Yet Another Picture Thread: .45 Revolvers

[Nightcrawler]

Okay everybody. We all love these bandwidth chomping picture threads. I especially do, as photographs are as close as I get to any gun that's not an M16, a Beretta 92, or an M2 machine gun.

So, let's see your .45 Caliber revolvers. .45ACP, .45 Colt, .455 Webley, whatever. S&W, Ruger, Taurus, all good. Even blackpowder. Single or double action.

Specific Requests:

-.455 Webley
-Webley Fossberry
-5.5" Redhawk
-M25 or M625 S&W, .45LC
-Taurus snubbies

So go to town, guys!

 

[cigardad]

I'll start it off with a Mod 26-1 S&W in .45 Colt

 

[JoeHatley]

Here's a few of mine...

www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/25_5_6_r.jpg
www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/25_5_4_l.jpg
www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/325pd_l.jpg
www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/625_3r.jpg
www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/625_Vcomp_r.jpg
www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/625mg_45acp_r.jpg
www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/625mg_45lc_r.jpg
www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/625pc_r.jpg
www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/bishawk_l.jpg
www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/bisley_vaquero_r.jpg
www.iowatelecom.net/~hatley/1917_l.jpg

Joe

 

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

Yeah!!!!

This 625mg is the bees knees!! If not a custom modified Redhawk . . . . . This is the revolver I want next.

 

[thatguy]

How about a 45 Colt SAA clone in nickel?

 

[Flying V]

625-2, Model of 1989:

 

[RWK]

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[Titus]

Linebaugh "small" .45 Colt conversion, with 350 grain LBT next to a 230 grain 45 ACP ball round for comparison.

 

[targetshootr]

This 625mg is the bees knees!!

Does that there gun have a recessed cylinder? I don't see much room between the cylinder and recoil shield. Nice.

 

[PI Rob]

Here's my S&W 25-2 Jovino Custom.

 

[J.M.]

You can see (one of) mine here: http://www.sixgunner.com/archive/guests/packin_pistol.htm

Enjoy - Josh M.

 

[Bullet Bob]

Here's a S&W "pre-25" model 1955 shipped 01/56:

 

[guy sajer]

Webley MKVI .455 mfg 1918

Colt New Service .455 Eley mfg 1916

S&W 25-2

S&W 1917

Colt US M1902 45 Colt

 

[Atticus]

625-6 [ .45acp -.460 Rowland]

 

[m14nut]

45colt Mountain gun

45acp mountain gun

Couple o' 45s

Companions of the hunt....45 lever too

Just plain showin' off with the 45colt model

 

[Marshall]

M25-13

Bare with the poor pics, cell pics.

 

[Dr.Rob]

The uniform belonged to my grandfather who was a flight engineer on B-29's, I picked up the revolver later. Gramps told me he had a 'forty-five' on his flights over Japan, and it was likely a 1911A1... but what the heck.

PS if anyone knows which AAF patch that is I'd like to know.

Thanks,

Rob

 

[tankertom]

I am fairly sure that is the overall Army Air Forces patch.

http://www.angelfire.com/md2/patches/variations/var3aaf.html

tt

 

[Richard2003]

.45 Colt Mountain Gun with Cocobolo grips.
For sale in classifeds by the way.

 

[Stephen A. Camp]

Hello.

Here's an S&W Mountain Gun in .45 Colt.

Best.

 

[Gunsnrovers]

USFA Rodeo in .45Colt


Colt New Service rechambered from .455Eley to .45Colt


S&W 1937 in .45ACP

 

[Nightcrawler]

NIIIIICE guys....

I've got to say. I've been tempted to stray from The Path, and get a .44 Magnum when I come home, just for the convenience of finding ammo.

But you guys...

Damn.

You know what I'm finding out? I like .45 Colts, but I want .357s and .44s and whatever else.

Hell, it's beginning to look like there are very few revolvers I DON'T want.

Damn damn. I need help.

EDIT: Oh, and tell me all about that US M1902 Colt. I'd never heard of that one. I seem to recall reading that when service ammo in .45 Colt switched from black powder to smokeless, the power dropped considerably, due to higher pressure.

 

[guy sajer]

... Oh, and tell me all about that US M1902 Colt. ...

The US Model 1902 was a variation of the Colt Model 1878 Double Action Frontier . This was Colt's first heavy frame double action revolver . It loaded through a loading gate like the already tremendously popular Colt Single Action Army (SAA) revolver . Colt made the M1878 from 1878 - 1905 with just over 51,000 mfg .

As most are aware , the US military standard issue sidearm from roughly 1890-1909 was the .38 Long Colt caliber revolvers made by Colt and later a relatively small number of S&W's . During our venture into the Phillipines , the stopping power of the .38 cal service revolver was tested against opium drugged Moro and other natives . The .38 didn't far well according to the battle reports . The Army requested .45 cal revolvers and Winchester M1897 shotguns be substituted for combat use in the Phillipines . A number of reconditioned Colt SAA "Artillery" model .45's were shipped in . Evidently , more .45's were required than were available , so the Army contracted with Colt for a little over 4,500 of them in 1901 . Most were shipped in 1902 . Hence M1902 I assume .

edit to add personal observation : Colt had the newly introduced [1898] New Service model available . A modern double action revolver with swing out cylinder designed for the 45 Colt . This would have been the logical choice imo to buy . Not the M1902 ! I will speculate Colt had many parts laying about for the M1878 which hadn't sold very well . They made a "deal" with the Army and were able to deliver them quickly because the parts were already available . Just my opinion .

..... A few years later , the US military did in fact request and take delivery of the New Service designated M1909 . Just under 80,000 if memory serves . They were marked on the butt as to which branch of the service they were issued . Army , Navy and Marines .

 

[Black Snowman]

My latest gun purchase. Finally found that great deal on a 454 I've been waiting for. $350 with rings and UM Sidekick holster. No box or papers, big whoop. Used but not abused. Now, just need to cook up some ammo for it.

 

[Onmilo]

I'm rather fond of this old 1917 Smith.

I'm also pretty happy with my 4" 625 in .45 acp