45 colt
I've seen a few different things on this. Is 45 colt different from 45 long colt? Some sites have those listed in different sections some don't. Also what about 45 Schofield. Any information on this would help.
Thanks,
Shane
Thanks,
Shane
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My mom would like to know what a 45 colt used in WW1 would be worth. My dad has passed away and she has no idea. 0 -
.45 Colt and .45 long Colt are the same. Some people use the long to differentiate the .45 Colt from .45 acp. 0 -
You can't use a 45 Colt in a 45 Schofield revolver as the Schofields are shorter rounds. 0 -
Purists will insist there is no such thing as .45 Long Colt, that it is a .45 Colt, but it has been adopted and is used. As the gents have said, .45 Colt = .45 Long Colt. Developed for the S&W Schofield revolver, the .45 Schofield is shorter than the .45 colt, and could be fired in the S&W or Colt revolvers. Colt ammo could only be fired in the Colt revolvers. 0 -
The .45 Colt and the .45 Schofield were contemporaries. The government went with the .45 Colt in part because the guns would also fire the .45 Schofield cartridge. Schofields would not accept the Colt cartridge.
There has been a lot of speculation about how the .45 Colt gained the name .45 'Long' Colt. As both cartridges were commonly used by civilians on the frontier, I think it had more to do with a guy walking into a hardware store, asking for a box of .45 revolver cartridges, and being handed a box of Schofield's instead of Colt's, than anything. The quick cure was to simply ask for a box of .45 Long, or .45 "Long Colt'.0 -
There is only the .45 Colt.
No sechating as "Long" Colt.
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quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
There is only the .45 Colt.
No sechating as "Long" Colt.
Doug
That's right. Don't be a "dummy". [:D]
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