Massad Ayoob's Greatest Handguns of the World, Volume II by Massad Ayoob

Author:Massad Ayoob [Ayoob, Massad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4402-2877-3
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2012-07-24T21:00:00+00:00

Sheriff’s Model was rare in the gun’s original time, but proved reasonably popular in third generation of its manufacture. Note short barrel and absence of ejector rod assembly.

.44-40 (.44 WCF, or Winchester Center Fire, back in the day) was the second most popular chambering in the Model P.

Consider the rare long fluted cylinder model produced from 1913 to 1915, an excellent example of which will bring fifteen thousand dollars or more today. Writes Schwing, “Strange as it may seem, the Colt Company has an apparent credo they followed to never throw anything away. That credo was never more evident than with this model. These Long Flute Cylinders were actually left over from the model 1878 Double-Action Army Revolvers. Someone in the hierarchy at Colt had an inspiration that drove the gunsmiths on the payroll slightly mad: to make these cylinders fit the SAA frames. There were 1,478 of these Long Flutes manufactured. They are chambered for the .45 Colt, .38-40, .32-20, .41 Colt, and .44 Smith & Wesson Special. They were offered in the three standard barrel lengths and were especially well polished, having what has been described as Colt’s ‘Fire Blue’ on the barrel and cylinder. The frame and hammer are case colored. They are fitted with checkered hard rubber grips and are particularly fine examples of Colt’s craft.”10

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