Colt Model 1878 Grips , Rare Checkered WOOD grips w/ Original bolt...

Description: 12 Photos shortly....please return ...added info for your pleasure. Thank you Also personal pick up is acceptable and preferred..Cash and carry only in this case...The wood grips are the rarest to find ....no shipping in event of loss ....no taking chances here.... Colt M1878From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchThis article is about the Colt Model 1878. For other Colt Double Action firearms, see Colt Double Action."Colt Frontier" redirects here. For the .44 caliber version of the Single Action Army Revolver, see Colt Frontier Six-Shooter.Colt M1878 TypeRevolverPlace of originUnited StatesProduction historyDesignerWilliam MasonSpecificationsCaliber.45 Colt, .32-20 WCF, .38 Colt, .38-40 WCF, .41 Colt, .44-40 WCF, .455 Webley, .476 EleyActiondouble-action revolverFeed systemCylinderThe Colt M1878 is a double-action revolver that was manufactured by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1878 to 1907. It is often referred to as the "Frontier" or the "Double Action Army" revolver. A total of 51,210 Model 1878 revolvers were manufactured from 1878 to 1907, including 4,600 for the US Ordnance Department. These are known as the "Philippine" or "Alaskan" models.[1]Contents1History2Design and features3Variants4References5External linksHistory[edit]Samuel Colt experimented with double-action revolver systems, but he considered them to be unreliable. After Colt's patent expired in 1857, other manufacturers began producing double-action revolvers, but Colt's Manufacturing did not manufacture its own double-action revolver until 1877, twenty years after the patent had expired.[2]The M1878 was designed by William Mason, Colt's factory manager and Charles Brinckerhoff Richards, Superintendent of Engineering. It was similar in design to the Colt Model 1877. The Model 1878 had a larger frame, and is therefore sometimes referred to as the "large frame" double-action revolver, while the Model 1877 is likewise referred to as the "small frame" double-action revolver. The Model 1878 was considered a more robust and reliable design than the Model 1877.Design and features[edit]The design of the Model 1878 was based on the Model 1877, which in turn was based heavily on the design of the earlier Colt Single Action Army revolver. The double-action revolver is not dramatically different in design than the single-action revolver. A strut is added to connect the trigger movement to the hammer. The top of the trigger slips beyond the strut so that the hammer will stay in full cock if it is pulled back manually.[3]The Model 1878 had a larger frame than the Model 1877, which allowed it to fire larger and more powerful cartridges, such as the .45 Colt and .44-40 and used the same barrel, ejector parts, and a very similar cylinder to the Single Action Army revolver. At one time, the factory modified Model 1878 cylinders for use in single-action revolvers in an attempt to use up spare parts.[3]Variants[edit]The Model 1878 was available in .45 Colt, .32-20, .38 Colt, .38-40, .41 Colt, .44-40, .455 Webley and .476 Eley. The most popular calibers were .45 and .44-40.Colt Model 1902 "Philippine"Standard grips were black checkered hard rubber but some early revolvers were produced with checkered walnut grips. Barrel lengths available were 3, 3-1/2, 4, 4-3/4, 5-1/2, and 7-1/2 inches.[1] Revolvers with 4-inch and shorter barrels did not have an ejector.[1]In 1902, 4,600 Model 1878 revolvers were produced for a U.S. Army contract. They were intended to equip the Philippine Constabulary under Brigadier General Henry T. Allen in the Philippine Insurrection. These revolvers had 6-inch barrels, hard rubber grips, and were chambered for the .45 Colt round. They had strengthened mainsprings and longer triggers to give the user more leverage, resulting in larger trigger guards. The strengthened mainspring was necessary to fire the .45 Government rounds which had a less sensitive primer compared to the civilian .45 LC ammunition. Many people have incorrectly assumed that this was to allow the revolver to be operated while wearing gloves, so "Alaskan Model" is a misnomer.[1] These revolvers are unofficially designated the Model 1902 (M1902) Colt 1878 Double action First Serial Number of Each YearThese were manufactured from 1878 to 1905 ModelYearSerial NoModelYearSerial NoModelYearSerial No187818781187818791525187818803500187818815050187818827500187818831100018781884128001878188513700187818861650018781887181001878188820300187818892250018781890246001878189127200187818922975018781893316001878189433500187818953480018781896353001878189736800187818983920018781899*40300187819004200018781901440001878190248700187819034950018781904507001878190551150 COLT 1878 DOUBLE ACTIONNumber of guns manufactured each yearThese were manufactured from 1878 to 1905 MODEL YEARNO. EACH YEARMODEL YEARNO EACH YEAR MODEL YEARNO. EACH YEAR 187818781524187818791976187818801550187818812450187818823500187818831800187818849001878188528001878188616001878188722001878188822001878188921001878189026001878189125501878189218501878189319001878189413001878189550018781896150018781897240018781898110018781899170018781900200018781901470018781902800187819031200187819044501878190560 .* Any guns above serial number 40300 are considered to be modern under the 1968 Firearms Laws. Colt Model 1878 were manufactured in the following caliber's : 22, 32, 32-20, 38 COLT, 38-40, 44 Russian, 44-40 Frontier, 45 Colt , 450 Boxer, 455 Enfield, 476 Enfield . Last serial number produced: 51210 There were 280 , 1878's in all caliber's engraved by Colt and 33 that were shipped in the white to Hartley and Graham to be engraved by other engravers . There were 13 revolvers shipped as clean up in 1907. There were 30 guns shipped to the Atlantic Georgia police department and are so marked on the back strap. The largest shipment of engraved guns was shipped to E.C. Simmons Hardware in St Louis Missouri.

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