Colt 38 Detective Special - Age Question

[CTGunner]

Thanks RC you guys have all the info. Another question - did Colt ever recess their cylinders or was that exclusive to the Smith's. Was there an advantage to recessed cylinders on a .38?

 

[rcmodel]

No, only S&W had recessed cylinders, and never on the .38 Special guns.

It was exclusive to the .357, .41 & .44 Magnum calibers, and .22 RF.

Colt didn't do it except in .22 RF.

There is no practical advantage to it except in .22 RF, as the recess helps support the rim and redirects gas if a rim lets go.

If you blow a rim on a centerfire caliber, you got bigger problems and bigger parts flying then just some gas.

rc