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[…] true believer. Croft spent much time and money improving standard Colt SAAs, looking to develop lightweight weapons for self-defense. He […]

[…] how the concept began. It was simple logistics. Winchester and Colt started it by making rifles, carbines and revolvers firing […]

[…] bought the three semi-auto pistols they had. They were all Colt Commanders and chambered in .45 ACP, 9mm and .38 […]

[…] of these masters of steel at work at both the Colt and Smith & Wesson factories. While at Colt Armorers […]

[…] few are remembered today. I find it especially interesting that Colt’s high-quality pocket guns of the early metallic cartridge era […]

[…] To my eye, it looked a bit retro, like a Colt Official Police met a Ruger Speed Six — and […]

[…] not as tight as on my pre-1990s vintage S&W and Colt revolvers. The Rossi cylinder seemed to rotate about twice […]

[…] make the big .45 easier to carry, in the 1940s, Colt introduced their Commander, which has a 4 1/4″ barrel. […]

Capt. Myles Moylan Colt SAA