Colt Shooting Master
The Colt Shooting Master is a 6-shot revolver that was brought onto the market by the Colt company in Hartford , Connecticut , USA as part of the series of large-framed Colt New Service revolvers manufactured from 1898 to 1944 in various calibres as a weapon for sport shooters.
Production of the Shooting Masters began in the late 1920s and ended in 1941 when the United States entered World War II. The serial numbers of these revolvers are in the New Service number range between 328,000 and 350,000, the number of weapons of this type manufactured is unknown.
The Shooting Master is a refined version of the New Service Target Revolver. The parts of his lock were individually fitted and honed before assembly , the frame is matt at the top and in the area around the cock to avoid light reflections. All Colt Shooting Masters were burnished as standard , they were only delivered with 6 inch barrels. The barrel is labeled SHOOTING MASTER (plus caliber) on the left. The front and back of the handle frame and the trigger are ribbed. The rooster spur has a widened thumb rest, which can also be one-sided, left or right. The visor attached to the housing frame, which is flat at the top, can be adjusted laterally with a screw attached to the right and the front sight can be adjusted in height.
The Colt Shooting Master was available in calibers .38 Special , 44 S&W Special, .45 Long Colt and .45 ACP , and in 1935 the caliber .357 Magnum was added. Its successor in caliber .357 was the Colt .357, launched towards the end of 1953 .
See also
literature
- Sutherland, LRWilson: The Book of Colt Firearms . 1971
- Charles T. Haven, Frank A. Belden: A History of the Colt Revolver . Bonanza Books, New York 1940
- James E. Serven: Colt Firearms from 1836 . 1979, ISBN 0-8117-0400-9