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Originally Posted by rusnak
Oh man, I love the revolver.
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That is NOT a S&W 38 Spl round but the anemic 38 LC round. U try and fire a 38 spl round through that pistola and you might be missing your hand. Another problem with those is that the actions are considered to be weak, Colt rectified the problem along about 1907. As a consequence the value on those is like that of an ugly and dull step child, LOW.
Further the reason why the 45 ACP was developed was because the 38 LC didn't stop hopped up Moro's in the Philiphines in the early 1900's. The Army needed something more potent, so J Browning went to work designing, ultimately worked out the 1911. Meanwhile the Army took the by now venerable SA 1873 Colt reworked them, shortening the Barrel to 5.5 inches calling them the Artillery Model, reservicing them to the troops in the Philiphines among other places. Also in or about 1909 the big framed New Service was chambered for 45 LC and later 45 ACP (mdl 1917). the NS was also popular within the Commonwealth many going to Canada (The Monties) and during the war to Britain chambered in .455.