As opposed to .45 S&W which the US army used prior to 1900 and .45 1909 which was a double action revolver cartridge like the .45 colt except that the rim was wider to give more extraction power in the 1909 Colt DA revolver. seeing the .45 colt and the shorter .45 S&W you can see why the common terminology of LONG colt came into being. The .45 S&W was used in US Army Colt SSA revolvers for a number of years.jwkimber45 said:Bob, i tend to agree with you. "Long Colt" doesn't raise the hair on my neck, but .45 Colt is proper.
This one is chambered for the .45 Colt. Shipped July 3, 1890:jimg11 said:As opposed to .45 S&W which the US army used prior to 1900 and .45 1909 which was a double action revolver cartridge like the .45 colt except that the rim was wider to give more extraction power in the 1909 Colt DA revolver. seeing the .45 colt and the shorter .45 S&W you can see why the common terminology of LONG colt came into being. The .45 S&W was used in US Army Colt SSA revolvers for a number of years.
The story I've heard is that the slight bottle neck facilitated chambering better during the black powder era where propellant fouling would build up in the chamber area and make it difficult to load another round.The original Colt SAA was chambered for the 45 Colt but the 1873 Winchester rifle was chambered for the 44-40 which is a 45 Colt bottlenecked to 44. Why? Who knows but it was stupid.....