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**Mike Irwin** · May 12, 2002, 10:33 PM

I still hold to the concept that it was because Colt DID work on development of a .45 Short Colt.

There was a recent thread that addressed this.

Quite frankly, I've never seen why the two rounds would need more differentiation -- they could simply have been called (and were, from what I can tell) the .45 S&W and the .45 Colt.

The only logical explanation, at least to me, is that Colt had both a Short and a Long round. It certainly fits with their cartridge line up of the time.

May 12, 2002, 10:33 PM	#2
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	I still hold to the concept that it was because Colt DID work on development of a .45 Short Colt. There was a recent thread that addressed this. Quite frankly, I've never seen why the two rounds would need more differentiation -- they could simply have been called (and were, from what I can tell) the .45 S&W and the .45 Colt. The only logical explanation, at least to me, is that Colt had both a Short and a Long round. It certainly fits with their cartridge line up of the time. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.