Colt .45LC Philippines Model of 1902

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Agreed. I guess you could shoot it in NCOWS but that is an even smaller market than SASS. Just not worth tooling up for.

Yup. I think you nailed it: too few customers for the cost of making them.

Lots of folks don't understand marketing. They conflate marketing - looking for manufacturers/industries to supply products/services to an eager, existing market of consumers - with advertising - informing the public a product or service exists - or worse yet, with confidence gaming - flat out fraud and manipulation. Markets are people looking for things that aren't being made or are made but are too costly and don't need to be. I think if you look at the classic, transitional Colt's design market, it's pretty slim but it does exist. I think if you look at the long-running, well-respected and known Colts market, it's fairly good sized and underserved. The Police Positive Special is a good revolver and they sell for big $$$ used, regardless of condition. Just for example...

 

[Gordon]

The Lightning and Thunder had notoriously weak actions that constantly broke parts,I had several and all were or did break from 55 year ago and on. I had one of these, I think it was , it could have been an 1878 but was .45 Colt inscribed like this one. It didn't break but I shot it very little and yes it had a 20 pound DA action ! I sold it for a goodly amount in middle 80s after 5 years of ownership . I wonder if the 1902 Action was beefed up so as not to break like the earlier Colt Das did ? That is a stunningly beautiful Colt gun OP has shared !

 

[Jim Watson]

The 1902 action is the same as the 1878 except for the trigger and trigger guard size.
It is mechanically similar (not identical) to the 1877 so I figure it breaks less just because the parts are bigger and thicker.

 

[Kleanbore]

The Lightning and Thunder had notoriously weak actions that constantly broke parts,....

Yes.

an 1878 but was .45 Colt inscribed like this one. It didn't break but I shot it very little and yes it had a 20 pound DA action !

The trigger pull and the advent of revolvers with swing-out cylinders with simultaneous extraction led to a short product life span.

I wonder if the 1902 Action was beefed up so as not to break like the earlier Colt Das did ?

Also true of the 1878.

 

[Von der Goltz]

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