your colt is of modern manufacture period. it will take the 44 mag. cartridge 'IF' the barrel has 44 mag. written on it. Or, it could be a 44 special, also written, whereby you cannot use 44 Mag. cartridge. However, if it is a 44 mag. cartridge, then you can shoot modern 44 mag. cartridges OR 44 special cartridges............
no, they are made by the Colt Arms Manufacturing Company in Conn.
Sold by Belknap Hardware and Mfg. Co. in Louisville, Ky. Other sites indicate that several manufacturing company made products for them.
MANUFACTURING VS FABRICATION: single product is obtained by manufacturing and group of product which result is single obtained by fabrication.
Single Action.
EMF Company produced the Model 1873 Dakota Single Action Revolver. This link says they no longer make it: http://www.emf-company.com/1873-model-single-action-revolver-dakota2.htm
The 12 Gauge Single Shot Shotgun Model 336882 from the Volunteer Arms Company was probably manufactured by the Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company that operated in Louisville, Kentucky. Iver Johnson Company and H & R, are two other gun manufacturers that made this type of shotgun.
One of many 22 single action revolvers made by the company
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Single action means the trigger only performs a single action; it drops the hammer to fire the gun. The hammer on a single action gun must be cocked before the gun can be fired.
15-125 USD or so
Its a pistol. More specifically a 6-shot, single-action revolver, made by Sturm Ruger and Company.