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It's always been rumored that Colt never wasted any resource. Near the end of 1905, Colt seized yet another opportunity to make use of stock piled Model 1878 D.A. cylinders as their production of that model was coming to an end. In 1913, With some ingenuity and further milling, the dusty abandoned cylinders were once again used in production after being fitted to Colt's famous single action carrying on the timeless traditions of their manufacturing.
Standard Flutes
Standard Finishes
Full Length Bushing
Standard Rachet
Cylinder Stampings prove to have had numerous variations throughout production. Some stamped with 4 and 3 numerals of the serial number. Some stamped with "&" and some simply were not stamped at all.
Longer Flutes
High Polish
Shorter Bushing
Rachet Design
Long Flutes have the letter "P" stamped within the hammer slot. The hammer is to be case color hardened on all blue finish models.
Long Flutes have machine impressed late style checkering. The hammer should have a conical firing pin. Some hammers may have been updated aftermarket as well as the recoil shield for using a concave firing pin.
The assemblers used "1" and "2". The trigger guard is also gallery proofed with the VP stamping. The "1" stamping was Arah D. Libbey who was one of the assemblers paired up with Colt's Chief Assembler Robert Simons who used "2". In some cases, there is no inspector mark present on the trigger guard. The uncircled Rampant Colt on the frame along with the standard 2 line-3 patent dates are displayed.
Long Flutes during this production period followed similar percentages of regular single actions when discussing barrel lengths and caliber.
4 3/4"=47%, 5 1/2"=30%, and 7 1/2"=20%. And let's not forget about 4" sheriffs models that reared 3%. The exception is there are no documented 44-40's produced that have been brought into public view.
Long Flutes also abide by the same barrel markings, front site variations and grip options as regular production single actions.
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