Colt Trooper Mk V Serial Numbers
Nov 04, 2009 I have a Colt Trooper mk.V that I bought new in early 1984. My serial number is about 9,000 higher than yours. The Colt Trooper is a medium frame double-action revolver featuring a six-round cylinder, chambered for.22,.38, and.357 Magnum caliber cartridges. Designed as a less expensive alternative to the upscale Colt.357 and the later Colt Python, it was marketed to law enforcement agencies as well as civilian firearms enthusiasts and collectors. Mark III; Mark V; Marshal. SERIAL NUMBERS. Trooper serial numbers are very. Colt factory serial number records of this time show Trooper serial numbers listed.
Colt Trooper Mk III (circa 1980), 4' barrel shown with custom aftermarket grips Type Place of origin United States Service history Used by Fielded by law officers and civilians alike. Genarts Sapphire 7 Mac Serial Junkies more. Production history Manufacturer Colt's Manufacturing Company Produced 1953-1985 Variants • Trooper • MK III • MK V Specifications length • 4 in (102 mm) • 6 in (153 mm) • 8 in (203 mm) • • • • double-action Feed system six round cylinder Sights iron sights, both fixed and adjustable The Colt Trooper is a medium featuring a six-round cylinder, for.22,.38, and.357 Magnum. As a less expensive alternative to the and the later, it was to as well as firearms and. Early.357 Magnum model Introduced to the by the in 1953, the Trooper and its high-end cousin, the.357 Magnum, were introduced with the intention of addressing the medium frame revolver market, as law enforcement officers had long complained about the weight of earlier models. The two guns were seen as ideal in size and handling characteristics for the and its big brother the.357.
Offered as an alternative and to ’s 'Highway Patrolman', the Colts were lighter and handier. Variants [ ] Border Patrol [ ] The Border Patrol is a rare early variant on the Trooper frame, chambered in.38 Special only.
Only about 500 were made, in 1952 only. They have 'BORDER PATROL' roll stamped on a heavy barrel. These often sell for $4,000+ and are considered one of the Holy Grails for Colt double-action collectors.
Trooper [ ] 1953 – 1969 [ ] The original Trooper was basically a heavy-barreled version of the, and was based on Colt’s medium I. It was offered in and.38 Special.
With fine, it was available in both and finishes. The Devotion Of Suspect X Epub Download. Early blued Troopers boasted a two-tone with dull Colt on the flat surfaces and a black texture on the edges and cylinder flutes. Both and Service versions of the Trooper were available, the Target models sporting hand-filling, larger and wider, and. Service versions featured smaller more basic hammers and stocks, and sights. Lengths available included four inch in.22 caliber and four and six inch in.38 Special; the.22 was intended as a ‘practice’ weapon. All the Troopers from this series had hammer mounted.
The Trooper was at the entry-level and Law enforcement service-level segment of the firearms market while the highly and expensive 357 model revolver was intended to be their premium offering. Both models shared the same and hand-fitted internal lockwork.
After the introduction of the more expensive Python in 1955, most purchasers bypassed the.357 model, in favor the Python for a top-end or the Trooper for a more basic one. This development motivated Colt to discontinue the basic.38 Special Trooper in 1961, and to do away with the.357, so they renamed it Trooper. The new offering retained the.357 magnum chambering and frame-mounted firing pin, but kept the entry-level revolver’s more subdued finish. The Trooper continued to be offered in.22 Long rifle, and like all.357 Magnums, offered the capability of firing.38 Special as well. MK III [ ] 1969 - 1982 In the late 1960s, Colt began to be concerned with a decline in its because of price increases brought about by the high inherent in its processes.
In response, an entirely new of revolvers dubbed the MK III series debuted in 1969. Intended to be the first major advancement of Colt’s designs since the beginning of the 20th century, the MK IIIs used a new ‘J’ frame and had no parts interchangeability with older models. The new revolvers were considered groundbreaking as they were the first modern revolver designs to employ a state of the art transfer-bar lockwork system. This lockwork was not only more sophisticated, but inherently safer due to its superiority to the older hammer-blocking designs; the revolver could fire only if the trigger was deliberately pulled completely to the rear. It also vastly improved on the earlier design in durability, and offered the advantage of employing iron internal parts rather than expensive forged ones.
The sintered parts also allowed for improved, and could be given a special resulting in a more wear-resistant composition. Using these parts virtually eliminated hand fitting, significantly lowering labor costs associated with the and manufacture of the MK III line.