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Old August 3, 2010, 10:22 AM   #8
jvandy3
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colt's development of the 1860 Army

Jim Keenum said:
"So the Army wanted a light weight .44 and Colt "up calibered" the 51 Navy, giving the Army what it wanted with minimal changes to his production line and tooling."

But is that really what led to the 1860 Army .44? The .44 Dragoons already existed to do any job needed by a .44. I am contending that until Remington brought out the model 1858, a buyer had to accept that a .44 (Colt being the only big provider until Remington's 1858) was going to be three-and-a-half pounds. However, Once Remington got their contract, Colt was suddenly faced with a competitor who was providing an advanced .44 which was a light as their .36 Navy (which maybe made things look, in 1858, like Remington was going to be the future).
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