Welcome to at present’s Picture of the Day! Right here we have now a Colt double motion revolver with a swing-out cylinder however it’s not a member of the snake gun household. This can be a Colt Trooper MKIII chambered in 22 lengthy rifle. The Colt Trooper was launched in 1953 and was manufactured till 1969 earlier than altering to an MKIII variant (yeah, they kind of skipped one). They had been chambered in 22 lengthy rifle, 38 Particular, and 357 Magnum. The Colt Trooper MKIII particularly was comprised of 1969 till 1983 and was featured in one among my favourite motion pictures The Factor (1983). The brand new MKIII featured a very redesigned lockwork meant to lower the quantity of hand-fitted elements.
“Producer: Colt
Mannequin: Trooper MK III
Sort: Revolver
Gauge: 22 LR
Barrel: 8 inch strong rib
End: blue
Grip: walnutManufactured in 1980.”
Lot 419: Colt Trooper Mk III Double Motion Revolver [Photograph found in Auction Catalog #2062, Rock Island Auction Company]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 12, 2022, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/element/2062/419/colt-trooper-mk-iii-double-action-revolver
