In 1872 the U. S. government held a contest for a new gun to be used as the standard issue service revolver for the Army. The Colt 45 was chosen and it was used as the standard revolver until 1892. Even though it has not been used as the official Army weapon for 120 years, it is still very popular.
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The colt .45 cartridge was 'invented' by the Colt Firearms Manufacturing. Founded By Sam Colt. I am aware of no genealogy linking Sam Colt to Heidi Montag.
Automatic Colt Pistol. Colt invented the .45 Auto and thus had the right to name it.
Sam Colt did not invent the Colt 45. .
Colt - name of the company 45 - designation of the cartridge
The .45 Schofield can be fired in a .45 Long Colt revolver, but the .45 Long Colt cannot be fired in a .45 Schofield revolver.
The Colt 45 was called that since it was made by the Colt company, and fires a .45 caliber bullet.
Proper name is simply .45 Colt (no long)- but that does not bother anyone not a gun purist. My references list both 1872 and 1873. Originally a black powder cartridge.
yes, if both weapons are for the 45 long colt cartridge
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the judge fires 45 colt which is the same as 45 long colt not to be confused with 45 acp it also fires 410 shot shells
The .45 ACP--which stands for AUTOMATIC COLT PISTOL is used in semiautomatic pistols. The .45 Colt is used in revolvers.