Cosmoline
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I picked up a pre-Trooper Colt .357, the one without the ejector rod shroud. Three digit SN, first year of production, excellent blue. $300, which isn't bad in Alaska dollars.
It's not quite like any revolver I've found. It has a very stout frame and an unusual stock that seems half-way between the big "coke bottle" stocks of the later '50's and '60's and the old Bisley-style deeply-arched Colt stocks. I like it. Trigger is nice, and accuracy with 158 grain .38's and similar-weight .357's is downright amazing. A better shooter could take trophies with this revolver.
I'm not sure I'll keep it, but I'm wondering if anyone has more info on these. Were they supposed to become Colt's magnum to compete with the S&W .357, or were they just cranked out to get something to fill the gap until the more advanced Troopers and Pythons were finished?
Also, anyone know the frame size and what it might compare with in modern-day revolvers? Would K-Frame duty holsters fit this? Perhaps N-Frame?
It's not quite like any revolver I've found. It has a very stout frame and an unusual stock that seems half-way between the big "coke bottle" stocks of the later '50's and '60's and the old Bisley-style deeply-arched Colt stocks. I like it. Trigger is nice, and accuracy with 158 grain .38's and similar-weight .357's is downright amazing. A better shooter could take trophies with this revolver.
I'm not sure I'll keep it, but I'm wondering if anyone has more info on these. Were they supposed to become Colt's magnum to compete with the S&W .357, or were they just cranked out to get something to fill the gap until the more advanced Troopers and Pythons were finished?
Also, anyone know the frame size and what it might compare with in modern-day revolvers? Would K-Frame duty holsters fit this? Perhaps N-Frame?