Most gunsmiths today will not work on them. is notorious for mechanical problems, particularly as the gun ages and Unfortunately, the one important respect in which it differs from the SAA is its reliability-the 1877 D.A. The Model 1877 Colt is similar in many respects to its singleĪction predecessor.
Shot Revolver, the Model 1877 was designed by their well-known employee, William Mason*, who also designed the famed Single Action Army Model of 1873. Originally called the New Double Action Self-Cocking Central Fire Six was Colt’s first foray into theįield of double action pistols, and appeared three years before Smith & Wesson produced their first double action gun. The Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company responded as quickly as it could, under the circumstances. Response from the premier American gun manufacturers. because it was well made, reliable,Ĭoncealable, and relatively cheap compared to a Colt or a Smith & Wesson, plus it was “self-cocking,” advertised (in later years) as being able to fire five rounds in three seconds. The Webley was a double action pistol with a two inch barrel, the original version of which held 5 rounds of.
Possibly, the Colt Double Action revolver of 1877 was a response to the introduction of the Webley Bulldog pistol in 1872, which was already being imported into the U.S.īy late 1873.
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