.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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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
Colt Single Action Army
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The Colt Single Action Army is a single-action revolver. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and was adopted as the
.45 Colt
…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 Action Army revolver. This cartridge was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1873 and served as an official US military handgun cartridge for 19 years, before being replaced…
A model with a 7+1⁄2 in. barrel
Colt Sheriff's Model, 3-inch (7.6 cm) barrel
Colt SAA formerly used by the San Antonio Police Department
Colt Single Action Army revolver (Model 1873), displayed at the Istanbul Military Museum, Istanbul, Turkey