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Pigshooter · May 13, 2002, 01:09 PM

No, it is not to differentiate it from the Schofield.

It is because the first model in 1872 used the 44 rimfire, which was actually .452 caliber, and which was differentiated in jobber sales literature as the 45 Short Colt vs the 45 long Colt. It was about the same size as the schofield, but a rimfire version.

May 13, 2002, 01:09 PM	#9
Pigshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2001 Location: Euless, TX Posts: 334	No, it is not to differentiate it from the Schofield. It is because the first model in 1872 used the 44 rimfire, which was actually .452 caliber, and which was differentiated in jobber sales literature as the 45 Short Colt vs the 45 long Colt. It was about the same size as the schofield, but a rimfire version.