[Gunslinger]

I eat, sleep and breath Smith & Wesson. But Colt frame sizes elude me simply because I have never spent that much time with them. Heretofore I have avoided Colts simply because I did not want to add any guns to the collection that the cylinder release and rotation were opposite of the Smith I carried on and off duty. (Training, practice and familiarity dictated that I carry something that I would not have to think about when being forced to use it in a "hectic" situation.)
But now that I am retired I would like to include some Colts to the collection. However, I am not familiar with Colt double action frame sizes and the various models in those sizes. I know the New Service and the 1917 are the large frame fella's but where do the others fall in? Police Positive, Trooper, Lawman, etc.............

[Old Soldier]

Well you have the "P" Frame Guns SAA, the Sa .22's in "G","K","Q" Frames, The Colt Walker and Dragoons in "F" Frame,The "D" Frames,The "E" & "I" Frames,The "J" Frames,The "O" Frames,And The "S" Frames. Is that enought or would you like to have all the names that go with the Frames? :eek: :rolleyes: :D

[Gunslinger]

Well, truth be told I was sorta hopin' for the names to go with the sizes and not the actual frame nomenclature.
What I'm looking for is info so when I am perusing Gun List and read say......Police Positive how that frame size compares to other Colts that I am not familiar with in terms of size.

(Oh, by the way, I done got all the single action stuff down. Them's my passion. ;))

[T LEE]

OOPS! double tap. sorry.

[ 08-03-2001: Message edited by: T LEE ]

[T LEE]

Originally posted by Gunslinger:
<STRONG>Well, truth be told I was sorta hopin' for the names to go with the sizes and not the actual frame nomenclature.
What I'm looking for is info so when I am perusing Gun List and read say......Police Positive how that frame size compares to other Colts that I am not familiar with in terms of size.

(Oh, by the way, I done got all the single action stuff down. Them's my passion. ;))</STRONG>

To the best of my knowledge the ones I know are:
"P" Single action army
"O" 1911 style
"D" Police positive, Detective special, Cobra, Viper, Diamondback and bankers special
"J" Troopet Official police and Lawman series
"I" Python and King Cobra types
also there were the pocket auto's, the "N".25acp and the "M" .32 and .380acp the others I don't recall off the top of my head.

[Gunslinger]

That is precisely what I was needing T. Thank ya kindly. Now I know what I need to when shopping by mail as it were. ;)