Side arm contemporary with the Krag?

[blackhawknj]

Infantrymen just carried the rifle, officers had the revolvers. A cavalryman would have carried the Krag Carbine and a Colt M1889, M1894 or M1896. The Rough Riders had Krag carbines and Colt SAAs. At Kettle Hill TR carried a Colt M1889 Navy salvaged from theMaine, not the Colt SAA he carries in the movie.

[free1954]

Here's a likely candidate.... This one is an unaltered M1892 civilian model but is identical to the military models used in the 1890's

very nice revolver.

[jon_norstog]

Lots of Rolling blocks there. You get hit with one of those big lead bullets, you go down.

jn

[Michaelp]

Average trooper would only have a rifle.
No need, no authorization, no room for a handgun.
Anybody who has been a grunt would get that.

[1903fan]

The Colt revolvers of that day were a thing of beauty, a great time to be an American serviceman!

[RCS]

first cartridge on the left is the 45 S&W Schofield and Colt Govt cartridge used from 1871 to 1882

second cartridge is the Colt 45 as used in the Colt single action

third cartridge is the Colt Govt Model 1909 45 cal for the New service revolver note: the rim diameter
has been enlarged about .030 inch and does not allow use in the old double and single action Colt
revolvers unless you load every other cylinder ! The rim diameter increase was to assure extraction
in the New Service revolverp1010015_0014.jpg

[butlersrangers]

'RCS' - nice comparison of .45 cal. U.S. revolver cartridges.

I don't think the S&W Schofield was pressed into service in the Philippines, but, I do enjoy my Italian reproduction.

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[RCS]

Interesting to find a 1900 headstamp on both cartridges, the 38 Colt Army and 30-40 Krag (tinned)


also my S&W Uberti Russian 44 cal. I like the Russian modelP1010009.jpgDSCN2064.jpgDSCN2063.jpg

[Johnny P]

Colt New Service, 38 Long Colt (heeled bullet).

Respectfully,
Bob S.

The Colt New Service was never chambered in the .38 Long Colt cartridge. It was a puny cartridge, and brought on the need for a more powerful cartridge for the military. It wasn't until 1932 that the New Service was chambered in .38 S&W Special.

The swing out cylinder Models 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1901 and 1903 were chambered in the .38 Long Colt.

[RCS]

Also the early N frame S&W 38-44 revolver

38 Long Colt was used in the early Colt 1851 conversions