S&W 45 Long Colt
I have had this S&W for quite some time. I wonder if anyone can tell me exactly what it is. Don
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Blued Revolver.... 0 -
if nobody screwed with this, you have a factory mismark...the 28-2 is the .357 Highway Patrolman....the Model of 1955 was more common in .45ACP IIRC...did you buy it new, or have any sort of idea where it came from?? 0 -
Model should be 25 not 28,oops maybe not my model of 1955 is 45 ACP 0 -
Just looking to be educated - I have been told that there is no such nomencature as .45 "long" Colt - just .45 Colt period.
True??
If true what are the specs on a .45 Colt. or a .45 "short" Colt, and what firearms use them? I might like to get one.
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I don't think the Barrel and cylinder are original to the frame. 0 -
Post this in ask the experts for more info;
A Mdl 28 is a N frame .357 mag0 -
You have what was supposed to be a model 25, but built on a model 28-2 frame. My guess is the factory had extra 28 frames and wanted to make 45 cal revolvers.
I have one just like it, my gun is stamped 28-2 with a model of 1955 .45 barrel and cylinder. Mine is ser# N 2951XX with the same number stamped on the inside of the extractor rod housing on the barrel. It looks like a factory done job. The finish is perfect on the frame, cylinder and barrel.
Iam a member of the Smith & Wesson Collectors Assoc. Maybe one of these days I will write to Roy Jinks and see if he can explain it.0 -
It also may have been a special run for a police agency.
My freind has a S&W 357 magnum that was stamped 38spl on the barrel. He was told it was a run for a police dept. and accepted the 38spl barrels on their 357 magnums at a reduced price.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Laredo Lefty
You have what was supposed to be a model 25, but built on a model 28-2 frame. My guess is the factory had extra 28 frames and wanted to make 45 cal revolvers.
I have one just like it, my gun is stamped 28-2 with a model of 1955 .45 barrel and cylinder. Mine is ser# N 2951XX with the same number stamped on the inside of the extractor rod housing on the barrel. It looks like a factory done job. The finish is perfect on the frame, cylinder and barrel.
Iam a member of the Smith & Wesson Collectors Assoc. Maybe one of these days I will write to Roy Jinks and see if he can explain it.
Thanks for the info. I have been told that I don't have what I say. This is the first time I could get a picture of the markings. Everytime I tell someone it says 28-2, I am told I misread it. Don0 -
As noted the 28-2 is an N frame .357 Magnum. The barrel marked 1955 is from a Target Model of 1955 (or Model 25) in .45 ACP. Someone has mated the two and rebored the cylinder for the .45 Colt caliber (they also swapped on the target trigger and target hammer which were not available on the Model 28). This was commonly done back before the Model 25-5 came out around 1980 in this caliber.
It is not a factory mis-mark (although that happens a lot) because the 1955 wasn't in .45 Colt it was in .45 ACP (OK, they made about 200 in the Colt caliber but the odds on having one of 200 that also happens to be mis-marked is unrealistic). Also, the cylinder appears to be recessed, enclosing the cartridge rims. This was never done on the .45 caliber revolvers but was done on the Magnum calibers. The smith kept this feature when he rebored the chambers.
The 1955s came with the Patridge front sight so this has also been modified to a ramp on your gun.0 -
.45 "long" Colt?? 0 -
.45 "long" Colt?? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by SaxonPig
As noted the 28-2 is an N frame .357 Magnum. The barrel marked 1955 is from a Target Model of 1955 (or Model 25) in .45 ACP. Someone has mated the two and rebored the cylinder for the .45 Colt caliber (they also swapped on the target trigger and target hammer which were not available on the Model 28). This was commonly done back before the Model 25-5 came out around 1980 in this caliber.
It is not a factory mis-mark (although that happens a lot) because the 1955 wasn't in .45 Colt it was in .45 ACP (OK, they made about 200 in the Colt caliber but the odds on having one of 200 that also happens to be mis-marked is unrealistic). Also, the cylinder appears to be recessed, enclosing the cartridge rims. This was never done on the .45 caliber revolvers but was done on the Magnum calibers. The smith kept this feature when he rebored the chambers.
The 1955s came with the Patridge front sight so this has also been modified to a ramp on your gun.
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Doug- Back in the 19th century when the army was using guns made by Colt and Schofield they kept two calibers in inventory. Both were .45 but the Colt was the longer of the two and the ordnance guys took to calling it the .45 Long Colt and the name stuck for about 100 years. It doesn't mean anything now but it once was descriptive and sometimes you still hear it. I'm sure you know all this so why give people a bad time if they prefer saying LC?
W78- What the Hell are you talking about? He asked for some info on a gun he was having questions about and I gave him what info I could based on what I could see.0 -
Frank - I wasn't trying to make trouble. I REALLY was trying to answer this question which has floated around in my head for years. It's possible that I knew the answer at one time, but my brain has lately turned to mush.
Thank you for your patience with me. I may have more stupid questions for which I should(or did) know the answers.
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Doug W. The correct bullet nomenclature is .45 COLT. I read an article about the .45 Long Colt as I saw some ammo advertised as LONG COLT. to find out. It seems that when the Schofield .45 round came out, some people started calling the .45 Colt the LONG COLT because The standard .45 round was short, the Schofield .45 round was longer and the .45 Colt round was even longer than that..
Correct Nomenclature for all intent and purpose is still .45 COLT..0 -
Doug- Back in the 19th century when the army was using guns made by Colt and Schofield they kept two calibers in inventory. Both were .45 but the Colt was the longer of the two and the ordnance guys took to calling it the .45 Long Colt and the name stuck for about 100 years. It doesn't mean anything now but it once was descriptive and sometimes you still hear it. I'm sure you know all this so why give people a bad time if they prefer saying LC?
I didn't know that! Always wondered why the name "long colt"! Everyday is a learning experience, thanks for clearing that up.[^]0 -
Sig - please refer to my comment , 4 posts ago.
I didn't mean to anger anyone.
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quote:Originally posted by dcon12
I have had this S&W for quite some time. I wonder if anyone can tell me exactly what it is. Don
dcon12,what you have is a conversion hundreds of these have been done mostly in .44 spl.Here's a picture of one mine done in .45 Colt like yours.Mine was done by "Mag-N-Port many years ago by the previous owner.I must add Saxon Pig is 100% correct.0 -
Doug- Nobody is mad at you. Just explaining.
BTW Classic, when I was a kid factory ammo was routinely marked .45 Long Colt on the packaging. The Long was dropped during the 1980s as this wave of anti- "Long Colt" sentiment seemed to rise up amongst shooters. It should have been dropped as this was a hold-over from many decades earlier.0
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