The forgotten Colt Service Revolver, Model 1909

[@henrysara7716]

Thank you Evan and Museum as well.

[@ronaldjohnson1474]

Lived in Douglas in 1975, travelled through 2 months ago. Didn't recognize the town. But, Colts never change! Thanks for your historical review, Evan.

[@Trav_Can]

How sweet was Jenna! You can see how passionate she is about her job. I love visiting small museums in smaller towns. They are all over the place, and they have all kinds of treasures. I encourage people to look up the museums around them. It can be a great day/weekend trip. And leave a donation. We need to keep these places alive.

[@timberdrifter8225]

Some years ago i got to shoot 50 rounds through a model 1909 that a friend had picked up at a pawn shop. I initially miss identified it as a 1917 new service. Then later i got to thinking about it and comparing grips and trigger guards in pictures and realized it was a 1909. It was a good shooting gun. Just ever so slightly high and left of the sights with the load we were using. Not enough to have to figure for much offset. It was slick and smooth to.

[@gusloader123]

Thanks for showing a very good pistol in a real "man-stopper" cartridge / caliber. They always function unlike the semi-autos.

[@frankhinkle5772]

Darn! Yet another great Museum that I need to visit! Your killing me with all this history. Thank you to Jenna for allowing us to see her old guns. Knowing a couple "Colt revolver aficionados (addicts) I will forward this along. Thanks Evan.

[@noahcount7132]

Very interesting and informative, Evan. Glad you and Jenna are collaborating in the making of videos from the Wyoming Pioneer Museum. Looking forward to more from there, of course. 👍

[@davidneal6920]

45 long colt has great ballistic properties and the SW revolvers have a great reputation 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

[@evangreen9430]

I once owned a Colt Model 1917 in .45 ACP and currently have a Colt New Service in .45 Colt. Never actually had hands on the S&W M1917. My favorite S&W is the Model 15 Combat Masterpiece. It was my first centerfire handgun in 1960.

[@heitorgomesmd6215]

Hi Evan. A handsome, modern (even by today’s revolver standards), strong and efficient handgun, in a proven man stopper caliber. Very well made, with a lot of hand fitting by experienced craftsman. Big and heavy, though. John Browning’s 1911 was more adequate for general military use and easier to manufacture in large numbers. God Bless. Happy Trails.

[@evangreen9430]

Yes, the downside of Colts is, as you note, expensive to manufacture and fit. Prone to go out of time with hard use. An old time gunsmith had to manufacture a part to get my New Service functioning.

[@juliejohnson930]

Encyclopedic knowledge! Interesting and engaging as always!

[@rodneyalaking8241]

A couple of reasons the .38 Colt was not a “man stopper” in the Pacific tribal wars: tribesmen who were jacked up on a primitive version of meth, and the use of crude body armor fashioned from vegetation / tree bark. Probably a marginal round anyway - shot placement would be critical. The 45 Colt was developed for cavalry. It was both a man stopper and a horse stopper.

[@thebigone6969]

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[@NM-eb5ej]

Evan, you have been doing a great service to both museums, All colts are interesting. The guy is me , Nelson of Williamsburg,VA.