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Colt New Service Revolver
The "New Service" revolver is a heavy frame double action revolver, made in a great variety of calibers and used largely in the English Army by officers and men for whose use it is adapted to the 450, 455, and 476 Ely cartridges. This model with special construction and sights is also the ideal target revolver for shooters desiring a double action arm, and has been the winner of many prizes, not only at the Bisley Meet in England, but at all the Revolver Tournaments of the world ever since its introduction.
The arm which has been adopted by all branches of the United States Government Service, is very similar in its construction to the arm just described, although it is not quite so heavy. A "New Service" with 5-inch barrel weighs 35 ounces, while the Army and Navy revolver with 6-inch barrel weighs 32 ounces. This model is made in two calibers only, the .38 center fire which uses the long (U. S. Service cartridge) or the short Colt, and the .41 center fire using the .41 long and short Colt. There are three lengths of barrel in this as in all other models.
Farrow, Edward S. American Small Arms; a Veritable Encyclopedia of Knowledge for Sportsmen and Military Men. New York: Bradford, 1904. Print.
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