra cylinder in .38 acp. I barely know that round and my question is why this caliber is chosen (from the factory) for the spare cylinder?? What is the value or use of the .38 acp? Or am I missing the point that this cylinder may be used for other .38 caliber rounds?? As always....thanks ahead of time!! Jim/GunHawk

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  Grasshopper

  January 18, 2020 00:29

  That would be 38 SPECIAL I would think?

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  GunHawk

  January 18, 2020 00:50

  I would have thought the same....BUT is does say 38 acp!?!? When i read up on 38 acp it apparently has a small rim to catch on the cylinder when loading. But what an off the wall option!?!?

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  rufe-snow

  January 18, 2020 00:54

  Very uncommon, ln my experience. It would make more sense if the extra cylinder was chambered for the 9 mm Luger cartridge, rather than the 38 ACP.

  The only thing that I can think of. Is that the Dakota, could have been made for sale in Sweden. They adopted the Model 1907 FN/Browning pistol, in 9 mm Browning Long. It was in use by their military, until after WW II. The 9 mm Browning Long, is almost identical to the 38 ACP. Except in over all length. Chambered in a single action cylinder, wouldn't make a bit of difference.

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  charliemeyer007

  January 18, 2020 00:56

  No clue. 38 ACP not very hot. Same case pumped up to way higher pressures 38 Super.

  Are you sure its factory made second cylinder/special order or aftermarket product?

  Armi Jager Dakota Single Actions
  The market for frontier gun reproductions formed in the 1950s.  Americans were reliving their western past through television and film.  Post-war prosperity meant eager and abundant buyers for replica firearms.

  .38 ACP - Wikipedia
  The .38 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the .38 Auto, is a pistol cartridge that was introduced at the turn of the 20th century for the John Browning-designed Colt M1900. It was first used in Colt's Model 1897 prototype, which he did not produce. The metric designation for the round is 9×23 mm SR (Semi Rimmed) (not to be confused with the later 9×23mm Winchester).

  Being semi-rimmed it could work in a wheel gun.

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