.38 Long Colt
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The.38 Long Colt, also known as.38 LC, is a black powder centerfire cartridge introduced by Colt's Manufacturing Company in 1875. In 1892, it was adopted as a standard military pistol cartridge by the
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Diagram of .38 Long Colt U.S. Army "ball cartridge", with dimensions in inches.
.45 Colt
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The.45 Colt, often called the.45 Long Colt, is a rimmed straight-walled, centerfire handgun cartridge dating to 1872. It was originally a black-powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Acti
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…response to the round's unexpectedly dismal performance, the U.S. Army authorized officers to carry M1873 Colt Single Action Army revolvers, chambered in .45 Colt, and issued from reserve stocks. Army Ordnance also purchased a number of M1902 revolvers (the M1902 was an improved version of Colt's Double Action…
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Diagram of the .45 Colt U.S. Army "ball cartridge" for the Army M1909 revolver, with dimensions in inches
.45 Colt shown alongside other cartridges. From left to right: .30-06, 7.62×39mm, .454 Casull, .45 Colt, .357 Magnum, .38 Special, .45 ACP, 9×19mm Parabellum, .380 ACP, .22 Long Rifle
.45 Colt cartridge featuring a jacketed hollow point bullet