[buzz_knox]

Anyone want to take a gander at this one?
I don't think the picture does it justice.

Colt .41 Magnum DA (http://www.auctionarms.com/search/displayitem.cfm?ItemNum=3857990) :rolleyes:

[BigG]

That is prolly a 41 Long Colt, not a magnum. :rolleyes: There was a rumor that Colt was going to make Pythons in 41 Magnum but it never materialized to my knowledge.

[Old Fuff]

What we have here is a Colt model 1877 "Thunderer" chambered to use the .41 Colt cartridge (not the .41 S&W Magnum). This particular revolver was made in 1903 - long before the .41 Magnum was thought of. Someone at AuctionArms.com should make sure the descriptions are reasonably accurate. Obviously some gun owners have no idea of what they have.

[ChristopherG]

Neat gun. I've got the .38 Long colt 'Lightning' that was its small bore sister--made in 1884. First Colt production double-action revolvers. Still had the loading gate and a distinctly single-action feel (and you don't even want to try the double-action pull). Sure hope someone doesn't try to run .41 mag through it. Jeez, that'd be a mess.
cg

[buzz_knox]

I figured it was a .41 Long Colt. Anyone know if a .41 mag would even chamber in the cylinder? I don't want to think about it actually being fired in this thing.

[BigG]

Jes going by my admitted faulty memory but the 41 Colt was actually about 38 caliber IIRC. The 41 mag uses 410 diameter IIRC so I would doubt if it would fit but you never know!! :eek:

[Mike Irwin]

.41 Long Colt started out life with a heeled bullet, giving it a .401 or so diameter bullet.

When the heeled bullets were dropped in favor of inside lubricated bullets bullet diamter dropped to .38, with a large hollow base in the bullet that would expand into the rifling on firing.

[Old Fuff]

No, fortunately you can't get a .41 Magnum cartridge into it. But someone may buy it because they think they can. The auction site should check these descriptions.