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Originally Posted by giaquir
I believe at one time there were 2 45 colt cartridges.
One shorter than the other to feed the ,45 Schofield.
The 45 Schofield cartridge had the head stamp
45 colt.
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To "feed" the .45 Schofield? It was a revolver ... no feeding involved.
The Schofield round was never called ".45 Colt." Since it was a Smith & Wesson cartridge, that would have been unthinkable. It was called either .45 S&W, .45 S&W Schofield, or (in the military version) .45 M1877 ball revolver.
The M1877 round was Army standard issue, since it fit and functioned in both the S&W Schofield revolver and the Model 1873 Colt Single Action Army revolver. The Schofield revolver had a shorter cylinder than the SAA, so the original .45 Colt cartridge could not be used in both weapons.