The 1895 "Report of the Secretary of War .... " had this gem in it.
I mistakenly believed the 'story', that the shortened "Artillery Colts", were a stopgap that was implemented during the Philippine campaigns.
Photo of a replica attached:
"Artillery Colts" came earlier than I thought
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Re: "Artillery Colts" came earlier than I thought
I also believe the "stopgap" story to be the only one. Live & learn. Now I want one of those dead-ringer repros even more.
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Re: "Artillery Colts" came earlier than I thought
Gentlemen,
I once owned two(2) of the so called "Artillery Colt", but alas I sold them along with my remaining Krags. Now, I am the proud owner of one of the new repros. Very nice, but there are a few things that are not quite historically correct. But what the hey, my little darlin shoots quite accurately. I am loading the ctgs. to Frankford Arsenal specs.
-The Irish Mick
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I once owned two(2) of the so called "Artillery Colt", but alas I sold them along with my remaining Krags. Now, I am the proud owner of one of the new repros. Very nice, but there are a few things that are not quite historically correct. But what the hey, my little darlin shoots quite accurately. I am loading the ctgs. to Frankford Arsenal specs.
-The Irish Mick
1stazmilitia