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And only now has Colt begun to delve into its own history of double-action revolvers, which dates back to 1877, an appropriate 140-year span from which Colt double-action revolvers have only been totally absent since the Anaconda and Python Elite were discontinued back in 2006.ĭuring that decade-long double-action hiatus, Colt went through yet another restructuring of its manufacturing and production lines. S&W is not alone in this market today, a fact that was not lost on Colt as the company began to resurrect itself once again in the new century.
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At the same time, S&W has continued to advance the technology and produce a full line of compact revolvers in a variety of calibers. Colt’s snake guns are long gone, having become collectible and quite expensive. Today’s Snubbiesįast forward to the 21st century. These were distinguished as the “Second Issue” and only available in. In 1973, the updated Cobra models would have a new combat grip design and fully shrouded ejector. The guns were also available from the factory with a hammer shroud for more effective coat pocket carry. 38 Special.Ĭobras were offered with either an anodized blue alloy frame (and a slightly contrasting blued barrel and cylinder), or with an all-nickel finish. 22 Long Rifle-and with either the standard 2-inch barrel or longer lengths of 3 or 4 inches as well as a rare 5-inch version chambered only in. The Cobra was manufactured using an alloy frame that Colt dubbed “Coltalloy.” The guns were offered in four different calibers-.38 Special. Like the venomous reptile it was named after, this sixgun was light and agile-almost 6 ounces lighter than the Detective Special.
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The second series (Second Issue), introduced a year later, had a slightly deeper frame but retained the exposed ejector rod, as would be seen on the original Colt Cobras introduced in 1950. The original models were manufactured from 1927 to 1946. Two years later, it became a separate model, the Detective Special. It was the era of the wheelgun.ĭetective Special and Cobra origins go back to 1926 when Colt introduced a 2-inch-barreled version of the popular Police Positive model called the Police Positive Special. The majority of plainclothes officers usually packed an S&W Chief’s Special or Bodyguard, a Colt Detective Special, or the Colt Cobra. Back in the 1950s, the majority of carry guns were double- action revolvers, as were most law enforcement duty guns, and usually they were either Smith & Wesson or Colt models.