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Firearms >> Other Firearms >> "Artillery Colts" came earlier than I thought http://www.kragcollectorsassociation.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1525546870 Message started by butlersrangers on May 5^th, 2018 at 7:01pm

Title: "Artillery Colts" came earlier than I thought
Post by butlersrangers on May 5^th, 2018 at 7:01pm

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:

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Title: Re: "Artillery Colts" came earlier than I thought
Post by waterman on May 5^th, 2018 at 9:22pm

I also believe the "stopgap" story to be the only one. Live & learn. Now I want one of those dead-ringer repros even more.

Title: Re: "Artillery Colts" came earlier than I thought
Post by 1stazmilitia on May 6^th, 2018 at 5:06pm

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
1stazmilitia