Then a new acquaintance offered me a sight-unseen unknown Colt snubnose revolver for a great price, and I jumped on the opportunity. He met me at the Sheriff’s Office and handed it over and I was floored. Here was a very nice classic Colt Agent with most of the finish intact. I ch...
Samuel Colt was proved to have been partially right. The double action revolver was difficult to make as reliable as a single action. But as metallurgy and design technology improved the double action eventually took over as the revolver of choice for military and police use. It is with us t...
This revolver is signed “HMD” for master engraver Howard Dove (1942-1994) on the left grip frame and the pistol grip cap is signed on the back by Leonard Francolini who did the work on the grips and grip cap. The embellishment work on this revolver was carried out by Art Jewel Enter...
and made durable (if unrefined) revolvers that Colt could not compete with on cost. Meanwhile, back when police were still using revolvers, most of them had gone to S&W, and S&W also had some interesting semi-auto designs that some police and federal agencies were using...
systems. As well, law enforcement officers simply did not care for the new “SP” markings on their rifles. And so the “SP” was dropped and “LE” added back. Until the production has run its course, we will continue to see both model numbers for sale, but the weapons are identical...
revolvers are nothing new, having roots as deep or deeper as the introduction of the 1911 as the standard sidearm for the United States Armed Forces. That said, the revolver is here to stay. The “snubby” – specifically the .38 Special snub nose – is possibly the most relevant type ...